Dhaka Metro secured its fifth straight victory in the National Cricket League (NCL) T20 as they survived a Mahfuzur Rahman Rabby blitz to pull off a thrilling one-run victory over Sylhet Division at the Sylhet Academy Ground in Sylhet on...
NEW YORK, Dec 17 (Reuters): Donald Trump on Monday lost a bid to overturn his criminal conviction stemming from hush money paid to a porn star in light of the US Supreme Court's July ruling recognising immunity from prosecution for...
DAMASCUS, Dec 17 (AFP): Syria's new rulers stepped up engagement on Tuesday with countries that deemed ousted president Bashar al-Assad a pariah, with the French flag raised at the embassy for the first time in over a decade.Assad fled Syria...
JERUSALEM, Dec 17 (BBC): After months of deadlock, there are new signs that Israel and Hamas could be moving closer to a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal.A senior Palestinian official involved in the indirect negotiations told the BBC that...
Thousands of people gather on Manik Mia Avenue in the capital on Monday to enjoy a music concert titled 'Sobar Agey Bangladesh', organised by BNP to mark the Victory Day. —Photo: collected
Law Advisor Asif Nazrul has protested a Facebook post by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in which he referred to Bangladesh's victory over Pakistan in 1971 as "India's historic victory", reports bdnews24.com.On Monday, Nazrul shared a screenshot of Modi's post...
FE REPORT The High Court is set to deliver its verdict today (Tuesday) on two separate writ petitions challenging the legality of the 15th amendment of the Constitution, which abolished the non-party caretaker government system and introduced significant changes to...
Bangladesh Bank has announced a new age limit for entry-level positions in banks, aligning it with the government's updated age limit for public sector jobs, reports UNB.In a notification issued by Mohammad Shahriar Siddiqui, Director of Bangladesh Bank's Banking Regulation...
JASIM UDDIN HAROON | 2024-12-17 00:00:00
Bangladesh's large-scale manufacturing sectors expanded in the first quarter (Q1) of this fiscal year, with 15 out of 23 manufacturing sectors recording growth during the period.The large-scale manufacturing index, which contributes over 11 per cent to the country's GDP, grew...
Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus stands in solemn silence as a mark of respect for Liberation War martyrs after placing a wreath at the National Memorial in Savar on Monday on the occasion of the Victory Day. — PID
JUBAIR HASAN | 2024-12-17 00:00:00
Bangladesh Bank (BB) plans to revamp the ongoing reforms by creating compliance department to ensure proper enforcement of the regulations in banks and other financial institutions, officials said.The central bank's move comes after massive-scale loan-related irregularities in banks dug out...
Mahmodul Hoque, senior sub-editor of The Financial Express, passed away at his residence in the capital's Shanir Akhra area on Monday.He had been battling prolonged illness, including complications related to diabetes, heart, kidneys, and lung conditions.Mahmodul Hoque had served at...
JAHIDUL ISLAM | 2024-12-17 00:00:00
Pickup begins in development-programme implementation, after a transition-time slump, with government ministries and divisions spending Tk 112.36 billion from the ADP outlay in November, around 40 per cent higher than October's rate. Notwithstanding this momentum in implementing the Annual Development...
FE REPORT | 2024-12-17 00:00:00
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has exempted tax and VAT on all types of edible oils, including sunflower, canola, soybean, and palm oil.This move is aimed at ensuring an adequate supply in the market and making retail prices more...
BNP has welcomed the speech of Chief Adviser Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus on the next parliamentary elections in his address to the nation marking the Victory Day 2024 on Monday, reports BSS.Mirza Abbas, a member of the party's standing committee,...
National leaders and people from all walks of life offered floral tributes to the Bangladesh Liberation War martyrs and joined celebration marking the fifty-third anniversary of the Victory Day Monday, first after the political changeover in the country. This day,...
Chief Adviser of the interim government Dr Muhammad Yunus Monday said the next polls could be arranged late next year or in the first half of 2026, amid politicians' recurrent call for an election roadmap."Broadly speaking, the election can be...
A Dhaka court on Monday placed president of Eden Mohila College unit of the banned organisation Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) Tamanna Jasmin Riva on a two-day remand, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mostafizur Rahman granted the remand in a case filed...
A Dhaka court on day placed former lawmaker of Chattogram-15 constituency Abu Reza Mohammad Nezamuddin Nadvi on a one-day remand, reports BSS.Nadvi was taken in remand in a case filed for killing Ideal College student Khalid Hasan Saifullah during the...
CHATTOGRAM, Dec 16 (BSS): BNP standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury here on Modnay said that there was no scope of skipping democracy. "There is no scope of skipping democracy as politicians are accountable to the people of the...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir returned to his Gulshan residence on Monday afternoon after receiving treatment at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Savar Cantonment for over two hours, reports UNB.The BNP Secretary General returned home at 02:00...
Information and Broadcasting Adviser Nahid Islam has said although Bangladesh achieved independence in 1971, it remained unprotected until the victory of 2024, reports UNB."The victory of 2024 has completed our independence," he said while speaking to reporters at the National...
Clockwise from top left: Senior leaders of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) led by its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, leaders of the Anti-discrimination Student Movement, central committee leaders of Gono Odhikar Parishad and leaders of Nagorik Oiky led by...
Stressing the importance of employment to strengthen national unity, BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Monday said an accountable government and a functional parliament can safeguard the political power of the people, reports UNB."We must harness this unity to build...
Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Tuesday), according to the Met Office. Night and day temperature may rise slightly over the country. The highest temperature...
One more dies of dengueOne more death was reported from dengue in 24 hours until Monday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 549 this year. A recent dengue-related death has been reported in...
The lottery results for school admissions from first grade to ninth grade at all government schools and private schools at the metropolitan and district Sadar levels will be released in the afternoon today (Tuesday), reports bdnews24.com The results will be...
A grand reception was accorded to the family members of the Bir Shrestha (The Most Valiant Hero) at Bangabhaban on the Victory Day (Monday), reports UNB. It is the highest military award of Bangladesh which was awarded to seven freedom...
Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd.) Mohammad Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Monday paid homage to martyred police members of 1971 to mark the Victory Day, reports UNB.He was accompanied by Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser Mohammad Khoda Bakhsh Chowdhury,...
Victory Day was celebrated at Dhaka University on Monday through various programmes, reports UNB.A wide range of activities were organised throughout the day, according to the Public Relations Office of the university.The events included raising the national flag at dawn...
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