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Man held with Saudi riyal

2024-11-27 00:00:00

CHATTOGRAM, Nov 26 (UNB): Police have arrested a man with Saudi Riyal worth Tk 29.3million from a flight of US Bangla at Chattogram's Shah Amanat International Airport. The arrestee is Dulal Jamaddar. Ibrahim Khalil, a public relations officer at the...

First trial run of a train

2024-11-27 00:00:00

The first trial run of a train on the newly-built Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Railway Bridge over the Jamuna River being conducted on Tuesday. — bdnews24.com

Syeda Rizwana Hasan speaking at a seminar

2024-11-27 00:00:00

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan speaking at a seminar, organised by URP Students Association of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (USAB) on the university campus in the capital on Tuesday, marking the Planning Week 2024.

CJ submits SC annual report to President

2024-11-27 00:00:00

Chief Justice (CJ) Syed Refaat Ahmed has submitted the 'Supreme Court Annual Report-2023' to President Mohammed Shahabuddin at Bangabhaban in the capital, reports BSS. During the meeting, Chief Justice informed the President about key aspects of the report and overall...

EU calls for end to gender-based violence in BD

2024-11-27 00:00:00

Ambassador of the European Union (EU) to Bangladesh Michael Miller has said the EU is dedicated to ensuring all people, especially women and girls, are free from all forms of gender-based violence, and have access to safe spaces at home,...

JU Hindu students protest arrest of Chinmoy Krishna Das

JU CORRESPONDENT | 2024-11-27 00:00:00

Hindu students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) have blocked the Dhaka-Aricha Highway demanding release of Chinmoy Krishna Das.They formed a human chain at Shaheed Minar at 4:30 pm on Tuesday and later blocked the Dhaka-Aricha Highway from 4:45 pm to 5:00...

Govt doesn't want to go tough against students: Jahangir

2024-11-27 00:00:00

SUNAMGANJ, Nov 26 (BSS): Home and Agriculture Adviser Lt Gen Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (retd) has said they don't want to go tough against the students."We don't want to take any measures against the students or go tough against them...

Project witnesses no progress in a year after ECNEC nod

SYFUL ISLAM | 2024-11-27 00:00:00

The Mongla port jetty construction project makes no headway since its approval by the government more than one year ago allegedly due to India's interference using its influence on the ousted Sheikh Hasina government.The Executive Committee of the National Economic...

BNP leader Faruque acquitted in graft case

2024-11-27 00:00:00

A Dhaka court on Tuesday acquitted BNP Chairperson's Adviser Zainul Abedin Faruque from a case, filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for not submitting wealth statement, reports BSS.Dhaka Divisional Special Judge S M Ziaur Rahman passed the order, as theprosecution...

Ex-minister Qamrul, ex-MP Jakob sent to jail in murder cases

2024-11-27 00:00:00

A Dhaka court on Tuesday sent former food minister Qamrul Islam to jail in a case, lodged over the murder of trader Abdul Wadud in the capital's New Market area, reports BSS.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mehera Mahbub passed the order, as...

Govt expects constructive criticism from media

2024-11-27 00:00:00

Information and Broadcasting Adviser Nahid Islam has called on the media and journalists to offer constructive criticism to help the government improve its performance, reports UNB.Such feedback would be valuable for refining government policies, he said during an exchange of...

Saudi envoy meets Khaleda, invites for Umrah

2024-11-27 00:00:00

Saudi Ambassador to Bangladesh Issa bin Youssef Al-Duhailan met BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia on Monday night and invited her to perform Umrah in his country, reports UNB.The hour-long meeting, held at the BNP chairperson's Gulshan office, began at around...

CA reaffirms BD's support for Palestine

2024-11-27 00:00:00

Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday reaffirmed Bangladesh's steadfast support for Palestine, on the International Day of Solidarity with the Palestinian People, reports UNB.In his message, Prof Yunus called for an independent, sovereign Palestinian state based on the...

Hifazat lodges complaint with ICT against Hasina, 49 others

2024-11-27 00:00:00

Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 49 others have been named in a complaint, lodged with the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) by Hifazat-e Islam, over the alleged mass killing during the Hifazat rally at Shapla Chattar in the capital 11...

Day labourers walk through dense fog for searching work

2024-11-27 00:00:00

Day labourers walk through dense fog for searching work. The photo was taken from Chattarpur area in Panchgachhi union in Kurigram district-Focus Bangla

Family gardening accelerates rural economy in Rajshahi

2024-11-27 00:00:00

RAJSHAHI, Nov 26 (BSS): Family gardening contributes to accelerating the rural economy by meeting protein demands in the region, inspiring people to cultivate vegetables on the fallow land near their homes. Many people with a hope to change fortunes are...

Natore road crash kills two-

2024-11-27 00:00:00

NATORE, Nov 26 (UNB): Two people have died following a collision between a truck and a rickshaw-van in Lalpur upazila of Natore.The accident happened early around 6 am on Tuesday in the Kadimchilan area of of the upazila, said Ismail...

Eight get life term for murder in Joypurhat

2024-11-27 00:00:00

JOYPURHAT, Nov 26 (UNB): A Joypurhat court on Tuesday convicted eight people and sentenced them to life imprisonment for killing a man in 2015.Joypurhat Additional Sessions Judge Md Nurul Islam handed down the punishment.The convicts are: Sujaul alias Sejaul, son...

Massive tree plantations to adapt to climate change stressed

2024-11-27 00:00:00

RANGPUR, Nov 26 (BSS): Massive tree plantations have become a need of the time to adapt to adverse impacts of climate change, create greenery, improve the environment and ecosystems, and create jobs for unemployed people.Officials and experts expressed the opinion...

Faridganj Health Complex faces shortage of doctors

OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-11-27 00:00:00

CHANDPUR, Nov 26: Local people are being deprived of proper medical services in Faridganj Upazila Health Complex in the district due to a shortage of doctors.Every day, several hundred patients come to the 50-bed hospital from rural areas. But, they...

Adani's 'renewable energy marvel' trapped in US bribery indictment

2024-11-27 00:00:00

NEW DELHI, Nov 26 (Reuters): Betting big on the clean energy goals of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, billionaire Gautam Adani found backers in France's TotalEnergies and the Qatar Investment Authority as he set out to build the world's biggest...

Safe-haven gold hits one-week low

2024-11-27 00:00:00

Gold prices edged up on Tuesday, having touched their lowest in over a week earlier in the session as safe-haven demand for the metal eased on optimism about a potential ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah militants in Lebanon.Spot gold was...

BPDB frees land from illegal occupation

2024-11-27 00:00:00

Bangladesh Power Development Board (BPDB) has recently evicted a business house operating illegally on a portion of its 89.2 acres of land located in Dhaka's Keraniganj.The land, currently valued at approximately Tk4.45 billion, was recovered at the well-thought-out and timely...

AGRANI BANK FOUNDATION COURSE ENDS

2024-11-27 00:00:00

Chief Executive Officer of Agrani Bank Md Anwarul Islam distributes certificates among the participants of a foundation course for 88th and 89th Officer (cash) Batch of the bank at the closing ceremony of the course held at the Agrani Bank...

Oil picks up after selloff on possible ME ceasefire

2024-11-27 00:00:00

LONDON, Nov 26 (Reuters): Oil prices rose on Tuesday, steadying after falling more than $2 a barrel in the previous session on reports of a potential ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon's Hezbollah.Brent crude futures were up 53 cents, or 0.7...

Roche in $1.5 bn deal to buy Poseida Therapeutics

2024-11-27 00:00:00

ZURICH, Nov 26 (AFP): Swiss pharmaceutical giant Roche said on Tuesday it has agreed to buy US biopharm firm Poseida Therapeutics for $1.5 billion (1.4 billion euros).Roche, the world's number-one oncology group, will offer Poseida shareholders $9.0 per share and...

Indonesia rejects Apple's $100m investment offer

2024-11-27 00:00:00

JAKARTA, Nov 26 (AFP): Indonesia has rejected an Apple $100 million investment proposal aimed at lifting a ban on iPhone 16 sales, saying it lacks the "fairness" required by the government.Indonesia last month prohibited the marketing and sale of the...

Huawei launches Mate 70 smartphone as new US chip curbs loom

2024-11-27 00:00:00

SHENZHEN, China, Nov 26 (Reuters): Chinese tech giant Huawei Technologies unveiled its Mate 70 smartphone series on Tuesday, bolstering its premium smartphone comeback while showcasing its own operating system that looks to cleanly break away from US technology.The Mate 70...

SHAHJALAL ISLAMI BANK SHARI'AH COMMITTEE MEETING HELD

2024-11-27 00:00:00

The 84th meeting of Shari'ah Supervisory Committee of Shahjalal Islami Bank PLC was held at the Board meeting room of Corporate Head Office in Dhaka on Sunday. Chairman of the Committee Hazrat Maulana Mufti Shahed Rahmani presided over the meeting....

SOCIAL ISLAMI BANK HOSTS VIEW-EXCHANGE MEETING

2024-11-27 00:00:00

Social Islami Bank PLC organised a view-exchange meeting between the top management of the bank and guests from Saudi Arabia and owners of hajj agencies at the bank's head office on Tuesday. Mohammad Forkanullah, Managing Director (Acting) of the bank,...