TEHRAN, Aug 13 (BBC): Iran has dismissed calls from the UK and other Western countries to refrain from retaliation against Israel for the killing of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran last month.Amid a flurry of international diplomacy to de-escalate...
CAIRO, Aug 13 (AP): Yemen's Houthi rebels stormed the headquarters of the United Nations' Human Rights Office in the capital, Sanaa, seizing documents, furniture and vehicles, a senior U.N. official said Tuesday.The seizure was the latest move in a crackdown...
ISLAMABAd, Aug 13 (BBC): Pakistan's former spymaster - who was once tipped for the army's top job - has been taken into military custody.Lt Gen Faiz Hameed has been accused of abusing his power and raiding a private property development...
NEW YORK, Aug 13 (BBC): UN chief António Guterres has called for Africa to be given a permanent seat at the UN Security Council as part of reforms to correct historical injustices.The Security Council - the five permanent members of...
MOSCOW, Aug 13 (AFP): Russian President Vladimir Putin on Tuesday told Palestinian Authority President Mahmud Abbas that Moscow was "concerned" about civilian deaths in Gaza."We are concerned above all about civilian losses," Putin said, according to images shown on Russian...
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Two deputy governors of Bangladesh Bank Kazi Saidur Rahman and Khurshid Alam, Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) head Masud Biswas and policy adviser Abu Farah Mohammad Nasser resigned on Monday.They sent their resignation letters to the Financial Institutions Division under...
Light to moderate rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty wind is likely to occur at most places over Rangpur, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions in the next 24 hours from 06:00 am today (Tuesday), according to the Met...
Army personnel on vigil in front of the Islami Bank Tower on Monday to avoid any untoward situation in Motijheel-Dilkusha commercial area, the capital's banking hub. — FE Photo
A number of the policemen, dismissed during the previous government's tenure, formed a human-chain in front of the main gate of the Bangladesh Secretariat in the capital on Monday, demanding reinstatement of their jobs. — FE Photo
Former Managing Director (MD) of Agrani Bank PLC Enamul Haque Chowdhury passed away on Saturday, says a statement. He was laid to eternal rest in Sylhet. Mr Enamul Haque Chowdhury began his banking career in 1965 with joining United Bank....
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CHATTOGRAM, Aug 12: Chittagong University (CU) will reopen on August 19 after being closed for more than a month.Meanwhile, administrative operations resumed with the seat allotment process for residential halls on August 10. However, the dormitories will open on August...
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) has said they have assisted army and other forces in maintaining law and order in the country during the recent violence, reports UNB.A message sent from the Rab headquarters said they extended cooperation to the army,...
Demand for a three-day holiday during the Hindu community's religious festival, Durga Puja, is relevant said Home Affairs Adviser Brig Gen (retd ) M. Sakhawat Hossain on Monday, reports UNB.He said this when the top leaders of the Bangladesh National...
Traffic police have started performing duties on various roads in the capital from Monday morning, after about one week of work abstention due to insecurity after the fall of Hasina government on August 05, reports UNB.Students were seen managing traffic...
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The newly appointed Chief Justice (CJ), Syed Refaat Ahmed, has categorically said that any deviation from fair dispensation of justice would not be tolerated."Maintenance of etiquette and suppression of injustice is the eternal responsibility of the judiciary. Strict action will...
Chief Advisor (CA) Muhammad Yunus has met with the senior secretaries and secretaries of 25 ministries and divisions in his portfolio, reports bdnews24.com.The head of the interim government met with them at his current residence State Guest House Jamuna at...
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The South Asian (SA) countries, including Bangladesh, recorded the lowest youth unemployment rates in 15 years in 2023, according to a latest ILO report.But the unemployment rate of 15.1 per cent is historically the region's highest, which the report characterised...
A group of indigenous people of the country's plain land organised a rally and procession in front of the Raju Sculpture in Dhaka University on Monday to drum up their various demands. — Focus Bangla
Chittagong Hill Tracts Affairs Adviser Suprodip Chakma and Primary and Mass Education Adviser Prof Dr. Bidhan Ranjan Roy Podder paid homage to the martyrs of the Liberation War by placing floral wreaths at the National Memorial in Savar on Monday.Later,...
KHULNA. Aug 12 (BSS): Politics of teachers, students and employees have been banned at the Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) campus.The decision was taken at an emergency syndicate meeting at KUET on Sunday, a press release issued by...
Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh President Dr AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury has congratulated the newly-formed interim government led by Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus, reports BSS."Bikalpa Dhara is sincerely congratulating the journey of the interim government emerged through the historical revolution of students as...
Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's son Sajeeb Wazed Joy has urged the people of the country to pay their tributes peacefully to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and his family members on August 15 at Dhanmondi 32,...
Home Affairs Adviser Brigadier General (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain said Bangladesh Awami League (AL) has every right to reorganise. However, he warned that any attempt to create chaos would have dire consequences, reports UNB. The adviser made the comments while...
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Students, people and political parties should take preparations and remain vigilant to thwart any kinds of conspiracy to overthrow the current interim government as Bangladesh is still at a critical juncture after Sheikh Hasina resigned as prime minister and fled...
Protesters have given the National Board of Revenue, or NBR, Chairman Abu Hena Md Rahmatul Muneem a 24-hour deadline to resign, reports bdnews24.com.If he does not step down within this time, they have announced an indefinite strike from Wednesday across...
KHULNA, Aug 12 (UNB): Soldiers will return to barracks once police resume normal operations, Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman said on Monday.The Army Chief said this while responding to journalists at Sheikh Abu Naser Stadium in Khulna Monday afternoon.He also said...
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Domestic textile and clothing industries with allied sub-sectors on Monday mooted the deferment of Bangladesh's graduation from the least-developed-country status, citing that the decision was taken based on fabricated data.They also called for major reforms in the financial sector and...
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The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court gets four new judges in the post-uprising shakeup. They are Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury, Justice Syed Md Ziaul Karim, Justice Md Rezaul Haque and Justice S M Emdadul Hoque. The President appointed them...
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The interim government has appointed a lawyer to free 57 Bangladeshi expatriates who were detained for staging demonstrations in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) in support of the anti-quota student movement in Bangladesh.The UAE government jailed 57 Bangladeshis for their...
RANGPUR, Aug 12 (UNB): The murder case of Abu Sayed, a student of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur University who was killed by police gunfire during the anti-discrimination quota movement in Rangpur, has been transferred to the Police Bureau of Investigation...
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