One more death was reported from dengue in 24 hours until Tuesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 75 this year, reports UNB.During the period, 249 more patients were hospitalised with viral fever,...
Women leaders had a meeting with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday and demanded expediting treatment of the injured persons and formation of judicial reforms commission to avoid repletion of previous mistakes, reports UNB.They put forward a number of...
United Nations (UN) Secretary-General António Guterres has assured the Bangladesh's interim government of providing full supports in efforts towards restoring an inclusive and prosperous democracy in the country in a message to Chief Adviser Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus, reports BSSIn...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-21 00:00:00
The newly-appointed administrators of the two Dhaka city corporations took over their responsibilities on Tuesday, a day after the interim government dismissed 12 city mayors, including those of DNCC and DSCC.However, the government is yet to make any decision regarding...
NAZIMUDDIN SHYAMOL | 2024-08-21 00:00:00
CHATTOGRAM, Aug 20: The inhabitants of the port city here are still suffering from waterlogging during rainy season despite multiple government schemes to address the problem for good.The government undertook several projects in 2018 with an eye to relieving the...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-21 00:00:00
Asian Development Bank (ADB) will assist Bangladesh in implementing low-cost river cleaning projects including those of Buriganga, Turag, and Balu rivers.The ADB's support will also extend to the execution of Bangladesh's action-oriented climate plans, including the National Adaptation Plan (NAP).The...
Law enforcers have recovered 1,097 arms looted in recent times from police stations, police lines, police outposts and other places, till Tuesday, reports UNB.Police headquarters shared this information on Tuesday.Moreover, a total of 20,778 rounds of bullets, 1,482 tear gas...
RAJSHAHI, Aug 20 (BSS): A case has been lodged against 1,200 leaders and workers of Awami League (AL), including former mayor of Rajshahi City Corporation AHM Khairuzzaman Liton, for their alleged involvement in killing of Shibir leader Raihan Ali during...
A petition has been filed with a Dhaka court to add former prime minister Sheikh Hasina's sister, son, and daughter as suspects in the murder case of a fruit trader allegedly killed by police in the capital's Jatrabari during the...
An arrest warrant will be requested for former prime minister Sheikh Hasina on the allegations of genocide against her once the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has been reformed, according to a lawyer working for the prosecution, reports bdnews24.com.Advocate HM Tamim...
The High Court (HC) has fixed tomorrow (Thursday) for hearing of a writ filed seeking ban on Awami League (AL) and cancellation of its registration as a political party for indiscriminate killing of students and commoners during the quota reform...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-21 00:00:00
A Dhaka Court on Tuesday sent Awami League leaders Dr Dipu Moni, the former Minister of Education, for four days of remand and Arif Khan Joy, the former Deputy Minister of Sports, for five days in a case.Judge Sultan Shohag...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said India has not been honouring 'democratic ideals' by providing shelter to Sheikh Hasina, reports bdnews24.com.''The fascist oppressor and killer Sheikh Hasina fled the country, leaving its people following a mass uprising...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-21 00:00:00
Several hundred protesters under the banner of development workers vandalised the head office of the Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA) on Tuesday.They confined at least 80 employees belonging to the IDRA until the filing of this report at 9:00...
Former Member of Parliament (MP) Nurul Islam Moni has been nominated as the Vice Chairman of the National Executive Committee of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP), reports BSS.Besides, Mahdi Amin, adviser to the acting chairman of the party Tarique Rahman, has...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Tuesday approved the filing of a case against former Director General of the Postal Department, Sudhangshu Shekhar Bhadra, and Deputy Postmaster General, Mostaq Ahmed, on charges of irregularities and corruption in government procurement, reports UNB.The...
Amid the major reshuffle in the administration, the government has now removed 25 deputy commissioners (DCs) of districts across the country on Tuesday, said authorities.The Ministry of Public Administration issued a gazette notification in this regard on Tuesday night, reports...
OUR CORRESPONDENT | 2024-08-21 00:00:00
RAJSHAHI, Aug 20: A court in Rajshahi on Tuesday sentenced nine people to death and five others to life in prison for killing an Awami League leader.Judge Mahiduzzaman of the Rajshahi Speedy Trial Tribunal announced the verdict.The condemned convicts are...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-21 00:00:00
Md Nurul Amin has resigned as the chairman of the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC).He submitted his resignation letter to President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Tuesday, citing personal reasons. He was appointed as the BERC chairman on March 21, 2023.BERC general...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-21 00:00:00
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has said political changeover does not mean just handing over of state power. Rather, it means bringing about qualitative changes in the state and politics."To consolidate the spirit and goals of the...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-21 00:00:00
A new complaint has been filed with the International Crimes Tribunal in Dhaka on Tuesday, accusing ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 23 others, including journalists Mozammel Haque Babu, Ahmed Zobayer, Subhash Singh Roy and Naimul Islam Khan. Charges of...
ARAFAT ARA | 2024-08-21 00:00:00
The outflow of workers increased last month (July) compared to the previous month, despite the country witnessing severe unrest mainly in the second half of the month amid students' anti-discrimination movement.Data released by the Bureau of Manpower Employment and Training...
MIR MOSTAFIZUR RAHAMAN | 2024-08-21 00:00:00
Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus, chief adviser to the interim government, is likely to attend this year's BIMSTEC summit slated for September 02-04 in Bangkok, highly placed sources said.Dr Yunus is expected to depart Dhaka for Bangkok on September 03 and...
A Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) delegation, led by its President Mahbubul Alam, made a courtesy call on Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur at the latter's office on Tuesday.
FE REPORT | 2024-08-21 00:00:00
No decision has yet been made to demonetise the 1000-taka banknotes says Finance and Commerce Adviser of the interim government Dr Salehuddin Ahmed, apparently to dispel speculations amid cleanup drives in banking-financial field. He notes that taking a decision on...
Describing the situation a "hard situation", interim government Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday said the world will do more business with Bangladesh if the country, as a nation, could collectively get over the "mess", reports UNB."We will have...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-21 00:00:00
In a span of three months, the Bangladesh Bank (BB) has once again dissolved the board of the National Bank PLC, a first-generation commercial bank, citing its failure to safeguard depositors' funds through compromising good governance in banking operations.The decision...
FE REPORT | 2024-08-21 00:00:00
The government on Tuesday cancelled the remaining Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations after a large number of examinees stormed the Secretariat in Dhaka to press home the demand.Prof Tapan Kumar Sarkar, head of the Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee...
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