The Bangladesh Satellite Company Limited (BSCL) has renamed the Bangabandhu Satellite-I as the Bangladesh Satellite-I, reports BSS.The BSCL has taken the move following a decision of the Advisory Council meeting, said a release on Tuesday.Besides, the Sajeeb Wazed Satellite Ground...
Authorities have deployed MRT Police personnel to enhance security on the Dhaka Metro Rail, with at least two officers stationed inside each train to ensure passenger safety, reports bdnews24.com.The move was made in line with the instructions of the Dhaka...
A workshop titled 'Program Self-Assessment for Academic Excellence at GAU: Frameworks and Implementation' in progress at Gazipur Agricultural University (GAU) on Tuesday. GAU Vice-Chancellor (VC) Professor Dr G K M Mustafizur Rahman was the chief guest of the programme. GAU...
Chowdhury Rafiqul Abrar, a former professor of international relations at Dhaka University who is popularly known as CR Abrar, is set to take an oath of office as an adviser to the interim government, reports bdnews24.com.He will be sworn in...
MUNIMA SULTANA | 2025-03-05 00:00:00
The Bangladesh Railway (BR) will start sale of train tickets for the homebound passengers on the occasion of the Eid-ul-Fitr on March 14 to operate the first intercity Eid trains on March 24.The state-owned train operator is expected to sell...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-05 00:00:00
Passengers were charged exorbitant prices for Sehri and Iftar and supplied substandard food for the meals on trains, Bangladesh Passenger Welfare Association (Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity) said on Tuesday after visiting 14 intercity trains.The association's Secretary General Md. Mozammel Haque...
FE REPORT | 2025-03-05 00:00:00
The edible oil market remains volatile despite considerable efforts to stabilise the market during this Ramadan. Prices of some other essential commodities, however, have declined on the third day of Ramadan, giving some relief to consumers. With the beginning of...
LALMONIRHAT, Mar 4 (BSS): Police have arrested three Awami League (AL) leaders at their residences in Kaliganj upazila of the district in case filed over killing a man during student-led mass uprising.The arrestees are AL Cholbola union joint general secretary...
The Supreme Court (SC) has adjourned until March 12 the hearing on an appeal challenging the High Court (HC) judgment that declared illegal the government circulars and gazette notifications regarding minimum age of freedom fighters (FFs), reports BSS."Heard in part...
The Metropolitan Special Judge Court has ordered to freeze 14 bank accounts of Suchana Foundation of Saima Wajed Putul, South East Asian Regional Director of the World Health Organization (WHO), and daughter of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, reports BSS.Md...
The Supreme Court (SC) has set March 6 for delivering its verdict on the appeal against the conviction of BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman and businessman Giasuddin Al Mamun in a money laundering case, report agencies.A four-member bench of the...
A Dhaka court has imposed travel bans on 11 people involved with the interests of S Alam Group chairman Mohammad Saiful Alam, and his family, report agencies.Dhaka Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order on Tuesday, allowing...
The Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances has said it is now studying cases of 300 victims who are yet to return, reports BSS."The investigation regarding 300 victims of enforced disappearances who are yet to return is going on," chairman...
LONDON, Mar 04 (BBC): Armed men are raping and sexually assaulting children as young as one during Sudan's civil war, says the UN children's agency, Unicef.So traumatised are the survivors that some say they have attempted to end their lives....
RIYADH, Mar 04 (AFP): With a map of China on the wall behind him, 14-year-old Yasser al-Shaalan studied the names of professions in a Chinese textbook, one of thousands of Saudi children now learning the language at school.Mandarin's entry into...
BERLIN, Mar 04 (Reuters): A car drove into a crowd in the western German city of Mannheim on Monday, killing at least two people and injuring 11 others, overshadowing carnival celebrations in the region where police had been on alert...
MOSCOW, Mar 04 (Reuters): The Kremlin said in remarks published on Tuesday that the next round of Russia-US talks on ending the war in Ukraine is unlikely to happen before the embassies of both countries resume normal operations."Unlikely," Dmitry Peskov,...
TEHRAN, Mar 04 (AFP): An Iranian court has sentenced two former ministers to prison over a multi-billion-dollar corruption case involving imported tea, the judiciary said Tuesday.The case, known in Iran as the Debsh Tea Scandal, was opened in 2023 and...
KARACHI, Mar 04 (AFP): Pakistan dropped Mohammad Rizwan as their T20 captain Tuesday but he will still lead the one-day side on the tour of New Zealand despite their failed Champions Trophy campaign.All-rounder Salman Agha will skipper the tourists in...
The New Zealand national cricket team toured Bangladesh several times in the past, but for the first time, their `A' team is travelling to Bangladesh in May this year, reports UNB.Before the tour, a two-member representative of New Zealand cricket,...
LAHORE, Pakistan, Mar 04 (Reuters): South Africa will re-embark on an agonising quest for their first piece of ICC silverware since 1998 when they face New Zealand in Wednesday's semi-final of the Champions Trophy in Lahore, the scene of a...
While the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced on Monday that they have decided to increase the salary of players as well as match fees, their premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan is yet to receive his salary for the final four...
Australia's captain Steve Smith sees an inside edge off the pads roll onto the stumps without moving the bails during the ICC Champions Trophy ODI semi-final match at the Dubai International Stadium in Dubai on Tuesday-ICC
MANIKGANJ, Mar 04 (UNB): Kidney patients in Manikganj are bearing the brunt of badly needed dialysis service at the Manikganj 250-bed General Hospital as four, out of five, dialysis machines are now out of order, thanks to reluctance of the...
GAZIPUR, Mar 04 (UNB): Battery-run auto-rickshaw drivers on Tuesday blocked the busy Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Gazipur for three hours protesting the killing of one of their fellows allegedly by bus workers on Monday.The protest continued till 11am starting 8:00 am...
TAHJIBUL ANAM | 2025-03-05 00:00:00
COX'S BAZAR, Mar 04: Migratory birds have stopped flocking to the coastal wetlands in Cox's Bazar at an alarming rate thanks to indiscriminate poaching, deforestation, loss of habitats and food crisis. Local sources said guest birds in a large number...
WASHINGTON, March 4 (Reuters): US President Donald Trump's new 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada took effect on Tuesday, along with a doubling of duties on Chinese goods to 20%, sparking trade wars that could slam economic growth...
AB Bank PLC organised a 'Client Appreciation' programme at all the branches of the bank across the country throughout February. The initiative aimed to honour and express gratitude to the bank's valued clients. Senior Management Team members attended the events....
United Commercial Bank PLC (UCB), a leading financial institution, has celebrated Financial Literacy Day 2025 under the theme 'Financial literacy ensures a secure future'. On the occasion, a discussion was held on Monday, at the bank's head office. UCB's Additional...
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