SYLHET, Mar 03 (UNB): Police in a drive arrested two people in connection with their involvement in violating an indigenous woman from Kalairag village in Companiganj upazila of Sylhet district on Monday.The arrestees were identified as Pradeep Das, son of...
GAZIPUR, Mar 03 (UNB): Workers of a garment factory in Bhogra Bypass area in Gazipur staged protests on Monday morning alleging that a fellow worker died after being denied leave despite falling sick.Witnesses said workers of Panorama Garments took to...
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Scientists of icddr,b have identified five cases of Zika virus in Dhaka, marking the first cluster in the region.The International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) shared the development in a statement on Monday.It said the study has also...
Visiting European Union Commissioner for Preparedness and Crisis Management Hadja Lahbib called on Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in the capital on Monday. — PID
SIDDIQUE ISLAM | 2025-03-04 00:00:00
Classified loans in the agriculture sector increased significantly during the first seven months of this fiscal year (FY), from July to January, mainly due to lower recovery caused by floods and political unrest, officials said.The amount of non-performing loans (NPLs)...
BARISHAL, Mar 3 (UNB): A Jubodal leader was hacked to death allegedly by a Swechchhasebak Dal leader in Barishal's Kaunia housing area on Sunday night.The deceased is Suruj Gazi (35), son of Kanchan Gazi from the same area. Nayan Gazi,...
Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman left Dhaka on Monday for Central African Republic on a three-day official visit, reports UNB.During the visit, he will inspect the activities of the Bangladeshi contingents stationed in the Central African Republic and the...
Md Akkas Ali, a 44-year-old plastic factory worker, stepped out of his rented house in the Muradpur area of Jatrabari in the afternoon of August 5, 2024 to celebrate the victory following the fall of 16-year autocratic rule, reports BSS.But...
Members of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) on Monday arrested chairman of Sadeeq Agro Imran Hossain in connection with a Tk 1.33 billion (133 crore) money laundering case, report agencies.Jashim Uddin Khan, (SS) of CID said a team of police arrested...
Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Saida Shinichi has expressed his commitment to supporting the establishment of a new government by Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus and the interim government, reports UNB.He also expressed his commitment to advancing the bilateral relations between...
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The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday upheld a High Court verdict that acquitted BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and other accused from the charges of Zia Charitable Trust corruption case.A three-member bench of the Appellate Division headed by...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed two separate cases against former Land and Fisheries and Live Stock Minister Naryan Chandra Chanda and his wife, Usha Rani Chanda, on charges of amassing illegal wealth worth around Tk 24.2 million, reports BSS.Assistant...
Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has launched a scathing attack on Indian Nobel laureate economist Amartya Sen over his remarks expressing concern about Bangladesh's current situation, reports bdnews24.com.In a Facebook post on Monday, Shafiqur wrote: "For over 15 years, the people...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir was admitted to a hospital after he suddenly fell sick on Sunday morning, reports UNB.He is currently undergoing treatment at United Hospital in the capital's Gulshan area, BNP's media cell member Sayrul Kabir...
BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury has said people's mandate is required to execute the 'Second Republic,' reports BSS."To implement any idea of the newly-formed political party, it has to face the people. They have to come to...
The country's leading batter Liton Das finally is set to play the Dhaka Premier League (DPL) when new comer Gulshan Cricket Club (GCC) roped him in.Gulshan formed a team, mostly with the young players, almost all of whom just came...
DUBAI, Mar 03 (Agencies): Rohit Sharma warned his India team Monday to expect "fightbacks" and "nervy times" against Australia in the Champions Trophy last four in a rematch of the 2023 ODI World Cup final.India hammered New Zealand by 44...
Pakistan legend Shahid Afridi has approached the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) after not receiving the full payment for his role as a goodwill ambassador and mentor for the Chittagong Kings in the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL), according to Pakistan's leading...
Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) said on Monday that experienced duo Mushfiqur Rahim and Mahmudullah Riyad will have to prove themselves to retain their place in the ODI set-up, according to Cricbuzz.They endured woeful performances in the 2025 Champions Trophy -...
TOKYO, Mar 03 (BBC): Japan has deployed more than 2,000 firefighters to battle the country's biggest forest fire in three decades.At least one person has died in the blaze, which has torched more than 5,200 acres around the northern Japanese...
PESHAWAR, Mar 03 (AP): Pakistani and Afghan forces traded fire overnight at a key northwestern border crossing that has been closed for more than a week over a dispute between the two neighbors, officials said Monday.No casualties were reported on...
WASHINGTON, Mar 03 (AFP): US President Donald Trump responded Sunday to criticism over his increasing closeness to Russia on Ukraine, saying the United States should worry "less" about Vladimir Putin."We should spend less time worrying about Putin, and more time...
CAIRO, Mar 03 (BBC): Several Arab states and the UN have condemned Israel for blocking the entry of all humanitarian aid into the Gaza Strip. Egypt and Qatar said the Israeli move on Sunday violated a ceasefire deal, while UN...
PARIS, Mar 03 (AFP/Reuters): France and Britain are proposing a one-month truce in Ukraine "in the air, at sea and on energy infrastructure" after crisis talks in London, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Sunday.In an interview with France's Le...
SYDNEY, Mar 03 (AFP): The world's strongest ocean current could slow as melting Antarctic ice sheets flood it with fresh water, according to research published on Monday that warned of "severe" climate consequences.Scientists used one of Australia's most powerful supercomputers...
BRAHMANBARIA, Mar 03 (UNB): A 22-year-old woman and her sister were killed allegedly by her husband at Kasba in Brahmanbaria district early Monday.The deceased were identified as Juthi Akter, wife of Samiul Islam, and her sister Smriti Akter, 12. Both...
A total of five persons were killed in separate road accidents in Rajshahi, Faridpur and Laxmipur districts on Monday, reports BSS.In Rajshahi, three people, including two women, were killed and three others sustained injuries in a truck-ambulance collision in Rajabari...
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GAIBANDHA, Mar 03: Farmers of the district have achieved the bumper production of BARI-14 mustard this season.Farmers said they cultivate mustard every year, but this year BARI-14 variety has produced extensively in different places of the district.This season, mustard production...
Janata Bank PLC organised a colourful rally in Dhaka on Monday to mark the Financial Literacy Day. Led by Managing Director of the bank Md Mazibur Rahman, the rally began at the Head office of the bank and marched around...
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