World
Gulf News:: Iranian Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commander General Mohammad Pakpour and Defence Minister Amir Nasirzadeh were reportedly killed in Israeli airstrikes inside Iran on Saturday morning.Israeli officials said Pakpour, Nasirzadeh, and Iran’s intelligence chief were likel...
National,Politics
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday urged political parties to take a vow to work to change the fate of the people of Bangladesh.“Let us take a pledge at this iftar gathering that our future actions will be aimed at changing the fate of the people of this country,” he said while ad...
National,Country, Districts,Women & Children
Police have arrested two people including the prime accused in a case in connection with the death of a young girl after rape in Narsingdi.The arrestees were Nur Mohammad Nura, prime accused in the case and his associate Hazrat Ali.Tipped off, a team of police conducted a drive and arrested th...
A delegation, on behalf of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, paid a courtesy call on former Chief Adviser Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus on Saturday as he was leaving the official residence, Jamuna.The three-member delegation was led by the Prime Minister’s Defence Adviser Brig Gen (retd) Dr AKM Shamsul ...
National,Transportation & Aviation
Several Middle Eastern countries have temporarily closed their airspace amid rising regional security concerns following reported Israeli strikes in Iran, resulting in flight cancellations and delays on affected routes.Civil aviation authorities have suspended air traffic over countries including Ba...
Pakistan has declared a state of emergency in Bannu district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, restricting the use of certain vehicles following reports of potential sabotage.District Education Officer Abdul Malik also ordered a one-day closure of all government schools to ensure public safet, reports...
National,Power, Energy, Oil, Gas
The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) on Saturday urged the government to halt new fossil fuel-based power projects, revise what it called inflated demand projections and bolster parliamentary oversight to put Bangladesh’s power and energy sector on a fiscally sustainable and climate-aligned pa...
A BNP activist was beaten to death allegedly over enmity between two factions of the party at Sipaipara in Charghat upazila of Rajshahi district on Friday.The deceased was identified as Ershad Ali, 65, a member of Yusufpur union unit BNP.Sirajul Islam, Officer-in-Charge of Charghat Police Stat...
National,Business & Commerce
Restoring law and order and rebuilding investor confidence remain the most pressing challenges for Bangladesh’s business sector, as the BNP-led government seeks to steer the economy out of a prolonged slowdown, business leaders and economists said.They stressed that sustained stability and cle...
National,Diplomachy
Amid the ongoing war between two SAARC countries - Afghanistan and Pakistan, Bangladesh has decided not to make any public comments but stressed that such war does not bring anything good."It is an unfortunate matter. We are not saying anything in public but we are trying to make our friends un...
National,Environment & Nature
An earthquake shook Dhaka and several other parts of the country on Friday afternoon.It was third tremor that hit Bangladesh within a span of 40 hours.According to Bangladesh Meteorological Department(BMD), the earthquake measuring 5.4 on the Richter scale was felt at 1:52 pm.The epicentre was locat...
National,Politics,Women & Children
Advocate Ahsanul Mahboob Zubair, Assistant Secretary General of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, on Friday expressed deep concern and strong condemnation over the kidnapping, rape and brutal murder of a teenage girl in Madhabdi, Narsingdi.In a statement, he described the incident as a grave blow to human...
National,Politics,Diplomachy
The global leaders, who attended the executive meeting of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), have expressed the confidence that Bangladesh will speedily attain political stability and accelerated development under the able leadership of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman.They expressed full s...
National,Jobs,Passport, Vissa, Immigration
For decades Bangladeshi migrant workers have been known for their resilience and hard work in foreign lands.But in an increasingly competitive global labour market, physical endurance alone is no longer enough. Communication is fast becoming the decisive factor.Foreign language proficiency is emergi...
National,Politics,Election
The Election Commission (EC) has brought a major revision to the results of the referendum held to implement the July National Charter (constitutional reform), reducing both ‘Yes’ and ‘No’ votes compared to the previously announced figures.The revised information was publishe...
National,Bank & Insurance
Bangladesh Bank on Thursday announced that it will take administrative action against officials involved in Wednesday’s ‘mob’ incident at its headquarters, according to the bank’s Human Resources (HR) policy.Arief Hossain Khan, Executive Director and Spokesperson of Banglades...
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Thursday said the government is taking steps to prevent artificial increases in commodity prices and to dismantle syndicates that have controlled the sector for the past 10 to 15 years.“Instead of following traditional methods, we will ensure the security of b...
National,Politics,Media
State Minister for Information Yaser Khan Chowdhury on Thursday said country’s IP TV platforms and online news portals would be brought under a proper policy framework. “After taking charge, I have understood how the ministry has been run for the past 17 years. It was operated with ...
Amid Bangladesh’s continued engagement, Myanmar’s Union Minister for Foreign Affairs Than Swe and Chairman of the United League of Arakan Twan Mrat Naing have congratulated recently appointed Bangladesh Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman which is seen positively by Dhaka.The head of the...
The government will take strict action in accordance with existing laws and regulations against officials and employees who fail to attend office on time, said Cabinet Secretary Nasimul Gani on Thursday.“If government officials and employees do not attend office at the scheduled time, strict a...
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