National,Politics
The High Court has dismissed a 2010 defamation case filed against Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus with the Kotwali police station in Dhaka.The court issued its ruling on Thursday, following an earlier order on October 24 by a bench led by Justice AKM Asaduzzaman.In its judgment, the court said that...
Professor Anu Muhammad has expressed concern over the resurgence of extortion activities in various parts of the country following the fall of Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government.Speaking at a press conference held at the Jatiya Press Club on Thursday, he claimed, "New extortion groups ar...
National,Business,Oil & Energy
The Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD) on Thursday said if the pricing structure is reformed, diesel prices could be reduced by Tk 10.50 and petrol prices by Tk 11.32.The CPD shared the insight during a dialogue titled ‘Market-based fuel pricing: government-led initiatives and possible revisions...
Veteran Supreme Court lawyer ZI Khan Panna, also the Chairperson of ‘Ain O Salish Kendra’ has expressed his willingness to defend Sheikh Hasina in legal battles if given the opportunity."I have always stood for the oppressed, no matter who they are. Sheikh Hasina is a victim of poli...
National,Business
Workers of BEXIMCO Industrial Park and ‘That's It Knitwear’ under Hamim Group launched protests blocking roads and highway in Gazipur causing severe traffic jams in the area on Thursday.BEXIMCO workers launched protests for eighth consecutive day on the Chandra-Nabinagar Highway dema...
National,City
Thousands of battery-run rickshaw drivers blocked roads and rail lines at different points in the capital city of Dhaka causing immense sufferings to the commuters. Besides, rail communications between Dhaka and other parts of the country remain suspended.They blocked the roads at Mohakhali, Mirpur,...
After nearly 15 years, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is going to attend the reception at Senakunja on Armed Forces Day on Thursday afternoon.She is scheduled to leave for Senakunja at 3pm from her Gulshan residence on Thursday, said her private secretary ABM Abdus Sattar.This will be Khaleda Zia's...
National,Politics,City
Drivers of battery-powered rickshaws blocked roads in the Agargaon and Jatrabari area of Dhaka for hours on Wednesday, demanding government intervention in rehabilitating them before banning their vehicles in the capital.In Jatrabari, rickshaw drivers clashed with law enforcers. At least two policem...
The government on Wednesday appointed Dr Baharul Alam as the New Inspector General of Police (IGP) and Sheikh Mohhamad Sajjat Ali as new Commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP). According to separate gazette notifications of the Public Administration Ministry said, both of them were...
The Science Lab area in the capital city of Dhaka turned into a battlefield as students of Dhaka College and City College locked into fighting in phases on Wednesday afternoon. Many of the students were injured and seven of them were rushed to Dhaka Medical College Hospital for treatment.Witnes...
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has ordered the prosecution to complete investigation into eight former government officials, including former Director General of National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre (NTMC) Major General retired Ziaul Ahsan and former Inspector General of Police (IGP...
Former major general of Bangladesh army, Ziaul Ahsan, who was also the Director General of the National Telecoms Monitoring Centre (NTMC) said he had no links with the secret interrogation cell, commonly known as Aynaghar."I was not related to Aynaghar," Ziaul told the International Crimes...
Workers of BEXIMCO Industrial Park have blocked the Dhaka-Tangail highway in Gazipur for the seventh consecutive day on Wednesday, demanding their dues.Manjurul Islam, a sub-inspector of Kashimpur Police Station, said, agitating workers have put blocked at the Chakraborty intersection around 8:00am....
Former Inspector General of Police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun and former Director General of the National Telecommunication Monitoring Centre (NTMC) Major General (retd) Ziaul Ahsan, among eight ex-high officials have been produced before the the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Wednesday.The...
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Tuesday said that somewhere a conspiracy is brewing.He urged the people of Bangladesh to remain vigilant, warning that various conspiracies are being devised against the nation."We often say that the conspiracies never cease. You can also understand, as you...
Law Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul has said most of the cases filed to suppress the student-led mass movement between July 1 and August 5 have been withdrawn.He said this at a press conference titled “100 Days of Interim Government: A Report from the Ministry of Law” at the Secretariat.The advis...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said if BNP comes to power will form a national government with participation from all parties that supported them throughout.While speaking at a discussion at Jatiya Press Club, Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said, "If we are elected, we will...
The Anti-Corruption Commission(ACC) on Tuesady summoned 13 officials of Bangladesh Bank over embezzlement of money through sanctioning thousands of crores of taka loan from Islami Bank Bangladesh to S Alam Group and its associates.Golam Sarwar Chowdhury, owner of M/s Murad Enterprise and United Supe...
National,Health,Politics,City
A group of frontline workers employed during the COVID-19 pandemic are continuing their protest outside the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), urging the authorities to extend their employment contracts beyond December. The demonstration, which began on November 17, shows no signs of aba...
National,Business,Bank & Insurance
Finance Adviser Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday described the interim government’s success in the macroeconomic sector as a positive step forward, saying that the sun has already risen and it is not surrounded by darkness. “I think dawn shows the day. The sun has already risen and i...
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