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Army deployed to manage flood situation in Ctg, Bandarban
12:18 PM, 08 Aug 2023 TuesdayMembers of Bangladesh Army have been deployed to manage the flood situation and landslides in Chattogram and Bandarban. Rashedul Alam Khan, Assistant Director of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), confirmed the information on Tuesday morning.
Bangamata’s 93rd birth anniversary today
11:36 AM, 08 Aug 2023 TuesdayThe 93rd birth anniversary of Bangamata Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib, wife of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, is being observed on Tuesday in a befitting manner across the country.
PM to declare 12 more districts homeless-free on Wednesday
11:19 AM, 08 Aug 2023 TuesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina will hand over 22,101 more houses under Ashrayan-2 project to landless and homeless families on Wednesday as 12 more districts are set to be declared homeless and landless-free.
Full text of graft case judgment against Aman, wife released
05:46 PM, 07 Aug 2023 MondayBNP leader Aman Ullah Aman and his wife Sabera Aman, who have been convicted and sentenced to 13-year and three-year jail terms respectively in a graft case, have to surrender before the lower court concerned within 15 days as the High Court released full text of its judgment in this regard on Monday.
Poet Mohammad Rafiq laid to rest
04:37 PM, 07 Aug 2023 MondayEkushey Padak-winning poet and freedom fighter Mohammad Rafiq was laid to eternal rest beside his parents’ graves at Chitli-Boitpur village in the Sadar upazila of Bagerhat on Monday.
14-year jail for hacking
03:25 PM, 07 Aug 2023 MondayThe Cabinet has approved a draft of Cyber Security Act, 2023 with the provision of a maximum of 10 years’ imprisonment for hacking. The approval came from the Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her office on Monday. Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Advocate Anisul Huq confirmed the infiormation after the meeting.
Sagar-Runi murder: Probe report submission deferred for 100th time
02:29 PM, 07 Aug 2023 MondayA Dhaka court has fixed September 11 for submission of the probe report in the murder case of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi.
Musk says fight with Zuckerberg to be live-streamed on X
01:36 PM, 07 Aug 2023 MondayElon Musk said in a social media post on Sunday that his proposed fight with Meta Chief Executive Officer Mark Zuckerberg would be live-streamed on social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.
Hero Alom files defamation case against Rizvi
12:37 PM, 07 Aug 2023 MondaySocial media content creator Ashraful Hossain Alom, popularly known as Hero Alom, has filed a defamation case of Tk 50 crore against BNP’s Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi for his ‘defamatory’ remarks about him.
India’s parliament reinstates Rahul Gandhi as MP
12:19 PM, 07 Aug 2023 MondayIndia's parliament has restored opposition leader Rahul Gandhi's lawmaker status two days after the Supreme Court suspended his conviction in a criminal defamation case.
Poet Mohammad Rafiq passes away
12:08 PM, 07 Aug 2023 MondayEkushey Padak-winning poet and freedom fighter Mohammad Rafiq passed away on Sunday night. He was 80.
Niger junta shuts airspace citing military intervention threat
11:16 AM, 07 Aug 2023 MondayNiger's coup leaders have closed the country's airspace until further notice, citing the threat of military intervention from their neighbours. Flight tracking website Flightradar24 is showing that there are currently no aircraft in Niger's skies.
AL is only accountable to people: PM
02:50 PM, 06 Aug 2023 SundayPrime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said people’s power is the strength of her party while it was accountable to the people alone. "People's power is the strength of Awami League. Awami League has no master other than the people. We are only accountable to the people,” she told.
HC orders probe into allegations against S Alam Group
02:32 PM, 06 Aug 2023 SundayThe High Court (HC) on Sunday asked the authorities concerned of the government to hold a probe into allegations of money laundering against S Alam Group. The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) and Bangladesh Bank have been directed to conduct an investigation and submit a report...
Legal notice seeks ban on rallies on working days in Dhaka
01:38 PM, 06 Aug 2023 SundayA legal notice has been served seeking a ban on rallies and gatherings on working days in the capital Dhaka. Supreme Court lawyer Advocate Nure Alam Uzzal sent the notice to Home Ministry Secretary, Inspector General of Police (IGP), BNP, Awami League and five others.
Attack on Bernicat’s convoy: Further probe report on Sept 4
12:27 PM, 06 Aug 2023 SundayA Dhaka court has set September 4 for submitting report on further probe in a case lodged over alleged attack on the convoy of then US Ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Bernicat in August 2018.
6 killed in ‘tragic’ house fire in Australia’s Queensland
11:42 AM, 06 Aug 2023 SundayFive boys and their father were killed after fire ripped through a house in Australia's Queensland state early on Sunday, police said.
82nd death anniversary of Rabindranath Tagore today
11:28 AM, 06 Aug 2023 SundayThe 82nd death anniversary of Biswakabi Rabindranath Tagore, who reshaped Bengali literature and music as well as arts of Indian subcontinent with contextual modernism, is being observed on Sunday,
US Global Anti-Corruption Coordinator to reach Dhaka tonight
11:12 AM, 06 Aug 2023 SundayThe US Coordinator on Global Anti-Corruption Richard Nephew will arrive in Dhaka on Sunday night. During his visit, he is expected to hold meetings with Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Chairman and Foreign Secretary.
6 killed in daylong mortar & gun attacks in India’s Manipur
09:34 AM, 06 Aug 2023 SundaySix people were killed and 16 wounded by gun and mortar fire on Saturday in one of the worst attacks and counterattacks between two groups in the growing ethnic strife in the Indian state of Manipur.