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Govt to launch 'shortcode' to stop violence against women
04:23 PM, 11 Mar 2025 TuesdayThe interim government has decided to launch a shortcode along with the police hotline service aiming to prevent violence against women...
124 bank accounts of Hasina, Rehana, others frozen
03:44 PM, 11 Mar 2025 TuesdayA Dhaka court on Tuesday, March 11, ordered to freeze 124 bank accounts linked to ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and daughter Saima Wazed Putul, sister Sheikh Rehana, and other family members. The court also ordered to attach immovable properties of Joy, Putul, Rehana, Radwan and Tulip Rizwana Siddiq...
Govt reinstates Ziaur Rahman’s Independence Award
02:40 PM, 11 Mar 2025 TuesdayThe interim government has reinstated the posthumous Independence Award for late President Ziaur Rahman. The Cabinet Division announced this decision in a notice on Tuesday (March 11) regarding the nominees for this year's Independence Award.
NCTB denies Tk 400cr commission allegations against Rakhal
01:54 PM, 11 Mar 2025 TuesdayThe Chairman of the National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB), Professor Dr AKM Riazul Hasan, said on Tuesday that Rakhal Raha had no involvement in the purchase of paper for printing textbooks.
Minimum Fitra set at Tk 110, maximum at Tk 2805
01:04 PM, 11 Mar 2025 TuesdayThe minimum Fitra has been fixed at Tk 110 per person this year, while the maximum is set at Tk 2,805. This decision was made during a meeting of the National Sadaqatul Fitra Fixing Committee, held in the conference room of the Islamic Foundation on Tuesday.
Ex-Philippine president Duterte arrested on ICC warrant
10:40 AM, 11 Mar 2025 TuesdayFormer Philippines president Rodrigo Duterte was arrested Tuesday in Manila by police acting on an International Criminal Court (ICC) warrant citing crimes against humanity tied to his deadly war on drugs.
Ukraine to present partial ceasefire plan with Russia to US
10:18 AM, 11 Mar 2025 TuesdayUkraine will present the United States on Tuesday with a plan for a partial ceasefire with Russia, hoping to restore support from its key benefactor, which under President Donald Trump has demanded concessions to end the three-year war.
Workers block Dhaka-Mymensingh highway over unpaid wages
09:40 AM, 11 Mar 2025 TuesdayWorkers at the BSIS factory blocked the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway in the Ershadnagar area of Tongi, Gazipur, on Tuesday morning, demanding one month's overdue wages. According to police and local sources, the workers staged a protest in front of the factory, calling for their unpaid wages.
Aminbazar power grid fire brought under control
09:21 AM, 11 Mar 2025 TuesdayA massive fire broke out at a transformer of the Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB) at Aminbazar in Savar, Dhaka, on Tuesday morning. The fire, which occurred around 7:15 am, was brought under control after nearly two and a half hours of efforts by nine firefighting units.
Habibullah Bahar College teacher murdered
09:01 AM, 11 Mar 2025 TuesdayA college teacher was found murdered in a rented house in the Puran Para area under the Uttarkhan police station in Dhaka.
25 killed in two Mexican bus crashes
08:40 AM, 11 Mar 2025 TuesdayAt least 25 people were killed in two separate bus crashes in Mexico on Monday, authorities said. In the country's north, 14 people died in a fiery collision between a tractor-trailer and a bus carrying passengers from the US state of Texas, civil protection authorities in Durango state said.
Trump’s a dealmaker, so I say to him: come, do deals with us: Yunus
09:41 PM, 10 Mar 2025 MondayChief Adviser Muhammad Yunus has courted US President Donald Trump, branding him a “dealmaker” and inviting him to Bangladesh to bolster economic ties, even as Trump’s policies inflict pain on the country.
ISPR updates on Magura rape victim’s status at CMH
09:12 PM, 10 Mar 2025 MondayThe 8-year-old girl raped in Magura is receiving intensive care at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) in Dhaka, where she remains on life support, according to a press release from the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) issued Monday night, March 10.
BCB sets 2025 salaries: Taskin at Tk 10 lakh, Shanto at Tk 8 lakh
08:53 PM, 10 Mar 2025 MondayThe Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has released its 2025 central contract list, categorizing 22 cricketers into five salary grades.
Launch with 200 passengers capsizes in Rangamati
08:46 PM, 10 Mar 2025 MondayA launch carrying approximately 200 passengers partially capsized after striking a reef in the Maischari channel of Barkal Upazila, Rangamati, on Monday afternoon, March 10.
Mahmudullah opts out of BCB central contract for 2025
08:42 PM, 10 Mar 2025 MondayThe Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) has unveiled its 2025 central contract list, featuring 22 cricketers across five salary grades, but veteran all-rounder Mahmudullah Riyad has requested his exclusion.
Govt targets 11 priority cases to retrieve $234b laundered funds
08:38 PM, 10 Mar 2025 MondayThe Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) and Joint Inquiry Team (JIT) are intensifying efforts to recover $234 billion laundered during former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s tenure, focusing on 11 priority cases involving Hasina, her family, and related entities.
Tk 500cr laundered in the name of tuition fees: NBR boss
08:17 PM, 10 Mar 2025 MondayNational Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Md Abdur Rahman has exposed a staggering case of money laundering: a parent allegedly funneled Tk 400–500 crore abroad under the pretext of paying tuition fees for their son studying overseas.
Who’s Anisuzzaman, the Chief Adviser’s new spl assistant?
07:55 PM, 10 Mar 2025 MondayDr Anisuzzaman Chowdhury, a Sydney-based Bangladeshi economist, has stepped into the spotlight as the newly appointed special assistant to Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser, wielding the rank of State Minister and executive powers over the Finance Ministry. But who is this academic-turned-policy insider?
It's a kind of highway robbery: Shafiqul
07:19 PM, 10 Mar 2025 MondayShafiqul Alam, Press Secretary to the Chief Adviser, labeled the laundering of $234 billion out of Bangladesh during former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s tenure (2009 to August 5, 2024) as “a kind of highway robbery.”