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OC suspended over assault on students in Gazipur

08:53 PM, 08 Feb 2025 Saturday

The officer-in-charge of Gazipur’s Sadar police station, Mohammad Arifur Rahman, has been suspended over the attack on students. Gazipur Metropolitan Police, GMP, Commissioner Nazmul Karin Kham said this on Saturday afternoon, February 8. There are allegations against the OC that he did not go to the spot immediately despite being informed by the victims...

WB vice president for South Asia in Dhaka

08:12 PM, 08 Feb 2025 Saturday

The World Bank Vice President for the South Asia Region, Martin Raiser, arrives in Dhaka on Saturday, February 8...

BPA protests anti- state conspiracy by ex-IGP Benazir

07:40 PM, 08 Feb 2025 Saturday

Bangladesh Police Association, BPA, has strongly protested the conspiracy against the state by former Inspector General of Police, IGP, Benazir Ahmed...

UN chief reaffirms continued support to Rohingya crisis

06:43 PM, 08 Feb 2025 Saturday

United Nation Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has iterated the UN's continued commitment to a durable solution to the Rohingya crisis and assured Bangladesh of ensuring funding for the issue...

Commission suggests financial independence of judiciary

06:00 PM, 08 Feb 2025 Saturday

The Judiciary Reform Commission has recommended for ensuring the financial independence of the judiciary...

Duranta Sports Gallery organises Badminton Championship

05:19 PM, 08 Feb 2025 Saturday

Duranta Sports Gallery Badminton Championship 2025 ended with great excitement and competition...

Indian media too involved in plots against Yunus: Press secy

04:49 PM, 08 Feb 2025 Saturday

The Chief Adviser's Press Secretary, Shafiqul Alam, accused the ousted dictatorship and its allies of conspiring against Professor Muhammad Yunus, alleging that Indian media outlets are complicit in this plot.

Tk 2,409.70cr project to set up food testing labs

04:41 PM, 08 Feb 2025 Saturday

The government has initiated a big move to implement a Tk 2,409.70 crore project to set up one reference laboratory in Dhaka and two divisional laboratories in Chattogram and Khulna along with construction of buildings, other infrastructures to bolster the food safety efforts...

RSC supports DU admission seekers

04:34 PM, 08 Feb 2025 Saturday

The Dhaka University unit of the Revolutionary Students Council (RSC) has extended its support to students appearing for the admission exam of the 2024-2025 academic year during the university's C Unit (Faculty of Commerce).

‘Operation Devil Hunt’ begins nationwide to tackle violence

04:16 PM, 08 Feb 2025 Saturday

The government is launching ‘Operation Devil Hunt’ across Bangladesh, including Gazipur, starting Saturday (January 8).

3 more Israeli captives freed in exchange for 183 Palestinians

03:47 PM, 08 Feb 2025 Saturday

Hamas handed over three Israeli captives to the Red Cross in Gaza on Saturday as part of the fifth such hostage-prisoner swap under an ongoing ceasefire with Israel, an AFP journalist reported...

3 crude bombs recovered in Farmgate, later defused

02:08 PM, 08 Feb 2025 Saturday

Police have cordoned off an area in the capital's Farmgate after discovering suspicious bomb-like object. The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Bomb Disposal Unit has been dispatched to the scene.

Architect Meer Mobashsher Ali dies

01:56 PM, 08 Feb 2025 Saturday

Renowned architect and a towering figure in Bangladesh’s architectural education, Professor Meer Mobashsher Ali, passed away on Saturday morning at the age of 84.

Kejriwal loses New Delhi to BJP’s Verma

01:48 PM, 08 Feb 2025 Saturday

In a massive setback for Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) in Delhi Assembly elections, Arvind Kejriwal lost the New Delhi constituency to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate Parvesh Verma.

Gazipur attackers to face maximum punishment: Jahangir

12:38 PM, 08 Feb 2025 Saturday

Home Affairs Adviser, Lieutenant General (Retd.) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, assured that those involved in the attack on students and the public in Gazipur will face the maximum punishment. He made these remarks to reporters while visiting the injured at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Saturday (February 8).

Court blocks Trump plan to send USAID staff on leave

12:22 PM, 08 Feb 2025 Saturday

A federal judge has issued a temporary restraining order halting President Donald Trump's plan to place 2,200 employees of the US Agency for International Development (USAID) on paid administrative leave, just hours before the measure was set to take effect.

Business, commerce still stagnant under interim govt

11:53 AM, 08 Feb 2025 Saturday

Six months after the interim government assumed power following the ousting of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a mass uprising, businessmen express disappointment over the lack of progress in revitalising the country's business and commerce sectors. Despite high hopes for rapid improvements, many say the situation has either stagnated or worsened.

Gazipur tense, students’ rally this noon

11:49 AM, 08 Feb 2025 Saturday

The situation in Gazipur has become tense following an attack on the supporters of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement by members of the Awami League, Jubo League, and Chhatra League. In response to the incident, leaders of the movement will hold a rally at Rajbari ground in the district on Saturday noon.

Hamas, Israel to begin fifth hostage-prisoner exchange

10:43 AM, 08 Feb 2025 Saturday

Hamas is set to release three Israeli hostages on Saturday in exchange for 183 prisoners held by Israel in the fifth exchange of a fragile Gaza ceasefire.

Trump revokes Biden’s security clearance

10:33 AM, 08 Feb 2025 Saturday

President Donald Trump on Friday revoked his predecessor Joe Biden's security clearance in a blizzard of new orders, while escalating his campaign to dismantle the US humanitarian agency charged with helping the world's poorest and extending American influence around the globe.