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Indefinite strike shuts down filling stations in northern region
11:34 AM, 05 Feb 2025 WednesdayThe Rajshahi Division’s Petrol Pump Owners-Workers Unity Council has launched an indefinite strike, shutting down all filling stations in the northern region in protest against an unannounced eviction drive by the Roads and Highways Department.
No Israel ties without Palestinian state: Saudi Arabia
10:47 AM, 05 Feb 2025 WednesdaySaudi Arabia said Wednesday it will not formalise ties with Israel unless a Palestinian state is established, after Israel's prime minister remarked that he thought normalisation with the Gulf kingdom was "going to happen".
PSG, Brest, Dunkerque advance to French Cup last eight
10:13 AM, 05 Feb 2025 WednesdayParis Saint-Germain (PSG) eased into the French Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday with a 2-0 win over Le Mans as Dunkerque shocked Lille on penalties and Brest earned a last-gasp 2-1 win over Troyes.
Google drops pledge not to use AI for weapons, surveillance
09:52 AM, 05 Feb 2025 WednesdayAlphabet, the parent company of technology giant Google, is no longer promising that it will never use artificial intelligence (AI) for purposes such as developing weapons and surveillance tools.
BSEC ex-chairman Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam arrested
08:45 AM, 05 Feb 2025 WednesdayThe Detective Branch (DB) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) arrested former chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC), Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam, from Dhaka's Dhanmondi area on Tuesday night.
US will ‘take over’ and ‘own’ Gaza Strip: Trump
08:26 AM, 05 Feb 2025 WednesdayPresident Donald Trump said Tuesday that the "US will take over the Gaza Strip," shortly after suggesting a permanent resettlement of Palestinians outside Gaza. "The US will take over the Gaza Strip, and we will do a job with it too," he said during a news conference with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.
Chelsea's Felix completes AC Milan loan move
10:06 PM, 04 Feb 2025 TuesdayChelsea forward Joao Felix has completed a loan move to AC Milan until the end of the season...
5 wounded in Sweden school shooting
09:38 PM, 04 Feb 2025 TuesdayFive people were shot and wounded at a school in the central Swedish city of Orebro on Tuesday, police said, urging the public to stay away from the area as a large operation was underway...
1st meeting of National Consensus Commission mid-Feb
09:05 PM, 04 Feb 2025 TuesdayLaw Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul on Tuesday, February 4, said the first meeting of the National Consensus Commission will be held in mid of February at the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka...
Asif Nazrul shares good news from his Saudi visit
08:20 PM, 04 Feb 2025 TuesdayExpatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Adviser Prof Dr Asif Nazrul today said he received some good news from his official visit to Saudi Arabia...
Nagad faces case over alleged irregularities
07:18 PM, 04 Feb 2025 TuesdayThe Bangladesh Bank, BB, has filed a case against Nagad Ltd, alleging that the company was involved in financial irregularities...
At least 20 univs to stay under cluster entry tests
06:39 PM, 04 Feb 2025 TuesdayThe admission tests under a cluster-based system for the 2024-25 session will be held with the participation of at least 20 universities and a circular will soon be published...
ACC finds no CRI office at Dhanmondi
05:31 PM, 04 Feb 2025 TuesdayThe Anti-Corruption Commission, ACC, failed to trace any office of Centre for Research and Information, CRI, known as Awami League’s research firm, in Dhaka’s Dhanmondi...
Yunus seeks Canada's help to recover stolen money
05:27 PM, 04 Feb 2025 TuesdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday sought Canada's support to recover money siphoned off from Bangladesh to the North American country.
Missing teen Suba rescued in Naogaon, youth detained
05:02 PM, 04 Feb 2025 TuesdayEleven-year-old Arabi Islam Suba, who went missing while crossing a road in Mohammadpur, Dhaka, has been rescued by Adabar Police and Detective Branch.
RSC demands reopening of DU student Abu Bakr murder case
04:26 PM, 04 Feb 2025 TuesdayThe Revolutionary Students' Council has issued a press release calling for justice in the long-standing case of Shaheed Abu Bakr Siddique, whose murder on February 1, 2010, remains unresolved.
Counter-based bus service in Dhaka from Thursday
04:25 PM, 04 Feb 2025 TuesdayThe buses of 21 companies operating on different routes of Dhaka from the capital’s Abdullahpur will run on counter basis from Thursday, February 6...
Sri Lanka's economy wasn’t as dire as Bangladesh’s: Salehuddin
03:53 PM, 04 Feb 2025 TuesdayFinance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said that Sri Lanka's economic situation was not as dire as Bangladesh's.
4 PRAN-RFL companies bag best trophy at DITF
03:41 PM, 04 Feb 2025 TuesdayFour companies of PRAN-RFL, the country's leading business conglomerate, have been recognized as the best pavilions at the 29th Dhaka International Trade Fair, DITF...
JCD declares ‘March for Justice’ over attacks in edu instts
02:58 PM, 04 Feb 2025 TuesdayJatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) has announced the 'March for Justice' programme. JCD President Rakibul Islam Rakib and General Secretary Nasir Uddin Nasir announced the programme on Tuesday.