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Trump urges US Supreme Court to delay TikTok ban
03:37 PM, 28 Dec 2024 SaturdayUS President-elect Donald Trump has asked the US Supreme Court to delay an upcoming TikTok ban while he works on a "political resolution"...
Fakhrul bins Yunus' proposal to lower voting age
03:05 PM, 28 Dec 2024 SaturdayBNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has opposed interim government Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus' proposal to lower the voting age to 17, calling it unnecessary and counterproductive.
India unlikely to extradite Hasina
02:48 PM, 28 Dec 2024 SaturdayIndia is unlikely to comply with Bangladesh’s interim government’s request to extradite former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, citing geopolitical factors and the provisions of the bilateral extradition treaty.
No ‘magic’ for reducing crimes: IGP
02:38 PM, 28 Dec 2024 SaturdayThe Inspector General of Police (IGP), Baharul Alam, said on Saturday that the police do not have any ‘magic’ to reduce crimes. He emphasised that measures are being taken to address the issue.
Jamaat amir urges Islamic parties to stay united
02:06 PM, 28 Dec 2024 SaturdayJamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr. Shafiqur Rahman has called for vigilance to ensure that Islamic political parties are not exploited for others' benefit, stressing the need for unity among all factions. "We must remain united," he said.
Fire at Secretariat part of deep conspiracy: Rizvi
01:23 PM, 28 Dec 2024 SaturdayBNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has claimed that the fire at the Secretariat is part of a deep conspiracy. He alleged that the fire was deliberately set to destroy files from the concerned ministries, aiming to cover up corruption worth thousands of crores of takas by the previous authoritarian government.
Israel burns northern Gaza’s last functioning hospital
12:45 PM, 28 Dec 2024 SaturdayOne of northern Gaza’s last functioning hospitals, Kamal Adwan in Beit Lahia, is “suffering from a stifling siege,” Gaza's Health Ministry said Friday after Israeli forces stormed inside and “forcibly” removed health workers, patients and family members, as military vehicles surrounded the hospital.
UN asked to create environment for Rohingya repatriation
12:13 PM, 28 Dec 2024 SaturdayThe National Task Force on Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Citizens has urged the United Nations to take coordinated and effective measures to create conditions in Myanmar’s Rakhine State that would enable the safe and sustainable repatriation of Rohingyas.
Ban on journos’ entry to Secretariat temporary: Home Ministry
12:09 PM, 28 Dec 2024 SaturdayFollowing the devastating fire at the Secretariat last Wednesday, a temporary ban has been imposed on journalists' entry. However, the Ministry of Home Affairs has clarified that the ban is temporary.
Locals seize 2 truckload of documents while dumping in Barishal
11:59 AM, 28 Dec 2024 SaturdayLocals in Barishal seized two trucks carrying old documents from the Department of Education and Engineering on Friday night.
Sukharanjan recounts torture, abduction, handing over to BSF
11:13 AM, 28 Dec 2024 SaturdaySukharanjan Bali, who was abducted from the main gate of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) before he could appear in the tribunal and testify in the crimes against humanity case against the then-accused Jamaat leader Delwar Hossain Sayedee, said he was pushed across the border and handed over to the Indian Border Security Force (BSF) by personnel from the Bangladesh Police and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).
US claims Russia’s possible role in downing of Azerbaijani plane
10:31 AM, 28 Dec 2024 SaturdayWhite House spokesman John Kirby has said the US has seen "early indications" that Russia may have been responsible for the downing of the Azerbaijan Airlines plane that crashed on 25 December, killing 38 people.
Unseen danger: Unmasking indoor air pollution in Dhaka homes
09:44 AM, 28 Dec 2024 SaturdayAcross Dhaka, from far south to extreme north, the battle for clean air is not confined to the outdoors. Residents like Arman Hossain, a 40-year-old living in Moghbazar, struggle with unrelenting indoor air pollution.
‘Actions to be taken against bureaucrats for violating service rules’
08:58 AM, 28 Dec 2024 SaturdayPosts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Adviser Md Nahid Islam has said that stern actions will be taken against the bureaucrats who violate service rules in the name of protests.
Govt suspends journos’ Secretariat access, revokes temporary passes
08:39 AM, 28 Dec 2024 SaturdayAll types of temporary Secretariat access passes for private individuals have been revoked, except for the permanent access passes (Digital Access Control System) issued to officials and employees working at the Secretariat, and temporary passes issued to government officials and employees.
Huthis claim missile attack on Tel Aviv airport
06:03 PM, 27 Dec 2024 FridayYemen's Iran-backed Huthi rebels on Friday said they fired a missile at Israel's Ben Gurion Airport, after the Israeli military reported a missile had been intercepted...
Nasa makes history with closest-ever approach to Sun
05:07 PM, 27 Dec 2024 FridayA Nasa spacecraft has made history by surviving the closest-ever approach to the Sun...
Touhid stresses Bangladesh's seamless connectivity with China via Myanmar
04:17 PM, 27 Dec 2024 FridayForeign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Friday underscored the importance of establishing seamless connectivity between Bangladesh and China through Myanmar, highlighting the mutual benefits that can be reaped through such an initiative...
Liverpool beat Leicester City to move seven points clear
03:42 PM, 27 Dec 2024 FridayLeaders Liverpool strengthened their grip at the top of the Premier League after coming from behind to defeat struggling Leicester City and move seven points clear...
5 die as bus crushes three vehicles on Dhaka-Mawa Expressway
02:55 PM, 27 Dec 2024 FridayFive people were killed and 10 others injured after a bus crushed three vehicles at the Dhaleshwari toll plaza on the Dhaka-Mawa Expressway in Munshiganj on Friday morning, December 27. The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately...