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Foreigners without visas to face action after Jan 31: Home Adviser
01:05 PM, 06 Jan 2025 MondayHome Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has issued a stern warning, saying that legal action will be taken against foreigners residing in Bangladesh without valid visas if they fail to regularise their status by January 31.
Expats send Tk 2,765cr in first four days of new year
12:51 PM, 06 Jan 2025 MondayBangladeshis living abroad have sent remittances worth $226.73 million (approximately Tk 2,765 crore) in the first four days of January 2025, according to Bangladesh Bank. This amounts to over Tk 691 crore daily, based on the exchange rate of Tk 122 per dollar.
Hasina, 11 others face arrest warrant over enforced disappearances
12:25 PM, 06 Jan 2025 MondayThe International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has issued arrest warrants for 12 individuals, including Awami League President and former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, on charges of enforced disappearances.
Hamas says ready to free 34 Gaza hostages under mooted deal
11:53 AM, 06 Jan 2025 MondayA Hamas official said Sunday the group was ready to free 34 hostages in the "first phase" of a potential deal with Israel, after Israel said indirect talks on a truce and hostage release agreement had resumed in Qatar.
1,911 case files go missing from Ctg court
11:30 AM, 06 Jan 2025 MondayA total of 1,911 important case files have gone missing from the Chattogram court. These files include case dockets related to serious crimes such as murder, drug trafficking, smuggling, and explosions.
Demi Moore wins Golden Globe for ‘The Substance’
10:11 AM, 06 Jan 2025 MondayIn what was perhaps the most shocking win of the Golden Globes in the early going Sunday night, Demi Moore snagged a statuette for best film actress in a musical or comedy for her leading role in body-horror film "The Substance."
Trudeau likely to resign as Canadian PM this week: Report
09:40 AM, 06 Jan 2025 MondayCanadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau is likely to announce his resignation this week as he faces mounting dissent within his Liberal Party, newspaper The Globe and Mail reported Sunday.
Khaleda to go to London on Tuesday: Fakhrul
09:15 AM, 06 Jan 2025 MondayBangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia will leave for London on January 7 for treatment.
Prabir Mitra passes away
08:29 AM, 06 Jan 2025 MondayRenowned actor Prabir Mitra has passed away after a prolonged battle with various health issues. He breathed his last at 10:10 pm on Sunday. His son, Mithun Mitra, confirmed the news to Jago News.
ACC sues Abed Ali, wife, son on graft charges
10:08 PM, 05 Jan 2025 SundayThe Anti-Corruption Commission, ACC, on Sunday filed three separate cases against former Bangladesh Public Service Commission's (PSC) driver Syed Abed Ali, his wife Shahrin Akhter Shilpi and their son Syed Sohanur Rahman Siam...
Govt hopeful of bringing Hasina back: Shafiqul
09:27 PM, 05 Jan 2025 SundayThe government is hopeful of the extradition of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from India, Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said on Sunday, January 5. "It is the nation's desire (to get her back)....we are very hopeful," he told a press briefing at the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka this evening...
Antibiotic emergency could claim 40m lives by 2050
08:36 PM, 05 Jan 2025 SundayDame Sally Davies has a straightforward message about the coming year. We face a growing antibiotic emergency that could have devastating impacts on men, women and children across the globe, she says...
Talks with political parties on July proclamation soon: Shafiqul
07:43 PM, 05 Jan 2025 SundayThe government will hold talks with political parties to prepare the 'July Proclamation', Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said on Sunday, January 5. "Talks continue over the July Proclamation; works have been going on to this end. Talks will be held with the political parties soon," he told...
Ex-minister Latif Bishwas detained
06:34 PM, 05 Jan 2025 SundayFormer Fisheries and Livestock Minister and former Sirajganj district Awami League president, Abdul Latif Bishwas, has been detained in Belkuchi of the district...
Aramco interested to set up refinery in Bangladesh
06:18 PM, 05 Jan 2025 SundaySaudi Arabian Oil Company, Aramco, the world’s largest oil producer, has expressed its willingness to establish a refinery in Bangladesh, potentially transforming the country's petroleum production capacity and benefiting the broader Bay of Bengal region.
Aynaghar will be open to media
06:01 PM, 05 Jan 2025 SundayThe Chief Adviser’s Press Wing has announced plans to provide media workers a rare opportunity to visit the infamous "Aynaghar," a site known as a torture cell during the tenure of the previous Awami government.
Reassessment of excluded candidates of 43rd BCS on Jan 9
05:45 PM, 05 Jan 2025 SundayThe Ministry of Public Administration has announced a meeting on January 9 to reassess the applications of candidates excluded from the 43rd Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) recruitment due to negative remarks in intelligence reports.
ADB to lend $1b annually for environment conservation
05:33 PM, 05 Jan 2025 Sundaythe Asian Development Bank, ADB, will provide $1 billion to Bangladesh annually in concessional financing over the next five years. ADB Country Director Hoe Yun Jeong came up with the assurance when he met Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan...
5 banks' MDs on forced retirement
05:08 PM, 05 Jan 2025 SundayThe managing directors, MDs, of five more banks have been sent on compulsory retirement on the advice of the taskforce formed by the Bangladesh Bank, BB. The banks are Exim Bank, Union Bank, Global Islami Bank, Social Islami Bank, and ICB Islami Bank...
Rezanur appointed as Petrobangla chairman
04:32 PM, 05 Jan 2025 SundayAdditional Secretary of the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources, M Rezanur Rahman, has been appointed as the chairman of Bangladesh Oil, Gas and Mineral Corporation (Petrobangla)...