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4 police officials including SB chief transferred
08:57 PM, 18 Dec 2024 WednesdayThe interim government has transferred the head of the Special Branch (SB) of the Bangladesh Police, AIG Khandakar Rafiqul Islam, and appointed him as the new chief of the Anti Terrorism Unit...
Malaysian minister meets Chief Adviser in Cairo
08:15 PM, 18 Dec 2024 WednesdayMalaysian Minister for Higher Education Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir held a meeting with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in Cairo on Wednesday, December 18...
All overdue int’l payments to be cleared in a month: BB governor
06:53 PM, 18 Dec 2024 WednesdayAll overdue payments relating to Letters of Credit (LCs) will be cleared within one month, said Bangladesh Bank, BB, Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur. “We’ve told the banks that since you’ve opened it, you will have to settle it. The banks can put blame on their clients...
Education Reform Commission to be formed within days
06:20 PM, 18 Dec 2024 WednesdayThe interim government will announce the Education Reform Commission in a few days, said prof Dr Md Aminul Islam, special assistant of the Ministry of Education...
Fire in Karail slum controlled within an hour
05:58 PM, 18 Dec 2024 WednesdayThe Fire Service and Civil Defense successfully brought the fire in Karail's Bau Bazar slum under control within an hour. Seven units of the Fire Service worked to contain the blaze.
Nat’l Revolutionary Council announces central committee
05:49 PM, 18 Dec 2024 WednesdayThe National Revolutionary Council, a Muslim nationalist political party formed by students involved in the July-August Uprising, has unveiled a 77-member partial central convening committee.
Dhaka board chairman Tapan Kumar made OSD
05:35 PM, 18 Dec 2024 WednesdayProfessor Tapan Kumar Sarker, the chairman of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka, has been made an Officer on Special Duty, OSD...
7 units battling to contain fire in Karail slum
05:17 PM, 18 Dec 2024 WednesdayA fire erupted in the Bau Bazar area of the Karail slum in the capital, prompting seven units of the Fire Service and Civil Defence to respond.
Zubair followers demand banning Saad supporters
04:47 PM, 18 Dec 2024 WednesdayThe followers of Maulana Mohammad Zubair have demanded to ban the supporters of Maulana Saad Kandhalvi and not to allow them to take part in the Ijtema. Maulana Mamunul Haque made the demand after a meeting with seven advisers to the interim government at the Secretariat on Wednesday, December 18...
Chief Adviser reaches Cairo to join D-8 Summit
04:11 PM, 18 Dec 2024 WednesdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus arrived in the Egyptian capital of Cairo at 11 am local time today (Wednesday) to attend the D-8 Summit...
Ashwin announces retirement from international cricket
03:39 PM, 18 Dec 2024 WednesdayIndia off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin has retired from international cricket...
Michael accuses Hasina of enforced disappearance, files ICT complaint
03:05 PM, 18 Dec 2024 WednesdayMichael Chakma, a leader of the United People's Democratic Front (UPDF), has lodged a complaint with the International Crimes Tribunal against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, naming her as the prime accused in keeping him forcibly disappeared for more than five years.
Saad followers to leave Ijtema ground, govt to take over
02:17 PM, 18 Dec 2024 WednesdayFollowers of Maulana Saad Kandhalvi have decided to vacate the Bishwa Ijtema ground on the bank of the Turag River in Tongi, Gazipur. Once they leave, the government will assume responsibility for the site.
Rallies banned in Uttara, Turag for indefinite period
01:52 PM, 18 Dec 2024 WednesdayIn the aftermath of a deadly clash over control of the Tongi Ijtema Maidan that left three people dead, the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has imposed an indefinite ban on all meetings, rallies, processions, and protests in parts of Uttara and Turag.
10-truck arms case: HC acquits Babar, commutes Paresh’s sentence
01:46 PM, 18 Dec 2024 WednesdayThe High Court on Wednesday acquitted former state minister for home affairs Lutfozzaman Babar and five others who had been sentenced to death in the 10-truck arms haul case in Chattogram.
Security tightened around Kakrail mosque, DMCH
01:18 PM, 18 Dec 2024 WednesdayPolice and Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) have stepped up security around Kakrail Mosque and Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) after a clash between two factions of Tabligh Jamaat over control of the Ijtema ground in Tongi.
Tabligh infighting: 5 advisers sit with Saad supporters
01:01 PM, 18 Dec 2024 WednesdayFive advisers from the interim government held a meeting with followers of Maulana Saad Kandhalvi following deadly clashes over control of the Bishwa Ijtema Maidan.
Textbook trouble to jeopardy academic year
12:37 PM, 18 Dec 2024 WednesdayTeachers and guardians are grappling with uncertainty about how to adhere to the Education Ministry’s proposed academic calendar for 2025, given that textbooks may not be available until March or April.
4 BGB platoons deployed in Tongi following Tabligh factional clash
12:20 PM, 18 Dec 2024 WednesdayFour platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed in Tongi following a clash between factions of Tabligh Jamaat, which resulted in two fatalities.
14 killed in 7.3-magnitude earthquake in Vanuatu
11:41 AM, 18 Dec 2024 WednesdayRescuers in Vanuatu are racing to locate survivors from a powerful earthquake that has killed at least 14 people in the Pacific Island nation.