All News
Ex-industries minister Nurul Majid arrested
09:15 AM, 25 Sep 2024 WednesdayFormer Industries Minister and Member of Parliament for the Narsingdi-4 constituency, Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun, has been arrested. A team from Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-3 arrested him in the Gulshan area of Dhaka around 5:00 am on Wednesday.
Yunus joins UN Secretary General’s reception
08:46 AM, 25 Sep 2024 WednesdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday joined a welcome reception hosted by United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres.
BFUJ President Ruhul Amin passes away
08:29 AM, 25 Sep 2024 WednesdayRuhul Amin Gazi, President of the Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) and chief reporter for Dainik Sangram, passed away on Tuesday night while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in the capital. He was 72.
Yunus hands over ‘The Art of Triumph’ to Trudeau
08:14 AM, 25 Sep 2024 WednesdayChief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday handed over 'The Art of Triumph', an art book on the wall paintings of the Bangladeshi students painted during and after the student-people revolution, to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.
Biden expresses full support for interim government
09:54 PM, 24 Sep 2024 TuesdayUS President Joe Biden held a bilateral meeting with the chief advisor of Bangladesh's interim government, Muhammad Yunus, reaffirming America's full support for the Yunus-led administration...
Gold price hits record high of Tk 1.35 lakh per bhori
09:30 PM, 24 Sep 2024 TuesdayThe Bangladesh Jeweler’s Association, BAJUS, has raised the price of 22 carat gold by Tk 2,613 to Tk 1,35,664 per bhori, the highest rise in the country's history till Tuesday (September 24)...
Iran president condemns 'senseless' UN inaction against Israel
08:36 PM, 24 Sep 2024 TuesdayIranian President Masoud Pezeshkian denounced the United Nations' "inaction" against Israel, describing it as "senseless and incomprehensible", amid surging tensions across the Middle East...
102 BNP men acquitted from charges in special powers act case
08:06 PM, 24 Sep 2024 TuesdayA Dhaka court on Tuesday acquitted 102 leaders and activists of BNP, including its Standing Committee Member Gayeshwar Chandra Roy and Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, from the charges in a case filed under the Special Powers Act, 1974...
Govt publishes list of 708 killed during Jul-Aug movement
07:26 PM, 24 Sep 2024 TuesdayThe interim government has published a draft list of those who were killed during the July-August student-people movement that toppled the Sheikh Hasina-led government...
HC rules on declaring martyrs of Jul-Aug movement national hero
06:04 PM, 24 Sep 2024 TuesdayThe High Court on Tuesday issued a rule seeking explanation why those who were killed in the July-August student-people movement should not be declared national heroes...
Hindu Mahasabha calls 'bandh' in Gwalior on day of Bangladesh match
05:26 PM, 24 Sep 2024 TuesdayThe Hindu Mahasabha has announced a shutdown in Gwalior on the day of the first T20 match between Bangladesh and India, scheduled for October 6.
Lebanon says Israel strikes killed 558 people, 50 of them children
05:12 PM, 24 Sep 2024 TuesdayLebanon said Tuesday the death toll from Israeli bombardment a day earlier had risen to 558, including 50 children, in the deadliest day of violence since Hezbollah and Israel went to war in 2006...
Sajek to remain closed for 3 days
04:55 PM, 24 Sep 2024 TuesdayRangamati district administration has decided to close the tourist spot Sajek for three days starting from Tuesday...
Factories to reopen Wednesday as workers, owners agree on 18 demands
04:38 PM, 24 Sep 2024 TuesdayIn a bid to resolve the ongoing labour unrest, workers and factory owners have agreed on an 18-point demand. As a result, all industrial factories across the country are set to reopen from Wednesday.
Singapore ex-minister convicted in rare graft trial
04:28 PM, 24 Sep 2024 TuesdayA Singaporean former minister was convicted Tuesday of obstruction of justice and accepting illegal gifts, the public prosecutor said, in the city-state's first political graft trial for nearly half a century...
No polybags in kitchen markets from Nov 1: Adviser
04:20 PM, 24 Sep 2024 TuesdayThe ban on use of polythene and polypropylene bags will strictly be executed in kitchen markets starting from November 1, announced Environment and Forest Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan...
Fake NIDs of ex-CAS Gen Aziz's brothers cancelled
03:54 PM, 24 Sep 2024 TuesdayThe Election Commission has canceled four fraudulent National Identity Cards obtained by the two brothers of former Army Chief General Aziz Ahmed—Haris Ahmed and Tofail Ahmed, alias Joseph.
BB raises policy rate to 9.5% to tackle inflation
03:38 PM, 24 Sep 2024 TuesdayIn a move to counter rising inflation, Bangladesh Bank on Tuesday raised the policy rate by 50 basis points, increasing it from 9% to 9.5%.
Shakib fined Tk 50 lakh for share price manipulation
03:12 PM, 24 Sep 2024 TuesdayCricketer Shakib Al Hasan has been fined Tk 50 lakh for his involvement in share price manipulation, as confirmed by the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC).
Yunus to hold meeting with Guterres on Thursday
02:38 PM, 24 Sep 2024 TuesdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus will have a meeting with the United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres in New York on Thursday.