National,Business & Commerce,Bank & Insurance
Hallmark Group Managing Director (MD) Md. Tanvir Mahmud, who had been serving a jail term in connection with the Hallmark loan scam, died while undergoing treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Saturday night (November 29). He was 55.AIG (Development) of the Prisons Department Md. Jan...
National,Travel & Tourism,Country, Districts
Rail communication between Sylhet and the rest of the country resumed four hours after a wagon of an oil-laden freight train derailed in Mallikpur area of Fenchuganj upazila on Saturday night (November 29).According to railway officials, a wagon of freight train No. 952 went off the tracks around 9:...
National,Politics
BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia is responding to the treatment provided by the medical board, her personal physician Professor AZM Zahid Hossain said on Saturday.“Alhamdulillah, her condition has remained stable for the last three days--27, 28 and 29 November. In medical terms, she is mainta...
National
Bangladesh reported no deaths from dengue in the 24 hours till Saturday morning. However, 572 new dengue cases were recorded during this period, bringing the total number of cases this year to 93,766.According to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS), the new cases were reported as follo...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir made the announcement at a press conference at the Party Chairperson’s Gulshan office on Saturday.He said the month-long events will include the torch roadshow and discussion meetings from December 1 to 16.“In March 1971, Major Ziaur Rahm...
Country, Districts
An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) died while on duty at Shahjadpur Police Station in Sirajganj early Saturday.The deceased, Aktar Hossain, 38, son of Ansar Ali of Kanchanpur village in Jhenaidah Sadar, had joined Shahjadpur Police Station about a year ago.Aslam Ali, officer-in-charge of the station, ...
BSS, Dhaka: A total of 173,136 cases have been resolved through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) at Legal Aid office under the National Legal Aid Services Organization (NLASO).This information was revealed in a report published on the NLASO website.The report also highlighted detailed info...
BSS, Dhaka: A delegation of the National Citizen Party (NCP) on Saturday visited BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia, who is currently undergoing treatment in a critical condition at the capital's Evercare Hospital.The three-member team, led by NCP Chief Coordinator Nasir...
BSS, Dhaka: Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhtar laid importance on reducing expenses of education to allow the rural student to pursue their studies as they are the country’s future.She said this while addressing the first convocation of the North Pacific International University of ...
National,Business & Commerce
Bangladesh is hoping to showcase its potato industry and attract critical investment at the ‘Potato Festival 2025’.The event is scheduled to begin at the International Convention City Bashundhara (ICCB) in Dhaka on December 12, 2025.The announcement was made by Mostofa Azad Chowdhury Bab...
Nearly 87,000 expatriate Bangladeshi voters from different countries across the world have so far registered through a mobile app, ‘Postal Vote Bd’, in the past 10 days to vote in the upcoming national election and the referendum.The Election Commission (EC) on November 19 opened the &ls...
National,Sports
The Bangladesh Cricket Board has removed a group of players from the final Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) auction list amid ongoing concerns over alleged fixing links.While the board has not formally named the cricketers, seven players who appeared in the preliminary draft are missing from the fina...
Industrial stagnation and shrinking private investment have caused 14 lakh people to lose jobs, leaving them “wandering on the streets without employment,” Ha-Meem Group Managing Director and former FBCCI president A.K. Azad said on Saturday.Speaking at the opening session of the Banglad...
Leaders from various sectors on Saturday warned that creating new employment opportunities and restoring stability in the job market will be major challenges for the incoming government elected in the upcoming national election, as social discontent rises amid widening economic disparities.The conce...
A special joint anti-pollution drive was carried out across Dhaka city on Saturday, resulting in 32 cases, fines totalling Tk 255,000, and the seizure of several hydraulic horns.The operation was led by the Department of Environment (DoE) and conducted in collaboration with multiple agencies, includ...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said the medical board treating party Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia has observed that she may need treatment abroad, but her current condition is not suitable for travel.“As you all know, our country’s undi...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday emphasised the urgent need for reopening factories and industries closed over the past 15 years, reminding that their shutdown has left 1.4 million people unemployed.Speaking at the ‘4th Bangladesh Economic Summit 2025’ in Dha...
Dhaka University has decided to launch online classes from tomorrow in order to keep academic activities running smoothly at all levels.The information was shared in a press release issued by the university’s Public Relations Office on Saturday.According to the press release, department chairp...
Workers and employees of Natore Sugar Mill announced strike starting Sunday to press home their 4-point demand including setting the daily wage allowance at Tk 700 and ensuring benefits under the Pay Commission.The workers and employees of Natore Sugar Mill gathered in front of the mill and staged d...
The interim government on Saturday said there is no restriction or objection regarding BNP Acting Chairperson Tarique Rahman’s return to the country.Chief Adviser's Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam made it clear when he was asked whether there is any restriction or objection from the governme...
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