National,Politics
Every future investment will be made in strict adherence to economic standards to ensure that taxpayers’ money is used for public welfare, BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury said on Thursday.Khosru said that investments must be carefully evaluated, speaking at an event ...
Police Headquarters has instructed the Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Special Branch (SB) and Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) to immediately submit lists of honest, neutral and administratively efficient police inspectors for appointment as officers-in-charge (OCs) at police stations acros...
BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Thursday said that only a caretaker government can ensure a free and fair national election, welcoming the restoration of the system as a positive development.Speaking to reporters after an event at Dhaka University on Thursday morning, K...
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman on Thursday said Bangladesh cannot move forward unless women feel safe both online and offline, calling for urgent national actions to protect and empower women in the digital age.“Women must feel safe. Both online and offline, at home and in public, in their...
National,Politics,City
Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Sajjat Ali on Thursday warned that efforts to undermine police morale could again force citizens to guard their own homes, as witnessed after August 5 last year.Talking to reporters after inaugurating the DB Cyber Support Centre on Minto Road, he said ...
National,Business & Commerce,ICT,Science & Technology
The government will block all cloned, illegally imported and smuggled mobile phones, Faiz Ahmed Taiyeb, special assistant to the Chief Adviser in charge of the Ministry of Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, said on Wednesday.There will be “no exceptions” in removing su...
National,City
An assistant sub-inspector of police sustained injuries after unidentified miscreants hurled crude bombs near Pallabi Police Station in the capital on Wednesday night.The explosions occurred around 8:30pm in front of Sagufta Housing Gate adjacent to the police station, where two crude bombs went off...
Commonwealth Secretary-General Shirley Botchwey begins her first official visit to Bangladesh on Thursday to discuss the areas of mutual interest, including deepening ongoing engagement to support continued national progress for the people’s aspirations for "peace and stability, democracy...
The Appellate Division on Thursday ordered that the caretaker government system be reinstated in the Constitution of the country, declaring the 13th amendment to the constitution as legal.A seven-member bench led by Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed passed the order in the packed court.The other be...
The Appellate Division will deliver its judgment on Thursday on an appeal challenging its earlier verdict that abolished the caretaker government system for conducting national elections.A seven-member bench led by Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed is scheduled to announce the verdict.The appeal he...
France’s newly appointed Ambassador to Bangladesh Jean-Marc Seré-Charlet held a meeting with Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Wednesday.The meeting was held at the Jamaat chief’s Bashundhara office in Dhaka.The Ambassador was accompanied by Christian Beck, Po...
National
Bangladesh has emphasized justice, ambition, and urgent global solidarity in the face of escalating climate impacts at COP30 in Brazil’s Belém.Speaking at a moment when the world grapples with irreversible climate damage and a profound trust deficit in multilateralism, Mohammad Navid Sh...
National,Business & Commerce,CORPORATE & BRAND
The Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) is maintaining active communication with the Bangladesh Bank, the Ministry of Finance, the Financial Institutions Division and other government agencies to prevent losses for investors of the five recently merged Shariah-based banks, DSE Chairman Mominul Islam said on ...
Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Wednesday said the Election Commission remains committed to playing an impartial role to deliver a fair, neutral and credible election.“We stay committed to our promise. We’re committed to carry out our responsibility neutrality… So, ...
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman will step into 61 on Thursday, but there will be no celebrations to mark the occasion.Tarique, the eldest son of BNP founder Ziaur Rahman and the party's Chairperson Khaleda Zia, was born on 20 November 1965 in Bogura.Following his instructions, BNP has decided...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said “mob violence” must be abandoned to build a truly democratic system in the country.“The foremost principle of democracy is that you must tolerate others’ opinions. But here we see, I will speak, yet I will no...
Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Wednesday (November 19) said there is no unrest in the country following the tribunal’s death sentence handed down to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.Talking to reporters at the Secretariat after an inter-ministerial security...
Chief Election Commissioner AMM Nasir Uddin on Wednesday (November 19) urged leaders of political parties to motivate the country’s voters to go to the polling stations during national election.“Over the last 10 to 15 years, our country’s voters have gradually become reluctant to g...
National,Sports,Cricket
Bangladesh opted to bat after winning the toss in the second Test against Ireland in Mirpur on Wednesday.This Test is a landmark occasion as Mushfiqur Rahim became the first Bangladeshi to play 100 Test matches.The Sher-e-Bangla National Stadium — where Mushfiqur has scored ample runs, turned ...
National,World,Politics
Amid Dhaka’s renewed call for former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s extradition, National Security Adviser (NSA) and High Representative for the Rohingya Issue Dr Khalilur Rahman on Wednesday met National Security Adviser of India Ajit Doval in New Delhi.“They discussed work of the...
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