National,Politics
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday assured the BNP leaders that they will do whatever is necessary to make the election ‘peaceful and impartial’ as the country is heading towards the next national election, scheduled for February next.“Our responsibility is to remain neut...
National,Power, Energy, Oil, Gas
Bangladesh’s solar power projects have failed to gain momentum despite several government initiatives, mainly due to multiple challenges and non-cooperation from certain power distribution agencies, said Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Adviser Fouzul Kabir Khan on Tuesday.Speaking at the s...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday urged the interim government to operate ‘in the mode of a caretaker government’ to ensure a free, fair and acceptable national election scheduled for February next year.“We met the Chief Adviser to share some of our polit...
National,Country, Districts
UNB, Narayanganj: Police have arrested a police constable for allegedly raping a 12-year-old child at Bandar in Narayanganj.The arrestee is Md. Ruhul Amin, 41, a constable in Dhanmondi Traffic Division of Dhaka Metropolitan Police and son of Sheikh Sadi from Tongibari in Munshiganj....
National,Business & Commerce
Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution PLC has disconnected two industrial gas connections and seized meters at a factory belonging to celebrated Bangladeshi actor and producer Ananta Jalil in Savar.Titas cited Tk 1.56 crore in outstanding bills and evidence of gas theft via meter tampering, the co...
National
A Dhaka court on Tuesday afternoon placed a couple on a five- day remand each in a case over creating adult contents on an international website.Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Jewel Rana passed the order after hearing a petition seeking a seven-day remand for Azim and Brishti, said Shamsuddo...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday urged members of ethnic minority communities, especially women, to be more assertive about their rights and take an active role in politics, assuring them that BNP will always stand beside them in their struggle for dignity and rights.&ldq...
National,Business & Commerce,CORPORATE & BRAND,Politics
Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) Executive Chairman Ashik Chowdhury has urged Korean investors to explore Bangladesh as their next growth destination, citing the country’s untapped potential, competitive advantages and ongoing reforms to create a more investor-friendly enviro...
With toxic pesticides and chemical fertilisers saturating its farmlands, Bangladesh faces a growing public health crisis as food safety slips further out of reach.Although these agrochemicals have played a critical role in boosting crop yields their unregulated and excessive use has raised serious c...
National,City
A 14-year-old boy was hospitalised on Monday night as two co-workers reportedly compressed air into his rectum.The victim was identified as Tanvir, 14, son of Manik Mia of Kachua upazila of chandpur district and an employee in plastic factory in Kamrangirchar of Dhaka,Tanvir lives with his fam...
National,Business & Commerce,Travel & Tourism
Another wide-body airbus has been added to the fleet of the private US-Bangla Airlines, aiming at expanding its operational capacity further.With this, there are three airbuses for the airlines.The latest aircraft having capacity of 436 seats landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka...
Severely injured Zobayed had sought help knocking on Barsha’s door but she refused to assist and then he died due to excessive bleeding, said police.Briefing reporters at DMP media centre on Tuesday, DMP Additional Commissioner (Crime & Operations) Nazrul Islam said Mahir and Barsha had be...
The government has extended the period of the panel, formed to investigate the attack on Gano Odhikar Parishad President and former DUCSU Vice President Nurul Haque Nur, by over one month.According to a notification issued by the Cabinet Division on Tuesday, the tenure of the three-member investigat...
Bangladesh has witnessed 67,890 road accidents over the past 12 years that left 116,726 people dead and 165,021 others injured, according to Bangladesh Jatri Kalyan Samity.The organisation’s Secretary General, Md Mozammel Haque Chowdhury, disclosed the figures at a press conference at Reporter...
Bangladesh and Germany have discussed ‘bilateral and regional strategies’ to tackle non-traditional challenges like effects of climate change, water scarcity and global health threats.From October 17 to 21, a delegation of leadership representatives from various areas in Germany, includi...
National,Business & Commerce,Bank & Insurance,CORPORATE & BRAND
The financial health of Bangladesh’s banking sector has worsened sharply, with troubled banks facing a combined capital shortfall exceeding Tk 1.55 lakh crore in the June quarter.This alarming figure marks a sharp increase from the Tk 110,260 crore deficit recorded in the March quarter.Accordi...
A three-member BNP delegation, led by party Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, is holding a meeting with Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus.The meeting started at state guest house Jamuna at 6pm, said BNP media cell member Sayrul Kabir Khan.The delegation also included BNP Standing Committe...
National,Politics,City
A total of 131 leaders and activists of Awami League and its associate bodies were arrested in Dhaka on Tuesday for participating in flash processions in various parts of the capital.They were arrested throughout the day in different areas under the DMP, said Deputy Commissioner (Media) of the...
Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Tuesday affirmed that only one agreement under the Indian Line of Credit (LoC) with India was cancelled, disagreeing with his Cabinet colleague Adviser Asif Mahmud what he shared from his verified Facebook account.Talking to reporters at the Ministry of F...
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