National,Politics
The interim government on Wednesday said some of the principles of the China-proposed Global Governance Initiative (CGI) are ‘consistent’ with Bangladesh's policy."Some of the principles of CGI are consistent with Bangladesh's policy. For example, Bangladesh upholds the prin...
National,Sports,Football
Members of the Bangladesh national football team, along with a small group of Bangladeshi nationals stranded in Nepal, are scheduled to return home on Thursday by a special aircraft.A total of 54 passengers, including 38 football team members, around a dozen journalists, and others, will be on board...
National,Business & Commerce,CORPORATE & BRAND,Politics
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has taken a move to introduce duty-free raw material import system for the exporters who do not have any bond license.“We have already started the process,” NBR chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan told a meeting on Wednesday.The meeting titled 'Meet the ...
National,Politics,Art& Culture
Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir has announced a two-day programme marking the historic win in the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) election.It announced the decision in a statement on Wednesday.Islami Chhatra Shibir-backed ‘Oikyoboddho Shikkharthi Jote’ (United Stu...
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman and senior leaders on Wednesday met British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke and discussed issues of mutual interest, including the upcoming national election.The High Commission said the meeting was part of a ‘series of meetings&r...
The government has appointed 120 officials from the BCS Administration Cadre as executive magistrates to ensure law and order and manage control rooms during the 47th BCS preliminary examinations.The Public Administration Ministry issued a gazette notification on Wednesday under the Code of Criminal...
The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday disclosed the draft number of 42,618 polling stations for the 13th parliamentary election, raising the number by around 468 from what was in the 2024 national election. “A total of 42,618 polling stations were fixed considering one station is for ...
Police arrested 1,823 people in a special nationwide drive in last 24 hours till 6:00am on Wednesday, Police Headquarters said in a text message on Wednesday afternoon.Of them, 1,271 were wanted in various cases and under court warrants, while 552 others were held in connection with different crimin...
National,Business & Commerce,Bank & Insurance,Politics
Bangladesh Bank has said the process of merging five debt-ridden banks linked to S Alam Group is moving fast and is expected to be completed by mid-November this year.Earlier this week, the finance ministry approved a draft proposal to merge Exim Bank, Social Islami Bank, First Security Islami Bank,...
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The government of Bangladesh has unequivocally condemned the recent Israeli military aggression against Qatar.Such actions constitute a clear violation of the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Qatar, as well as of international law and the principles of the UN Charter, said the Ministry of Fo...
The Central Intelligence Cell (CIC) of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) on Wednesday seized a locker belonging to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.A CIC team seized the locker at the Motijheel branch of Pubali Bank housed in Sena Kalyan Bhaban in the morning, a senior CIC official said.The off...
BNP standing committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Wednesday congratulated the winners of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) elections.“I congratulate those who have won in the elections as it is the rules of democracy. As the elections were held after a long break there wer...
For the very first time in the history of Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) election, Islami Chhatra Shibir-backed ‘Oikyoboddho Shikkharthi Jote’ (United Students’ Alliance), has won the polls securing a record number of posts.Out of total 28 posts in DUCSU, th...
Islami Chhatra Shibir-backed candidates have won the key positions of Vice President (VP), General Secretary (GS) and Assistant General Secretary (AGS) in the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) election with significant margins.The final results are being announced at the Senate ...
Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD)-backed Vice President candidate Md Abidul Islam Khan has rejected the results of the Dhaka University Central Students’ Union (DUCSU) election, terming them “planned fraud”.However, his panel's GS candidate, Sheikh Tanvir Bari Hamim, the number tw...
The results of the DUCSU election have started to come out hall by hall.In Amar Ekushey and Sufia Kamal Halls, Vice President candidate Shadik Kayem, backed by the Shibir-supported Oikoboddho Shikkharthi Jote, took a big lead with 1,914 votes.His closest rival, BNP-backed candidate Md Abidul Islam K...
National,Country, Districts
The Sylhet district administration has announced a complete ban on the illegal cutting of hills and mounds in the district.The order was issued Tuesday night by Deputy Commissioner and District Magistrate Md. Sarwar Alam.The notice said, “Recently there has been a rising trend of cutting hills...
The Bangladesh government is making every effort to ensure the safe return of the national football team from Nepal amid ongoing unrest in the country.The team’s return, scheduled for 3:00pm local time from Tribhuvan International Airport, was temporarily delayed after the airport authorities ...
Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Tuesday stressed the need for imparting both skilled and soft training to public servants, alongside strengthening the Bangladesh Public Service Commission (BPSC) through operational autonomy.“Recruitment is very important. Ultimately, training should be ...
National,Business & Commerce,Travel & Tourism
Biman Bangladesh Airlines will reschedule their flights as per the evolving security situations in Nepal and the flight reopening in accordance with Nepali civil aviation guidelines, according to the Bangladesh Embassy in Kathmandu.Some 500 passengers of Biman Bangladesh Airlines are currently stuck...
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