National,Politics
British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke on Monday said the United Kingdom (UK) is working with Bangladesh to unlock new trade opportunities, support business-friendly reforms and connect UK buyers with high-quality Bangladeshi products.“Export diversification is crucial for Banglad...
BNP Standing Committee member Salahuddin Ahmed on Monday warned that curtailing the control of the executive branch would disrupt the balance of power in governance.He, however, said his party is participating in the ongoing consensus dialogue to make sure that autocracy never returns to Bangladesh ...
National,Politics,Country
The government will arrange a three-month long training for 1.5 lakh members of the police on election duties starting from September next.Besides, 60,000 members of the army will also be deployed during the election period to help maintain law and order and ensure voter safety, said Chief Adviser&r...
National,City
A woman has gone missing by falling into an uncovered manhole on the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway near Hossain Market area in Tongi of Gazipur on Sunday night.The missing woman has been identified as Tasnim Siddique Jyoti, originally from Chuadanga. She lived in Mirpur, Dhaka, and worked for a pharmaceu...
National,City,Chattogram
UNB, Chattogram: Relentless monsoon rains have plunged Chattogram into chaos, with widespread waterlogging disrupting daily life and leaving residents, especially HSC examinees, struggling with immense hardship.The people of the port city have been experiencing intermittent rainfall since Monday mor...
National,Business,Politics,Chattogram
Container transportation to and from Chattogram port has been disrupted, as workers operating container-carrying prime movers stopped work since this morning due to the election of their union's executive committee.The container transportation with prime movers will remain suspended for 12 hours...
World
Five people were killed in a mass shooting at a food market in Bangkok on Monday.The suspect in the attack at Or Tor Kor Market died after taking his own life, police in Thailand's capital confirmed.Four of those killed were security guards and the fifth victim worked at the market. Two other ma...
National,Politics,City,Country
Govt forms commission to probe Milestone jet crashThe government has formed a commission to probe the Bangladesh Air Force jet crash into Milestone School and College in Dhaka's Uttara on July 21.According to a Cabinet Division gazette issued on Sunday night, the nine-member commission headed by...
The Ministry of Public Administration has issued letters to all ministries, instructing them to include passport numbers in government orders (GOs) related to foreign travel.The directive was detailed in a letter signed by Senior Assistant Secretary Jeti Pru, sent on Sunday. It noted that while GOs ...
Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) and their allies have declared the formation of a separate government in territories they control, primarily in the Darfur region—an area already under scrutiny for alleged war crimes and crimes against humanity.The announcement, made Satur...
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Monday had a review meeting on the country’s law-and-order situation and election preparations by law enforcement agencies.The meeting was held at the state guest house Jamuna with Prof Yunus in the chair, said Chief Adviser's Deputy Press Secretar...
National,Tech Post,Country,Science Technology
UNB, Cumilla: When the high-tech CCTV cameras were installed across Cumilla city in late 2021, they arrived with a promise of safety, security and smarter streets.Mounted at bustling intersections and shadowy corners, the cameras were the city’s new digital guardians, boasting artificial intel...
World,Politics
AFP, PUTRAJAYA, Malaysia: Talks aimed at seeking a ceasefire between Thailand and Cambodia got underway in Malaysia on Monday, an AFP photographer saw, as a festering frontier territorial dispute dragged into a fifth day of open combat.Thailand's acting Prime Minister Phumtham Wechayachai ...
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman is working to reshape Bangladesh through unity and collective effort, said BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday."Tarique Rahman is trying to figure out how Bangladesh can be rebuilt. He envisions a new Bangladesh by uniting everyone,&quo...
National Consensus Commission Vice-Chairman Professor Ali Riaz on Monday said the commission is going to reach the final process of the historic July Charter in the next 2-3 days through continuous discussions.He made the remark while delivering his speech at the beginning of the 20th day of the sec...
Continuous rain triggered by an active monsoon has disrupted normal life in Dhaka, causing severe inconvenience to commuters in the capital.The rain which began on Sunday evening continued till Monday morning, causing waterlogging in several low-lying areas.Office-goers and other city dwellers strug...
National,City,Education & Culture
The death toll from the tragic military aircraft crash into Milestone School and College in Uttara has risen to 34 with the death of a 14-year-old boy at the National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery on Monday.The deceased was identified as Shaheel Faravi Ayan, who sustained 40 percent burn inj...
National,Politics,City
The National Consensus Commission’s ongoing dialogue with political parties was suspended on Sunday after a sudden fire alarm at Shapla Hall of the Foreign Service Academy in Dhaka.The alarm began sounding around 12:15 pm, prompting momentary panic among participants.Vice Chairman of the Conse...
BNP on Monday staged a walkout from the reform dialogue during the discussion over the proposed appointment process for four key constitutional and statutory bodies.Before the walkout, BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed said his party will not take part in the discussion regarding the pr...
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