National,Business
UNB, Naogaon: The potato farmers in Naogaon district staged a demonstration in front of Sadar Upazila Parishad on Wedesday after dumping potatoes on a road demanding that the price of potatoes be fixed by the government. The farmers under the banner of ‘Naogaon, Bogura and Joypurhat Farme...
National,Politics
There is no security concern centering August 5, said Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Wednesday.Jahangir Alam came up with the assurance while talking to reporters at the Secretariat, a day after the Special Branch (SB) of Police issued a notice over the possibl...
National,Country
UNB, Lalmonirhat: The low-lying areas along Teesta River in Lalmonirhat district have been flooded due to rise of water level in the river amid heavy rains and onrush of upstream water.The floodwater started to submerge roads, houses and courtyards in the low-lying areas since Wednesday morning, lea...
National,Travel & Tourism,Entertainment,Country
UNB, Rangamati: Rangamati district administration has restricted the movement of tourists on Kaptai Lake hanging bridge in Rangamati as it went under water following the rise in water level in the lake amid heavy rain.Alok Bikash Chakma, Manager of Rangamati Tourism Corporation, said the restriction...
National,Health
Two more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 81 this year.The recent fatalities occurred in the Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC), according to the Directorate General of Health Servi...
UNB, Pirojpur: A Pirojpur court on Wednesday sentenced three people to life imprisonment for killing a man in 2019.Pirojpur District and Sessions Judge Md Mujibur Rahman handed down the punishment.The lifers were Mojibor Sheikh, son of Sekendar Ali, Forkan Hawladar, son of Mokhles Hawladar and Md Ma...
The National Consensus Commission (NCC) is moving towards final decisions on several key reform issues and the political parties will be informed of the decisions by Thursday, said its Vice Chair Prof Ali Riaz on Wednesday.“Among the responsibilities you have entrusted to us, decision-ma...
UNB, Sylhet: Police recovered the body of a sand quarry worker, who went missing in the Piyain River in Jaflong under Gowainghat upazila of Sylhet two days back, on Wednesday.Hare Krishna Chandra Das, 48, hailed from Khalapara village in Khaliajuri upazila of Netrokona district, was found floating i...
A high-level review meeting on the country's preparation to graduate from Least Developed Country (LDC) status to a developing country was held ON Wednesday with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in the chair.The meeting was held at the Chief Adviser's Office (CAO) in Tejgaon here, Chie...
National,City,Country
UNB, Sylhet: A Sylhet court on Wednesday sentenced eight people to death and seven others to life term imprisonment for killing a schoolboy in Biswanath upazila in 2021. Judge Syeda Amina Farhin of Sylhet Additional Session Judge Court-1 handed down the punishment. The court also sen...
The Appellate Division on Wednesday acquitted Mobarak Hossain, a death-row convict and expelled Awami League leader, in a case over crimes against humanity committed during the Liberation War.A five-member tribunal, headed by Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed, passed the order.Senior lawyer Barrist...
The government has dissolved the previously formed committee and constituted a new five-member commission to review the allegations of manipulated last three national elections held under the Awami League in 2014, 2018 and 2024.The commission has also been asked to recommend measures for ensuring fa...
Police have seized cheques worth around Tk2.25 crore from the house of Abdur Razzak Riyad, who was expelled from Students Against Discrimination (SAD) following his arrest on extortion charges from a house in Dhaka's Gulshan area on July 26.Talebur Rahman, deputy commissioner (media) of Dhaka Me...
Handa Industries Co, a Hong Kong-based textile and apparel chain, has announced it will invest 250 million USD in Bangladesh.Handa Industries Co, Chairman Han Chun announced the plan as he met Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna on Tuesday.Handa had initially plann...
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said their party wants the prompt trial of those responsible for the killings during last years’ mass uprising as well as the quick implementation of the much-needed reforms in the country.“We want a quick trial for these killin...
National,Politics,Chattogram,Country
BNP Chairperson's Adviser and Chattogram North District BNP Convener Golam Akbar Khandaker was injured as his convoy came under attack in Raozan on Tuesday afternoon.Several other BNP supporters were also injured in the attack.According to party sources, the attack occurred around 4:30 pm at the...
The National Citizen Party (NCP) on Tuesday demanded that the implementation of the July Charter be given a legal foundation before the next parliamentary election."We've clearly said that the implementation of the consensus points reached in the dialogue must be ensured through a legal fra...
World
An Israeli settler has shot and killed Palestinian activist and teacher Awdah Hathaleen in a village near Hebron in the occupied West Bank, local officials and journalists said.Hathaleen was well known for his activism, including helping the creators of the Oscar-winning film No Other Land, which do...
Thailand’s army has accused Cambodia of violating an hours-old truce, saying that sporadic clashes continued despite an agreement to end the deadly fighting in the disputed border region between the two Southeast Asian countries.Thai troops have retaliated “appropriately” and in &l...
At least five people, including a New York Police Department (NYPD) officer, the suspected attacker, and the CEO of a firm, are dead after a shooting inside a Midtown Manhattan office block that houses major financial institutions and the headquarters of the National Football League (NFL), police sa...
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