National,Politics
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...
National,Politics,Country
UNB, Khagrachhari: An activist of the Democratic Youth Forum, backed by the United People's Democratic Front (UPDF), was shot dead by miscreants in Ugudochari village of Chengi Union in Panchhari Upazila on Sunday afternoon.According to a statement signed by the organisation’s office secre...
Religious Affairs Adviser Dr. A. F. M. Khalid Hossain has said that the construction of iconic mosques, funded by a Tk 244 crore Saudi royal grant, will start shortly.The adviser came up with the remarks after meeting with Saudi Ambassador to Bangladesh Dr Abdullah Zafer bin Abiyah at the Secretaria...
UNB, Netrokona: Police have detained a Jubo League leader in Purbadhala upazila of Netrokona for allegedly posting a provocative message on Facebook opposing a scheduled rally by the National Citizen Party (NCP).The detainee was identified as Md Humayun Kabir (36), son of Abdul Mannan Chutu Mia of P...
National,Country
UNB, Naogaon: A court in Naogaon on Sunday sentenced two people to life imprisonment in a case filed for kidnapping and raping a woman on the pretext of marriage in 2001.District and Sessions Judge Md. Mehedi Hasan Talukder of Naogaon Women and Children Repression Prevention Tribunal-2, delivered th...
World
Syria will hold parliamentary elections in September, the head of a body tasked with organizing the election process told state media Sunday.Mohammed Taha al-Ahmad, chairman of the Higher Committee for People’s Assembly Elections, told state news agency SANA that elections will take place betw...
The United States and the European Union reached a tariff deal Sunday after a brief meeting between President Donald Trump and European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen. A White House deadline was days away for imposing punishing import taxes on the 27-member EU, which is America’s leadin...
National,Health,Politics
A delegation of 21 physicians and nurses from Singapore, China and India met Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna on Sunday.The international medical teams are currently in Dhaka to provide specialised healthcare services to victims of the recent plane crash at Milestone...
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has announced the convening committee of Nilphamari district unit on Sunday.The committee was announced through a press release signed by BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi.According to the press release, the 33-member committee and advis...
BSS, MUNSHIGANJ: Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Sunday said those implicated in false cases will get justice."Police have been facing some problems in submitting charge sheets in many cases as there are lots of accused in those cases," he said while talki...
Country
In an overnight operation, the Department of Forest and Coast Guard jointly seized 700 kilograms of crab and an engine-run trawler from the Koyra upazila in Khulna, officials confirmed Sunday.Acting on a tip-off, the team conducted a drive at Charamukha Canal in South Bedkashi Union under the Kopota...
In a major reshuffle, the Election Commission has transferred 71 of its officials.The EC on Sunday issued a gazette notification in this regard signed by Assistant Secretary of Election Commission Secretariat Mohammad Shahidur Rahman.According to the notification, the transferred officials of the EC...
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