National,Politics,City
Police in a drive arrested 40 people along with drugs, bombs, firearms, and local weapons from Mohammadpur Geneva Camp on Sunday.The drive started at 4 pm on Saturday and continued till 03:30 am on Sunday, said deputy commissioner (media) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Talebur Rahman at a press ...
National,Education & Culture
The government on Sunday reaffirmed its commitment to ensure the distribution of all school textbooks by the first month of the next year, despite concerns over irregularities in previous allocations and questions over the quality of books.After a meeting of the Advisers Council Committee on Governm...
National,Politics
The government has appointed new deputy commissioners (DCs) for three districts, including Chattogram, ahead of the national election slated for February next.A notification, signed by deputy secretary of the Ministry of Public Administration Aminul Islam, was issued on Sunday morning.Mohammad Abdul...
National,Politics,Chattogram,Country
UNB, Chattogram: The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has seized 23 sacks of documents from the Chattogram home of former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury’s driver during a raid linked to a probe into his suspected overseas assets and money laundering.An ACC team from its Dhaka headqua...
National,Bank & Insurance
A court here has ordered the confiscation of US$81 million from the Philippines' Rizal Commercial Banking Corporation (RCBC) in connection with the 2016 Bangladesh Bank (BB) reserve heist, said the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of Bangladesh Police."The court issued the order last...
National,Politics,Education & Culture
UNB, Rajshahi: Rajshahi University (RU) authorities have suspended their decision to reinstate the ward quota amid student protests.A media release, signed by Public Relations Officer and administrator Prof Akhtar Hossain Majumdar, announced the suspension around 1 am on Saturday.According to the re...
National,Health
Bangladesh logged its deadliest day of the year from dengue on Sunday, with 12 people succumbing to the mosquito-borne virus in just 24 hours.The latest fatalities pushed the nationwide death toll to 179 since January, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).Health officials s...
Tech Post
At present, social media platforms, especially Facebook, have been flooded with AI-generated images. Many users, inspired by others, are creating and sharing trending AI images. However, experts warn that getting caught up in these trends might put your privacy and personal data at risk.One of the p...
Wheelers
BYD, a global leader in New Energy Vehicles (NEVs), unveiled the all-new version of its popular electric vehicle, the BYD Atto 3, at a launch event held at their flagship showroom in Tejgaon on Saturday. The event was attended by key industry figures, including Hafizur Rahman Khan, Chairman of ...
Country
Rupganj Correspondent: In Rupganj Upazila of Narayanganj, the construction of the Balu River bridge at Kayetpara Union remains unfinished after more than two decades, highlighting severe mismanagement and broken promises. The project began in 2001 under the Roads and Highways Department with an...
Rupganj Correspondent: Mustafizur Rahman Bhuiyan Dipu, a member of the BNP’s Central Executive Committee, held a yard meeting with local women in Rupganj, Narayanganj, on Friday afternoon. The meeting, organised at Balur Math in the Hatabo area of Bhulta Union, was part of BNP’s cam...
National,Business,Country
UNB, Sylhet: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has seized a large consignment of Indian smuggled goods from the Sylhet branch of SA Paribahan Courier and Parcel Service, alleging the company’s involvement in distributing the contraband to various parts of the country.According to a press rele...
National,Country
UNB, Dinajpur:A young man was detained from the Parbatipur station area in Dinajpur on charges of leaking question papers for the upcoming BCS examination.The accused Mohibul Islam, 25, is a resident of Uttar Atrai village in Palashbari union, Parbatipur upazila, and a student at a private universit...
National,Politics,Country
UNB, Khulna: Authorities have imposed Section 144 in the Pather Bazar area of Dighalia Upazila from 5pm to 10pm on Friday, following announcements of rallies by two opposing factions of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) scheduled at the same venue.Ariful Islam, Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO...
World
Reuters, Washington: A group of U.S. senators introduced on Thursday the first Senate resolution to urge recognition of a Palestinian state, further signaling a shift in Washington sentiment toward Israel nearly two years into its war with Hamas in the Gaza Strip.The Democratic-led measure is unlike...
AFP, United Nations: The United Nations Security Council will vote Friday on reimposing deep economic sanctions on Iran over its resurgent nuclear program.Britain, France and Germany -- signatories to the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action intended to stop Tehran obtaining nuclear weapons -- al...
AFP, QuettaL: Separate blasts in Pakistan's restive Balochistan province killed at least 11 people, officials said on Friday.Militancy has been rising in mineral-rich Balochistan, which sits on the border with Afghanistan and Iran, and it has been met with a sweeping counter-terrorism crackdown....
Reuters, Raqqa, Syria: The Euphrates River is a simmering front line in the struggle for the new Syria.It separates the country’s two largest armed camps, marking the physical divide between clashing visions for the future. On one side is the army of the new Damascus government, dominated...
Reuters, Kathmandu: Nepal’s interim prime minister pledged on Friday to fight corruption, create jobs and raise living standards in her first public comments since coming to office after youth-led protests toppled the government.Sushila Karki said the protests - that left at least 72 peop...
Reuters, Doha: An elderly British couple detained by the Taliban in Afghanistan in February were released and flying to Doha on Friday after Qatari mediation, an official with knowledge of the matter told Reuters.Barbie and Peter Reynolds' family had been concerned for their health and their abi...
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