National,Health,Politics
A group of doctors under the banner of ‘PSC Reform Movement Doctors' Council’ on Sunday raised four demands, including increasing the BCS age limit for doctors to 34 years.The organisation’s spokesperson Dr. Abbas Bhuiyan presented their demands at a press conference here.The d...
National,Politics
Former chairman of Birulia Union Parishad of Savar Saidur Rahman Sujon allegedly committed suicide at Dhaka Central Jail on Sunday.He was found hanging with a towel wrapped around his neck at a cell in Surjomukhi building of the prison, said Inspector General of Prisons Brigadier General Syed Motahe...
National
Gonoforum President and former MP Mostafa Mohsin Montu passed away while undergoing treatment at a city hospital on Sunday. He was 79.Montu, one of the organisers of the Liberation War, breathed his last at Square Hospital around 5 pm, said Gonoforum publicity and publication secretary Muhammad Ulla...
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Sunday once again summoned British MP of Bangladeshi origin, Tulip Siddiq, over allegations of unlawfully acquiring a flat from Eastern Housing in the capital's Gulshan area.The ACC confirmed that a fresh notice has been sent to five different addresses in...
National,Business,Bank & Insurance
Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur on Sunday said five private-sector Islamic banks are set to be merged into a single entity soon, but employees of these banks will not lose their jobs.While speaking at a central bank press conference in Dhaka, the BB governor, however, said the move has no co...
The International Crimes Tribunal-1 (ICT-1) on Sunday granted the prosecution an additional one month to submit the investigation report in a case filed over the killing of Abu Sayed in Rangpur during the July-August mass uprising.The three-judge panel of ICT-1, led by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Mozum...
The May reading of the Bangladesh Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) advanced 6.0 points from the previous month to record a faster expansion rate at 58.9, said a leading chamber on Sunday.This latest PMI reading, released by Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry (MCCI), Dhaka and Policy...
The National Consensus Commission will restart its second round of the reform dialogue with political parties on Tuesday to finalise recommendations and prepare the July Charter.The talks will begin at 11am in the capital’s Foreign Service Academy, said a press release on Sunday.The unfinished...
National,Business,Travel & Tourism
At least Taka 59,77,29,050 crore toll was collected on two major longest bridges-Padma, Jamuna- in the country during the Eid holidays."We have seen maximum motor vehicles crossing Padma and Jamuna bridges on the occasion of the Eid-ul-Azha holidays," Bridge Division Secretary M Abdur Rouf...
Education & Culture
The European Parliament has announced its latest call for applications to the prestigious Schuman traineeships. Every year, around 800 trainees are selected from across Europe and beyond to gain first-hand experience in the heart of EU decision-making.The Schuman traineeship offers a unique opportun...
Jahangirnagar University (JU) has opened a control room to assist students in returning to campus safely after the Eid-ul-Azha holidays. The university authorities made this arrangement as part of their regular initiative to ensure a smooth and secure return for students following long vacations.The...
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Wednesday expressed optimism that the expected meeting between Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and their party acting Chairman Tarique Rahman in London will usher in a fresh breeze for democracy in Bangladesh.“I believe this meeting wil...
National,City
A man identified as a notorious drug dealer was hacked to death in the early hours of Tuesday in what police suspect to be a deadly fallout of gang rivalry in Dhaka’s Pallabi area.The deceased was identified as Rakibul Hasan Sani, widely known by his alias ‘Paper Sani’, aged 29.Law...
Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Monday said that former president Abdul Hamid has not been arrested upon his return to Bangladesh since there is currently no arrest warrant issued against him."Since there is no warrant against him [Hamid], the question of arrest...
Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said on Monday that the overall law and order situation across the country, including the capital, remained satisfactory during Eid-ul-Azha, except for a few isolated incidents. He made the remarks while speaking to reporters after v...
National,Business,City
Two cattle traders were allegedly drugged and robbed of Tk 25 lakh in cash in the capital'sD Tejgaon area early Friday.The incident took place around 12:30am near the Tibet-Nabisco intersection, said police and relatives of the victims.The victims, identified as Md Hasan, 50, and Anwar Hossain, ...
National,Business,Travel & Tourism,Country
The Padma and Jamuna bridges recorded their highest-ever daily toll collection and vehicle crossings on June 5, as per the road transport and bridges ministry.According to a a press release issued by the Bridges Division late last night, 52,487 vehicles crossed the Padma Bridge, generating a record ...
National,Politics,City
A Dhaka court on Thursday again sent listed terrorist and ‘seven star’ syndicate kingpin Subrata Bain to jail after end of his remand in an arms case.Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Nazmin Akter passed the order as police produced Subrata before the court after end of an eight-day remand i...
BNP Senior Joint Secretary Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Thursday accused the interim government of 'resorting to tactics' to delay the national election, ignoring the hopes and aspirations of people.“Sheikh Hasina has seemingly relegated free and fair elections to the museum. After her removal...
Jubo Dal President Abdul Monayem Munna has said that BNP is the only political party that started an anti-India movement first in Bangladesh. He made the remark while talking to reporters at Shantinagar in the capital on Wednesday.Monayem Munna said, "We are the first to start an anti-Indi...
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