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Shafik Rehman returns to TV with 'Lal Golap' after 8-year hiatus
04:27 PM, 14 Nov 2024 ThursdayJournalist and TV presenter Shafik Rehman is set to make a comeback on television with his popular programme ‘Lal Golap’ after nearly eight years.
Indian media spreading falsehood about Bangladesh: Home Adviser
04:16 PM, 14 Nov 2024 ThursdayHome Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury accused Indian media of spreading false information about Bangladesh, stating that continuous misinformation has led people to doubt even truthful reports.
8 Bangladeshis held in West Bengal for ‘trespassing’
04:01 PM, 14 Nov 2024 ThursdayEight Bangladeshi nationals were arrested by Khardah police in West Bengal's North 24 Parganas district on charges of illegal entry into India.
10 students pass in madrasa after Alim results re-scrutiny
03:51 PM, 14 Nov 2024 ThursdayThe results of Alim examinations of 36 students from the Madrasa Education Board have changed after reevaluation of their answer scripts...
Potatoes selling at Tk 45 per kg in Rangpur
03:25 PM, 14 Nov 2024 ThursdayTo ease potato prices for consumers, potatoes are now available at Tk 45 per kg in Rangpur, with Pran Agro Limited collaborating in the initiative launched by the district administration and the National Department of Consumer Rights Protection.
Yunus pledges labour reforms to boost foreign investment
03:06 PM, 14 Nov 2024 ThursdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus announced on Thursday that his administration will implement key labor reforms to attract more foreign investment into Bangladesh's manufacturing sector.
Govt appoints around 1,300 law officers this month
02:25 PM, 14 Nov 2024 ThursdayThe government has appointed 1,299 legal officers at different courts in 25 districts across the country this month.
Kolkata-bound IndiGo flight makes emergency landing over bomb threat
02:08 PM, 14 Nov 2024 ThursdayA Kolkata-bound IndiGo flight with 187 passengers and six crew members onboard made an emergency landing at Raipur airport on Thursday morning following a bomb threat to the aircraft, police said.
BOESL’s workforce market ‘stuck’ in Jordan
02:00 PM, 14 Nov 2024 ThursdayDespite mandate to facilitate manpower export, Bangladesh Overseas Employment and Services Limited (BOESL) has struggled to open new labour markets over the past decade, with the majority of workers being sent to Jordan.
Yunus meets Azerbaijan President, discusses mutual interests
01:45 PM, 14 Nov 2024 ThursdayChief Adviser to the interim government, Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus, met Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev at the COP29 climate conference venue in Baku on Thursday. They discussed issues of mutual interest.
Above 60 bighas arable landowners in govt's crosshairs
01:19 PM, 14 Nov 2024 ThursdayStarting this December, the government will begin identifying individuals and families who own more than 60 bighas of arable land, marking the first-ever enforcement of a long-standing provision in the Land Reform Act.
HC declares quick rental plant indemnity unlawful
12:42 PM, 14 Nov 2024 ThursdayIn a landmark decision, the High Court has ruled that the indemnity provision outlined in Section 9 of the Quick Rental (Special Provisions) Act, 2010 is unlawful.
Yunus to open waiting lounge for expatriates at HSIA
12:42 PM, 14 Nov 2024 ThursdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus will inaugurate a spacious and comfortable waiting lounge for the expatriate workers at the multilevel car parking area of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA).
Ex-AL MP Solaiman Salim arrested in Gulshan
12:20 PM, 14 Nov 2024 ThursdayPolice arrested former Awami League lawmaker from Dhaka-7 constituency and son of Haji Mohammad Selim, Mohammad Solaiman Salim from the city's Gulshan area in the wee hours of Thursday.
Labour Counselor withdrawn after harassment of Nazrul in Geneva
12:13 PM, 14 Nov 2024 ThursdayMohammad Kamrul Islam, the First Secretary (Labour) at the Labour Welfare Wing of Bangladesh's Permanent Mission in Geneva, has been withdrawn following an incident involving the harassment of Law, Justice, and Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul at Geneva Airport.
Yunus slams COP29 climate talks as ‘fish market’
11:30 AM, 14 Nov 2024 ThursdayChief Adviser to the interim government Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus has likened the haggling at the UN COP29 climate summit in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan, to a "fish market".
Man with explosives dies trying to enter Brazil Supreme Court
10:04 AM, 14 Nov 2024 ThursdayA man with explosives died Wednesday trying to enter Brazil's Supreme Court in what appeared to be a suicide, officials said.
Biden, Xi arrive in Peru ahead of face-to-face at Asia-Pacific summit
09:39 AM, 14 Nov 2024 ThursdayUS President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping arrive Thursday in Lima for an Asia-Pacific summit overshadowed by the prospect of a world embroiled in trade wars under Donald Trump.
Voting begins in Sri Lanka parliamentary election
09:09 AM, 14 Nov 2024 ThursdayPolls opened in Sri Lanka's parliamentary vote on Thursday, AFP journalists saw, the island's first election under President Anura Kumara Dissanayake, who came to power two months ago.
Yunus urges youths to dream to achieve their goals in life
08:31 AM, 14 Nov 2024 ThursdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has called upon the youths to dream to achieve their goals in life as the dream is a power. “You have to dream . . . the dream is the most powerful driving force in life,” he said while speaking at a youth gathering on the sidelines of COP29 in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.