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Remaining HSC exams cut in half, new schedule delayed
02:51 PM, 20 Aug 2024 TuesdayThe remaining Higher Secondary Certificate and equivalent examinations will be shortened, with students answering only half the number of questions per subject.
Steve Smith says he has no plans to retire
02:48 PM, 20 Aug 2024 TuesdayVeteran Australia batsman Steve Smith says he has no plans to wind down his cricket career having signed a long-term deal to play in the Big Bash League (BBL) with the Sydney Sixers.
Salehuddin for keeping Tk 1,000 notes but puts responsibility on BB
02:07 PM, 20 Aug 2024 TuesdayFinance and Trade Adviser Salehuddin Ahmad on Tuesday said that he thinks believe it is best to keep the Tk 1000 note as there is no issue with it.
22 more officials promoted to joint secys
01:57 PM, 20 Aug 2024 TuesdayThe government has promoted 22 more officials from the post of deputy secretary to joint secretary. The Public Administration Ministry issued a gazette notification in this regard on Tuesday.
Metro rail may run from Aug 25
01:19 PM, 20 Aug 2024 TuesdayThe employees of Dhaka Metro Rail resumed their duties on Monday following the fall of the Awami League government. The authorities expressed hope to resume metro rail operations from August 25.
Chinese-funded projects to continue: Ambassador
12:57 PM, 20 Aug 2024 TuesdayChinese Ambassador Yao Wen confirmed that ongoing projects in Bangladesh funded by China will continue.
Axe to fall on many projects
12:47 PM, 20 Aug 2024 Tuesday"We have several projects that serve the interests of a select group rather than the public. Despite negative reports, these projects were approved by the Planning Commission. We are identifying such projects, and those with minimal public involvement will be cancelled."
Guterres assures Yunus of full supports in restoring inclusive democracy
12:11 PM, 20 Aug 2024 TuesdayUnited Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has assured the Bangladesh’s interim government of providing full supports in efforts towards restoring an inclusive and prosperous democracy in the country in a message to Chief Adviser Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus.
Attack on Fakhrul’s motorcade: Hasan Mahmud, 85 others sued
11:42 AM, 20 Aug 2024 TuesdayA case was filed accusing 86 identified individuals, including former Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud and 300 unidentified people, on charges of attacking a motorcade of BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
Dipu Moni, Arif Khan shown arrested in murder case
11:11 AM, 20 Aug 2024 TuesdayFormer Social Welfare Minister Dipu Moni and former Deputy Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Arif Khan Joy have been shown arrested in a murder case filed with Mohammadpur police station.
Blinken says Israel accepts Gaza proposal, urges Hamas to do same
10:21 AM, 20 Aug 2024 TuesdayUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had accepted a "bridging proposal" presented by Washington to tackle disagreements blocking a ceasefire deal in Gaza, and urged Hamas to do the same.
Khaleda’s bank accounts unfrozen after 17 years
09:12 AM, 20 Aug 2024 TuesdayAll bank accounts of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia have been unfrozen after 17 years.
Former Deputy Sports Minister Arif Khan arrested
08:43 AM, 20 Aug 2024 TuesdayDhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested former Deputy Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Arif Khan Joy in connection with a murder case filed with Mohammadpur Police Station.
Iran hacked Trump’s presidential campaign: US intelligence
08:17 AM, 20 Aug 2024 TuesdayIran was behind the recent hack of Donald Trump's presidential campaign, US intelligence officials have confirmed. The FBI and other federal agencies said in a joint statement that Iran had chosen to interfere in the US election "to stoke discord and undermine confidence in our democratic institutions".
Six S Alam-linked banks face lending restriction
06:44 PM, 19 Aug 2024 MondayThe Bangladesh Bank has imposed restrictions on the lending activities of six Islamic banks linked to S Alam Group amid allegations of financial irregularities.
Writ seeks ban on Awami League
06:05 PM, 19 Aug 2024 MondayA writ petition has been filed with the High Court seeking its directions to ban Awami League and cancel its registration as a political party for killing students and general people during the quota reform movement.
Imran applies to be Oxford chancellor
05:37 PM, 19 Aug 2024 MondayPakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has applied to become the next chancellor of Britain's prestigious University of Oxford, his party said.
Abdul Muyeed appointed as new chairman of Biman
05:27 PM, 19 Aug 2024 MondayAbdul Muyeed Chowdhury, an adviser of the former caretaker government, has been appointed as the new chairman of Biman Bangladesh Airlines.
Remittances surge: Tk 13,374cr in just 17 days
05:13 PM, 19 Aug 2024 MondayExpatriates, expressing distrust in the recently ousted Sheikh Hasina government, had initially turned to sending money via informal channels, known as hundi, causing a sudden dip in official remittance flows.
Rosatom rejects allegations of Hasina’s embezzling $5b from RNPP
04:44 PM, 19 Aug 2024 MondayRussia's state nuclear agency, Rosatom, has strongly denied reports that ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina embezzled $5 billion from the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) project, with the help of the agency.