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Expat Bangladeshis’ imprisonment over quota protests concerned PM: Arafat
09:45 PM, 27 Jul 2024 SaturdayState Minister for Information and Broadcasting Mohammad Ali Arafat on Saturday said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is concerned about Bangladeshi expatriates’ safety in Middle East countries as many of them were exposed to legal actions over the quota movement at home...
Tom Cruise receives prestigious honour from France’s culture minister
09:01 PM, 27 Jul 2024 SaturdayTom Cruise, who is currently filming “Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part Two” in Europe, was inducted Knight of the Legion of Honor by France‘s culture minister Rachida Dati in Paris on July 26...
Banking hours from 10am to 3pm from Sunday to Tuesday
07:57 PM, 27 Jul 2024 SaturdayThe Bangladesh Bank on Saturday announced the duration of interbank transactions for July 28 to 30...
Health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza says 30 killed in school strike
07:07 PM, 27 Jul 2024 SaturdayThe health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza said an Israeli strike Saturday on a school killed 30 people, after a days-long military operation further south left around 170 dead, according to the civil defence agency...
BNP leader Annie on 7-day remand
06:35 PM, 27 Jul 2024 SaturdayA Dhaka court on Saturday placed BNP’s joint secretary general, Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie, on a seven-day remand in a case filed over the attack on Bangladesh Television Bhaban...
Govt offices to operate 9am-3pm until Tuesday
06:30 PM, 27 Jul 2024 SaturdayGovernment offices will operate from 9:00 am to 3:00 pm from Sunday to Tuesday, Public Administration Minister Farhad Hossain informed reporters on Saturday (July 27).
Primary schools may reopen this week
05:59 PM, 27 Jul 2024 SaturdayThe government primary schools, which remain closed across the country since July 24, may reopen this week. Primary and Mass Education Secretary Farid Ahmed told Jago News on Saturday afternoon. He said, “Efforts are underway to reopen the government primary schools this week. A meeting will be held tomorrow...
1 lakh SIM users entered Dhaka on Jul 18: Palak
05:22 PM, 27 Jul 2024 SaturdayState Minister for Posts, Telecommunications, and Information Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak revealed that 1,00,000 SIM users entered Dhaka before the recent violence related to the quota reform movement.
So far 2,536 held in Dhaka
05:05 PM, 27 Jul 2024 SaturdayDhaka Metropolitan Police has, so far, arrested 2,536 people, most of them are BNP and Jamaat-e-Islami activists, in 209 cases filed with different police stations in the capital...
PM seeks Japan’s cooperation to reopen damaged metrorail stations
04:43 PM, 27 Jul 2024 SaturdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday sought cooperation from Japan to reopen soon the two damaged metrorail stations at Mirpur-10 and Kazipara in Dhaka...
China claims first Paris Olympics gold in air rifle
04:33 PM, 27 Jul 2024 SaturdayWorld champions Huang Yuting and Sheng Lihao secured China’s first gold medal of the Paris Olympics on Saturday, dominating the mixed air rifle team event.
3 quota protest coordinators in custody for safety: DB chief
04:15 PM, 27 Jul 2024 SaturdayThe detectives have taken three coordinators of the protesters seeking quota reform– Nahid Islam, Asif Mahmud, and Abu Baker Majumder – into custody for, what they said, to ensure their security.
Labour govt won’t challenge ICC’s Netanyahu arrest warrant request
03:40 PM, 27 Jul 2024 SaturdayThe British government has abandoned plans to oppose the International Criminal Court’s (ICC) application for an arrest warrant against Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu over alleged war crimes in Gaza.
Over 180,000 displaced from Gaza’s Khan Younis in 4 days: UN
02:54 PM, 27 Jul 2024 SaturdayMore than 180,000 Palestinians have fled bombardment around the southern Gaza city of Khan Younis in four days, the United Nations has said.
Apparel exports see 5.2% fall in 11 months
01:36 PM, 27 Jul 2024 SaturdayAccording to the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB), in the first 11 months of FY 2023-24, the export income of ready-made garments showed a growth of 2.86 per cent. However, Bangladesh Bank's data indicated a decrease in export income by 5.2 per cent during the same period.
Maritime ports asked to hoist signal 3
01:33 PM, 27 Jul 2024 SaturdayMaritime ports of Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to keep hoisted local cautionary signal no 3 as the low-pressure area over North Bay and adjoining area intensified into a well-marked low and now lies over Gangetic West Bengal and adjoining Northwest Bay.
Prime Finance First Mutual Fund: A tale of loss and price surge
01:15 PM, 27 Jul 2024 SaturdayAn investment of Tk 33 crore in shares of 36 listed companies resulted in a loss of Tk 16 crore. Additionally, an investment of Tk 1.92 crore in eight mutual funds incurred a loss of Tk 81 lakh. Investment in a single bond also resulted in losses.
PM claims nationwide mayhem was a plot to cripple economy
12:32 PM, 27 Jul 2024 SaturdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the nationwide mayhem was a part of conspiracy to completely cripple the economy to make Bangladesh again a country of beggars.
RAB arrests 290 in connection with violence
12:04 PM, 27 Jul 2024 SaturdayThe Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on Saturday said it arrested a total of 290 people in connection with the violence during the quota reform movement.
PM visits damaged Setu Bhaban, Disaster Management Dept
11:11 AM, 27 Jul 2024 SaturdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday visited the massively damaged Setu Bhaban and Department of Disaster Management at Mohakhali by the BNP-Jamaat-Shibir men during the nationwide mayhem centering the quota reform movement.