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Mobile internet to be restored by Sunday or Monday: Palak
06:36 PM, 24 Jul 2024 WednesdayState Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak has said mobile internet service will be restored across the country by Sunday and Monday...
Edn institutions to remain shut till 100% safety ensured: Minister
06:00 PM, 24 Jul 2024 WednesdayEducation Minister Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury on Wednesday said the government will not consider opening of educational institutions at this moment without ensuring 100% safety of the students. The ministers said they are monitoring the overall situation.
All exams of PSC postponed until July 31
05:00 PM, 24 Jul 2024 WednesdayAll recruitment examinations, including the viva voce of the 44th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS), under the Public Service Commission (PSC) have been postponed until July 31 for 'unavoidable grounds'...
Broadband connections likely to be restored completely soon: ISPAB
04:22 PM, 24 Jul 2024 WednesdayBroadband connections are expected to be restored completely soon as the Internet Service Providers Association of Bangladesh (ISPAB) has already been able to restore over 40 percent of connections across the country...
Govt working on lifting curfew at the earliest: Home Minister
04:12 PM, 24 Jul 2024 WednesdayHome Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Wednesday said the government will bring the suboteurs during the quota reform protests to book after tracing them. "We will identify them one after another with all our ability and bring them to justice. We won't step away," he told the reporters at the Secretariat in Dhaka...
PM invites Malaysia to fully manufacture its autos in Bangladesh
03:11 PM, 24 Jul 2024 WednesdayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday invited Malaysia to set up facilities to fully manufacture their Perodua brand car in Bangladesh.
Hamas, Fatah ink unity deal under Chinese mediation
02:33 PM, 24 Jul 2024 WednesdayPalestinian factions have signed a “national unity” agreement aimed at maintaining Palestinian control over Gaza once Israel’s war on the enclave concludes.
Over 1,600 arrested across country
02:32 PM, 24 Jul 2024 WednesdayThe law enforcement agencies have continued their drives to arrest those involved with the violent activities during the quota reform movement. A total of 1,630 people, including the leaders and activists of BNP and Jamaat, were so far arrested across the country. Of them, 601 were arrested in the last 24 hours.
18 killed in plane crash in Nepal
01:34 PM, 24 Jul 2024 WednesdayAt least 18 people were killed after a Saurya Airlines aircraft crashed during takeoff at the Tribhuvan International Airport (TIA) in Nepal's Kathmandu on Wednesday. The accident occurred after the Pokhara-bound flight suffered a runway excursion during takeoff, said TIA Spokesperson Subash Jha.
2 KNF members killed in joint forces' operation in Bandarban
01:12 PM, 24 Jul 2024 WednesdayTwo members of armed separatist group Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF) were killed in the joint forces’ operation in Bandarban on Wednesday morning. The incident took place at Saikot Para in Ruma upazila of the district.
DMP transfers 8 OCs
12:50 PM, 24 Jul 2024 WednesdayEight officers-in-charge (OCs) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have been transferred to different police stations following violent quota protests. The DMP Headquarters issued an official order in this regard on Monday.
229 people killed in Ethiopia landslides
11:56 AM, 24 Jul 2024 WednesdayMore than 200 people have been killed in two landslides in southern Ethiopia, authorities said.
Curfew relaxed for 7 hours, offices resume
11:19 AM, 24 Jul 2024 WednesdayAll public and private offices resumed on Wednesday after three-day general holiday. Both public and private offices will remain opened from 11am to 3pm. However, the ongoing curfew will remain relaxed in Dhaka, Gazipur, Narayanganj and Narsingdi districts from 10am to 5pm.
Myanmar junta chief takes over as acting President
10:08 AM, 24 Jul 2024 WednesdayMyanmar's acting president has taken medical leave and transferred his duties to military chief Min Aung Hlaing, the junta said on Monday. Myanmar has been in turmoil since the military seized power in 2021, deposing the government of democracy leader Aung San Suu Kyi.
Broadband internet service resumes after 5 days
09:43 AM, 24 Jul 2024 WednesdayThe broadband internet service resumed on Tuesday night on a limited basis in Dhaka and Chattogram after it had been cut off since Thursday (July 18). Broadband internet resumed around 8:30pm in the two cities, but mobile internet remains off.
US Secret Service boss resigns over Trump shooting failures
09:03 AM, 24 Jul 2024 WednesdayUS Secret Service director Kim Cheatle has resigned after security failures surrounding an assassination attempt on former President Donald Trump.
PM urges party men, affluent people to stand by poor people
08:53 AM, 24 Jul 2024 WednesdayPrime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday called upon the leaders and workers of her party and its associate bodies, affluent section of the society and well-wishers to extend hands of cooperation to the country's lower income, poor and working-class people.
Govt issues gazette on reformed quota system in public service
08:16 AM, 24 Jul 2024 WednesdayThe Public Administration Ministry on Tuesday issued a gazette notification on reformed quota system in public service following a recent verdict of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC).
12 dead, hundreds injured as protests rage on
05:26 PM, 18 Jul 2024 ThursdayTwelve people were killed in daylong clashes between quota reform activists and police and RAB during the ‘complete shutdown’ enforced by the protesters in Dhaka and elsewhere on Thursday.
RFL now exclusive distributor of JOMOO bathware
04:55 PM, 18 Jul 2024 ThursdayRFL, the country’s leading business conglomerate, has been appointed as the exclusive distributor of China's famous bathware brand JOMOO in Bangladesh.