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Labour Party thinks allegations against Tulip ‘spurious’
01:25 PM, 19 Dec 2024 ThursdayThe UK’s ruling Labour Party thinks allegations against Tulip Siddiq, Labour MP for Hampstead and Highgate, accusing her of assisting her aunt, Sheikh Hasina, the recently ousted Bangladeshi prime minister, in embezzling funds as “spurious”.
Bangladesh presses Adani Power to reopen power deal
01:00 PM, 19 Dec 2024 ThursdayBangladesh's interim government has accused Adani Power, an Indian energy supplier, of violating a multi-billion-dollar agreement by withholding tax benefits granted to a power plant critical to their deal.
5 killed as dump truck, auto-rickshaw collide
12:52 PM, 19 Dec 2024 ThursdayFive people, including three family members and two others, were killed in a head-on collision between a dump truck and a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Cox's Bazar on Thursday morning.
No need for election delay as EC in place: Fakhrul
12:05 PM, 19 Dec 2024 ThursdaySince the Election Commission (EC) has been formed, there is no need for a delay in the election. The people expect a clear statement from the Chief Adviser on this matter, said BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday.
Former Bogura-6 MP Ripu arrested while in hiding
11:16 AM, 19 Dec 2024 ThursdayRagibul Hasan Ripu, the former Member of Parliament for Bogura-6, has been arrested by the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) while in hiding. He faces a total of 13 charges, including murder, in various police stations across the district.
Saad’s followers leave Ijtema ground following govt directive
10:18 AM, 19 Dec 2024 ThursdayFollowing a clash between the followers of Maulana Saad and Maulana Zubair at the Bishwa Ijtema ground in Tongi, Gazipur, on Wednesday, the government instructed the followers of Saad to vacate the premises.
11 killed in Vietnam karaoke bar fire, suspect arrested
09:48 AM, 19 Dec 2024 ThursdayA fire ripped through a karaoke bar in the Vietnamese capital, killing 11 people and injuring two others in a case of suspected arson, police said Thursday.
Enforced disappearance: Travel ban on 20 army, police officials
09:29 AM, 19 Dec 2024 ThursdayThe Ministry of Home Affairs has ordered the suspension of passports for 20 senior army and police officials due to their alleged involvement in enforced disappearances. A travel ban has also been imposed on them.
US welcomes Bangladesh election plan
08:26 AM, 19 Dec 2024 ThursdayThe United States on Wednesday welcomed plans by Bangladesh's interim leader to hold elections after a student-led uprising toppled long-ruling Sheikh Hasina.
13 die as speedboat collides with ferry in India
09:56 PM, 18 Dec 2024 WednesdayAn Indian Navy speedboat that was undergoing engine trials lost control and collided with a passenger ferry off the Mumbai coast on Wednesday...
Dengue claims 5 lives in 24 hrs
09:34 PM, 18 Dec 2024 WednesdayFive more dengue patients died and 274 were hospitalised in the country in the last 24 hours. With this, a total of 99,569 dengue cases and 556 deaths from the mosquito-borne disease were reported from January 1 to December 18 this year, a Directorate General of Health Services press release said on Wednesday...
Govt working sincerely for welfare of expatriates: Asif Nazrul
09:26 PM, 18 Dec 2024 WednesdayExpatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul today said the government is working sincerely for the welfare and betterment of the Bangladeshi expatriates...
4 police officials including SB chief transferred
08:57 PM, 18 Dec 2024 WednesdayThe interim government has transferred the head of the Special Branch (SB) of the Bangladesh Police, AIG Khandakar Rafiqul Islam, and appointed him as the new chief of the Anti Terrorism Unit...
Malaysian minister meets Chief Adviser in Cairo
08:15 PM, 18 Dec 2024 WednesdayMalaysian Minister for Higher Education Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir held a meeting with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in Cairo on Wednesday, December 18...
All overdue int’l payments to be cleared in a month: BB governor
06:53 PM, 18 Dec 2024 WednesdayAll overdue payments relating to Letters of Credit (LCs) will be cleared within one month, said Bangladesh Bank, BB, Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur. “We’ve told the banks that since you’ve opened it, you will have to settle it. The banks can put blame on their clients...
Education Reform Commission to be formed within days
06:20 PM, 18 Dec 2024 WednesdayThe interim government will announce the Education Reform Commission in a few days, said prof Dr Md Aminul Islam, special assistant of the Ministry of Education...
Fire in Karail slum controlled within an hour
05:58 PM, 18 Dec 2024 WednesdayThe Fire Service and Civil Defense successfully brought the fire in Karail's Bau Bazar slum under control within an hour. Seven units of the Fire Service worked to contain the blaze.
Nat’l Revolutionary Council announces central committee
05:49 PM, 18 Dec 2024 WednesdayThe National Revolutionary Council, a Muslim nationalist political party formed by students involved in the July-August Uprising, has unveiled a 77-member partial central convening committee.
Dhaka board chairman Tapan Kumar made OSD
05:35 PM, 18 Dec 2024 WednesdayProfessor Tapan Kumar Sarker, the chairman of the Board of Intermediate and Secondary Education, Dhaka, has been made an Officer on Special Duty, OSD...
7 units battling to contain fire in Karail slum
05:17 PM, 18 Dec 2024 WednesdayA fire erupted in the Bau Bazar area of the Karail slum in the capital, prompting seven units of the Fire Service and Civil Defence to respond.