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Labour Party thinks allegations against Tulip ‘spurious’

01:25 PM, 19 Dec 2024 Thursday

The 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 Thursday

Bangladesh'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 Thursday

Five 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 Thursday

Since 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 Thursday

Ragibul 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 Thursday

Following 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 Thursday

A 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 Thursday

The 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 Thursday

The 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 Wednesday

An 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 Wednesday

Five 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 Wednesday

Expatriates' 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 Wednesday

The 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 Wednesday

Malaysian 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 Wednesday

All 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 Wednesday

The 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 Wednesday

The 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 Wednesday

The 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 Wednesday

Professor 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 Wednesday

A 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.