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RNPP: Equipment installation completed, waiting for performance test
05:10 PM, 19 Dec 2024 ThursdayThe construction of infrastructure and installation of equipment for the first unit of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) in Pabna has been completed, paving the way for performance tests before power generation begins.
ACC sues S Alam’s son, 57 others for ‘embezzling Tk 1,092cr’
04:19 PM, 19 Dec 2024 ThursdayThe Anti-Corruption Commission, ACC, has filed a case against 58 people, including Ahsanul Alam, former chairman of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC and son of S Alam Group owner Saiful Alam, for allegedly embezzling around Tk 1,092 crore through loan fraud...
Police, RAB Surround Rupali Bank in Keraniganj after robbery attempt
04:19 PM, 19 Dec 2024 ThursdayPolice and RAB, supported by locals, have cordoned off the Rupali Bank branch in Keraniganj, Dhaka, following reports of an armed robbery. Efforts are ongoing to negotiate the surrender of the robbers inside the bank.
Settle issues of 1971 to move forward ties, Yunus tells Shehbaz
03:51 PM, 19 Dec 2024 ThursdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today urged Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif to settle the issues of 1971 to help Dhaka move forward with its relationship with Islamabad.
UN reaffirms support for interim govt’s reform initiatives
03:39 PM, 19 Dec 2024 ThursdayThe United Nations (UN) acknowledged the significant changes in Bangladesh in recent months and reaffirmed its support for the interim government's evolving priorities, particularly in reform commissions focused on issues such as elections, policing, anti-corruption, and human rights...
BDR carnage: Complaint against Hasina, Moeen, Tariq with ICT
03:36 PM, 19 Dec 2024 ThursdayFamilies of the army officers killed in the Pilkhana massacre have lodged a formal complaint with the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) against Sheikh Hasina, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, and 56 others, including then-army chief General Moeen U Ahmed and Hasina’s defence adviser Tariq Siddique.
Hasina ordered to shutdown internet: Palak
02:55 PM, 19 Dec 2024 ThursdayFormer State Minister for Posts, Telecommunications, and Information Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak has said that the internet was shut down on the orders of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during the July-August massacre.
Bureaucracy pushes back against proposed reforms
02:34 PM, 19 Dec 2024 ThursdayThe draft proposal by the Public Administration Reform Commission has sparked significant controversy, especially among influential administrative cadre officials. Protests have erupted, with officials demanding the withdrawal of the draft proposal, which they argue undermines their roles and promotes structural inequality.
US hails probe into Hasina’s role in enforced disappearances
01:52 PM, 19 Dec 2024 ThursdayThe United States has welcomed the efforts of Bangladesh’s interim government to investigate the alleged involvement of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in enforced disappearances.
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...