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5 more prosecutors appointed to ICT
01:09 PM, 25 Oct 2024 FridayThe government has appointed five more prosecutors to the International Crimes Tribunal, ICT...
Trees uprooted, heavy rain in Odisha as cyclone Dana completes landfall
12:33 PM, 25 Oct 2024 FridayCyclone Dana hit the Odisha coast in India on Friday, uprooting trees and snapping power lines in several areas. The storm made landfall around midnight between Bhitarkanika in the Kendrapara district...
Rajshahi railway to transport agri-products to Dhaka from Saturday
12:02 PM, 25 Oct 2024 FridayThe West Zone of Bangladesh Railway will transport agricultural products, including vegetables, fish and meat, to Dhaka from Rajshahi region at a cheap cost from Saturday...
More than 150 Rohingya refugees rescued off Indonesia: UN
11:37 AM, 25 Oct 2024 FridayMore than 150 Rohingya refugees including women and children have been rescued off the coast of Indonesia after their boat languished at sea for days, the United Nations refugee agency said Friday...
Qatar, US say Gaza ceasefire talks to resume in Doha
09:59 PM, 24 Oct 2024 ThursdayThe United States and Qatar have announced a resumption of negotiations on a Gaza ceasefire, as US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said mediators are exploring new options after months of failure to seal a US-led plan...
Unfit vehicles to be banned in Dhaka: Rizwana
09:17 PM, 24 Oct 2024 ThursdayEnvironment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Thursday said that the government has decided to allow six months for the phase-out, old and unfit vehicles on the streets of Dhaka...
Macron warns Netanyahu against ‘sowing barbarism’ in remarks on Lebanon
08:24 PM, 24 Oct 2024 ThursdayEmmanuel Macron launched a one-day international conference on Lebanon on Thursday, announcing €100bn of French humanitarian aid and warning the Israeli prime minister, Benjamin Netanyahu, that “civilisation is not best defended by sowing barbarism ourselves”...
Govt to procure refined oil, crude oil, 1 cargo LNG
07:45 PM, 24 Oct 2024 ThursdayThe government on Thursday approved separate proposals in principle for procuring refined fuel oil, crude oil and a cargo LNG...
Protesters reject decision to raise govt job age limit to 32 yrs
07:03 PM, 24 Oct 2024 ThursdayThe protesters have rejected the government’s decision to increase the upper age limit for entering public sector jobs to 32 years...
Ex-state minister for mass education Zakir arrested
06:31 PM, 24 Oct 2024 ThursdayThe police have arrested former State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Zakir Hossain...
Hasina now in Lutyens’ Delhi safe house: Indian media
06:09 PM, 24 Oct 2024 ThursdayFormer Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who fled to India in face of student-led uprising on August 5, has been living in a safe house in New Delhi’s Lutyens Bungalow Zone for over two months under arrangement of the government of India.
Turkey strikes Iraq, Syria after attack on defence company near Ankara
06:07 PM, 24 Oct 2024 ThursdayTurkey’s Air Force has struck Kurdish targets in Iraq and Syria in apparent retaliation for an attack on a key state-run defence company that killed five people and wounded more than 20...
Nafeez skips ACC summon on graft allegations
05:35 PM, 24 Oct 2024 ThursdayChowdhury Nafeez Sarafat, the former chairman of Padma Bank, failed to appear before the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday after being summoned for questioning over graft allegations...
Army Chief discusses defence ties, visa facilitation with Canada
05:10 PM, 24 Oct 2024 ThursdayChief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman, during an official visit to Ottawa, engaged in talks with Canadian officials to enhance defense cooperation and improve visa facilitation services for Bangladeshi nationals, particularly students.
Court exempts Khaleda from Gatco graft case
05:10 PM, 24 Oct 2024 ThursdayA Dhaka court on Thursday exempted BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, and the party's standing committee members Dr Kandaker Mosharraf Hossain and Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury from Gatco graft case...
Survey finds alarming spike in anti-Muslim bias across Europe
04:46 PM, 24 Oct 2024 ThursdayMuslims across Europe are facing a significant rise in racism, largely driven by "dehumanizing anti-Muslim rhetoric," according to the EU’s leading rights agency. A recent survey conducted by the EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) revealed that nearly half of Muslim respondents had experienced discrimination in recent years.
Coastal areas on tidal surge risk from Cyclone Dana
04:10 PM, 24 Oct 2024 ThursdayCyclone Dana continues to intensify, raising concerns for the coastal areas of Bangladesh.
BCS exam attempts limited to three
04:08 PM, 24 Oct 2024 ThursdayThe government has decided to limit the number of attempts for the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examinations to a maximum of three per candidate...
Commodity duty waiver yields little impact, only egg prices drop
03:27 PM, 24 Oct 2024 ThursdayDespite the interim government’s recent decision to waive duties on six essential commodities—rice, oil, sugar, onions, potatoes, and eggs—only egg prices have seen a reduction, while the cost of other items has either remained stable or increased.
Govt to raise govt jobs age limit to 32yrs
02:50 PM, 24 Oct 2024 ThursdayThe interim government's advisory council approved a draft ordinance on Thursday to raise the age limit for applying to government jobs in Bangladesh to 32 years.