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323 municipality mayors removed from posts
12:47 PM, 19 Aug 2024 MondayThe interim government has removed 323 municipality mayors from their respective positions across the country. These mayors were elected during the tenure of the Awami League government.
4 of a family killed as truck, microbus collide
12:29 PM, 19 Aug 2024 MondayFour members of a family were killed in a head-on collision between a truck and a microbus in Sirajganj in the early hours of Monday. The accident took place on Hatikumrul-Rajshahi highway at Chariashikha area in Salanga area around 3:30am.
Hasina, Quader, Shamim sued for killing fish trader
12:14 PM, 19 Aug 2024 MondayA case has been filed against 62 people, including former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader, former lawmaker Shamim Osman in connection with the murder of fish trader Milon in Narayanganj’s Siddhirganj during the recent student movement.
Malaysia repatriates 37 Bangladeshi migrants
11:31 AM, 19 Aug 2024 MondayMalaysia has repatriated 37 Bangladeshi migrants who were detained in the country for various crimes. The Immigration Department of the country’s Johor State confirmed the matter in a statement on August 17.
748 looted arms, 21667 bullets, tear shells recovered
09:59 PM, 18 Aug 2024 SundayA total of 748 looted arms have been recovered across the country. Additionally, 20,195 round bullets, 1,472 tear gas shells, and 70 sound grenades have also been recovered. This information was confirmed in a message sent from the police headquarters on Sunday.
Faruk Ahmed frontrunner to become BCB president
09:05 PM, 18 Aug 2024 SundayFormer chief selector Faruk Ahmed is highly likely to become the president of Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) as Nazmul Hasan Papon is believed to step down from the post at any time.
73 Addl DIGs promoted to DIG
08:23 PM, 18 Aug 2024 SundayThe government promoted seventy-three Additional Deputy Inspectors General (Addl DIGs) to the rank of Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of the police on Sunday. Out of the newly promoted DIGs, 63 police officials were promoted by creating posts under the supernumerary system.
X to shut operations in Brazil amid bitter legal fight
08:00 PM, 18 Aug 2024 SundaySocial media platform X, formerly Twitter, will shutter its local operations in Brazil following a bitter legal tussle over the platform's rights and responsibilities, owner Elon Musk said on Saturday.
Banks asked to freeze accounts of ex-DB chief Harun, his wife
07:43 PM, 18 Aug 2024 SundayThe Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has instructed all banks to freeze the accounts of former Detective Branch (DB) chief Harun or Rashid and his wife Shireen Akter.
BSEC finally gets new chairman
06:53 PM, 18 Aug 2024 SundayKhondoker Rashed Maqsood, a former banker, has been appointed as the new chairman of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC), the capital market regulatory body.
French film legend Alain Delon dies
06:33 PM, 18 Aug 2024 SundayFrench film legend Alain Delon, a divisive star known to some as a sex symbol and to others as an egotistical chauvinist, has died aged 88, his children announced Sunday.
Hasina, Obaidul sued over murder of two students in Sutrapur
06:28 PM, 18 Aug 2024 SundayA case was filed Sunday against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and 12 others over murder of two students in capital's Sutrapur area during the recent anti-discrimination students' movement.
Govt aware of controlling commodity prices: Salehuddin
06:09 PM, 18 Aug 2024 SundayAdviser to the Ministries of Finance and Commerce Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has said that the prices of commodities are very much related to the production and supply while the government is very much aware about the possible steps for controlling the prices of commodities.
201 officials promoted to joint secretary
05:50 PM, 18 Aug 2024 SundayThe government has promoted 201 deputy secretaries to the rank of joint secretary. The Public Administration Ministry issued a gazette notification in this regard on Sunday. The newly promoted officials have been designated as Officers on Special Duty (OSD) to the ministry.
Metro operation to resume within a week: Adviser Fouzul
05:50 PM, 18 Aug 2024 SundayRoad Transport and Bridge Adviser Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan announced on Sunday that metro rail operations will resume within the next seven days.
Not possible to implement new curriculum: Education adviser
05:21 PM, 18 Aug 2024 SundayThe adviser for education and planning affairs Wahiduddin Mahmud on Sunday said it is not possible to implement the new curriculum.
No need to call me 'Sir': Adviser Nahid
05:16 PM, 18 Aug 2024 SundayInformation and Broadcasting Adviser Nahid Islam made it clear on Sunday that he prefers not to be addressed as ‘sir’ and requested minimal publicity of his photos.
No option for interim govt but to succeed, Yunus tells diplomats
04:57 PM, 18 Aug 2024 SundayChief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Sunday assured the international community that a "free, fair, and participatory" election will be held once essential reforms are completed.
Hasina, Quader sued for student murder in Rangpur
02:57 PM, 18 Aug 2024 SundayA case has been filed against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and 39 others over the murder of a student of Dhaka’s Bangladesh Institute of Glass and Ceramics in Rangpur during the Anti-Discrimination Students' Movement...
Hasina's dictatorship destroyed every institution, Yunus tells diplomats
02:29 PM, 18 Aug 2024 SundayInterim government Chief Adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, on Sunday, accused former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of destroying every institution in Bangladesh in her effort to retain power.