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650 killed during student protests in Bangladesh: UN
05:38 PM, 16 Aug 2024 FridayAround 650 people were killed during the student movement in Bangladesh from July 16 to August 11, according to a preliminary report of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights published on Friday (August 16)...
Four more advisers sworn in
04:25 PM, 16 Aug 2024 FridayFour more advisers to the interim government were sworn in on Friday afternoon. The new advisers are former cabinet secretary Ali Imam Majumder, economist Wahiduddin Mahmud, former secretary Fouzul Kabir Khan and Lt Gen Jahangir Alam Chowdhury...
Murder case against Hasina, Quader in Bogura
03:49 PM, 16 Aug 2024 FridayA case has been filed against 101 people, including Awami League President Sheikh Hasina and General Secretary Obaidul Quader, over the death of a teacher in Bogura. Other accused include Bogura Awami League president Mojibur Rahman, general secretary Ragebul Ahsan...
Ex-army officer Maj Gen Ziaul arrested
02:32 PM, 16 Aug 2024 FridayPolice have arrested former army officer Major General Ziaul Ahsan in a murder case filed with the New Market police station in Dhaka. On a tip-off, the law enforcers arrested him from Khilkhet area in the capital on Thursday night...
Khaleda to be taken abroad soon: Fakhrul
01:01 PM, 16 Aug 2024 FridayBNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will soon be taken abroad for better treatment, said the party’s secretary general, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. He informed this while speaking as the chief guest in a doa mahfil at BNP’s Nayapaltan central office in Dhaka on Friday morning...
Mpox: Sweden confirms first case of ‘more grave’ variant outside Africa
12:29 PM, 16 Aug 2024 FridaySweden confirmed its first case of the more contagious variant of mpox, a viral infection that spreads through close contact, marking the first time it has been found outside Africa...
Thai lawmakers elect Shinawatra heiress as PM
11:35 AM, 16 Aug 2024 FridayThai lawmakers on Friday elected the 37-year-old daughter of billionaire Thaksin Shinawatra as prime minister, elevating a third member of the influential but divisive clan to the nation's top job. Paetongtarn Shinawatra, whose father and aunt have served as premier...
Gaza ceasefire talks resume in Doha as deaths top 40,000
09:56 PM, 15 Aug 2024 ThursdayThe United States hailed a "promising start" to Gaza ceasefire talks Thursday, as pressure mounted for a deal to halt the spread of a war that the Hamas-run territory's health ministry said has killed 40,000...
Arsenal in talks with Sociedad over midfielder Merino
09:16 PM, 15 Aug 2024 ThursdayArsenal are in talks with Real Sociedad about signing Spain midfielder Mikel Merino...
Govt recalls 7 envoys
08:22 PM, 15 Aug 2024 ThursdayThe Ministry of Foreign Affairs has recalled Bangladesh's ambassadors and high commissioners, appointed on a contractual basis, from the US, Germany, Russia, Japan, Saudi Arabia, the UAE, and the Maldives. The recalled envoys are Ambassador Mohammad Imran in the US...
British PM greets Yunus, desires to work with him
07:16 PM, 15 Aug 2024 ThursdayBritish Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer on Thursday greeted Nobel Laureate Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus on his assumption of office of the Chief Adviser to the interim government and expressed his desire to work with him and the government for peaceful transition to an inclusive and democratic future...
Hasina faces auto-rickshaw driver murder charge
06:30 PM, 15 Aug 2024 ThursdayA case has been filed against 11 individuals, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader, in connection with the shooting death of autorickshaw driver Sahabuddin during the student movement in Dhaka's Sher-e-Bangla Nagar...
Dhaka to continue cooperation with Russia: Touhid
05:55 PM, 15 Aug 2024 ThursdayForeign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Thursday assured that Bangladesh would continue cooperation with the Russian Federation in areas of mutual interest...
Postponed HSC exams to resume on Sept 11
05:42 PM, 15 Aug 2024 ThursdayThe postponed Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations will resume on September 11, according to the Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee...
Advisory Council expands, 5 more advisers to take oath Friday
05:20 PM, 15 Aug 2024 ThursdayThe interim government is set to expand with the addition of five new advisers, who will be sworn in on Friday, August 16, at 4:00pm at Bangabhaban.
Tuku, Palak, Saikat on 10-day remand
04:58 PM, 15 Aug 2024 ThursdayA Dhaka court has granted police 10 days to interrogate former Deputy Speaker Shamsul Haque Tuku, former State Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Zunaid Ahmed Palak, and Chhatra League’s Dhaka University unit general secretary Tanvir Hasan Saikat in custody...
NBR calls details of 91 accounts of S Alam, family
04:23 PM, 15 Aug 2024 ThursdayThe National Board of Revenue (NBR) has requested the details of 91 accounts associated with controversial businessman S Alam and his family members with different banks and financial institutions.
Biman MD made OSD
04:06 PM, 15 Aug 2024 ThursdayMd Zahidul Islam Bhuiyan, the managing director and CEO of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, has been made an Officer on Special Duty (OSD)...
All edn institutions to reopen Sunday
04:01 PM, 15 Aug 2024 ThursdayThe Ministry of Education has directed all educational institutions, including universities, to reopen and resume academic activities from next Sunday, August 18.
Wickremesinghe calls Yunus
03:16 PM, 15 Aug 2024 ThursdayThe President of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe made a phone call to Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus late Wednesday.