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Crew ousts Messi-less defending champ Miami in Leagues Cup
09:15 AM, 14 Aug 2024 WednesdayDiego Rossi's two second-half goals launched the reigning MLS champion Columbus Crew over defending champion Inter Miami 3-2 to reach the Leagues Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday.
Japan PM to step down in Sept
09:01 AM, 14 Aug 2024 WednesdayJapanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will step down as ruling party leader in September, media reported on Wednesday, ending a three-year term marked by rising prices and marred by political scandals.
Ahsan H Mansur made BB Governor
08:21 AM, 14 Aug 2024 WednesdayFormer official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Dr Ahsan H Mansur has been appointed as the new Governor of Bangladesh Bank. The Financial Institutions Division of the Finance Ministry issued a gazette notification in this regard on Tuesday night.
Postponed HSC exam likely to resume from Sept 11
09:46 PM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayThe Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee has made a proposal to hold the postponed Higher Secondary Certificate and its equivalent examinations from September 11...
Public holiday on August 15 cancelled
08:55 PM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayThe advisory council of the interim government has cancelled the public holiday on August 15, the National Mourning Day...
WB renews its commitments to Bangladesh; stands ready to work with interim govt
07:33 PM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayCountry Director of the World Bank in Bangladesh and Bhutan Abdoulaye Seck on Tuesday renewed the World Bank Group's commitments to Bangladesh, saying they are ready to work with the interim government led by Nobel laureate Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus as the chief adviser...
Ex-minister Anisul, adviser Salman arrested
07:30 PM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayFormer Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq and the private industry and investment adviser to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Salman F Rahman, have been arrested...
Bank accounts of Palak, wife frozen
07:18 PM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayThe Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit has asked all the banks to freeze the accounts of former State Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Zunaid Ahmed Palak, and his wife...
Farooq-e-Azam gets Liberation War Ministry
06:34 PM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayFreedom fighter Farooq-e-Azam will act as the adviser for Liberation War Affairs Ministry...
Demand rights as citizens, not as a minority: Yunus
06:21 PM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayChief Adviser of the interim government, Muhammad Yunus, on Tuesday urged the Hindu community to assert their constitutional rights as citizens of Bangladesh rather than viewing themselves as a minority.
Probe finds Palak, BTRC chairman ordered internet shutdown
05:39 PM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayAn investigation has revealed that the internet shutdown during the quota reform movement was ordered by the former State Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Zunaid Ahmed Palak, and BTRC Chairman Engineer Mohiuddin Ahmed, not due to a fire as previously claimed...
Masrur Reaz new BSEC chairman
05:37 PM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayThe government has appointed Dr M Masrur Reaz as the new chairman of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission for the next four years...
BNP requests UN probe into mass killings during student movement
05:24 PM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayThe Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Tuesday submitted a formal letter to the United Nations, calling for an international investigation into the mass killings allegedly committed by the ousted Sheikh Hasina government during the recent student-led uprising...
Major reshuffle in police
04:46 PM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayBangladesh police administration witnessed a major reshuffle with the transfer and posting to new work stations of 39 high and mid-range officials on Tuesday...
Ahsan H Mansur poised to become new BB governor
04:26 PM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayThe government is likely to appoint Ahsan H Mansur, a former official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as the new governor of Bangladesh Bank...
SB chief Monirul removed
04:10 PM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayThe government has removed the police’s Special Branch chief Md Monirul Islam...
New face to feature Khokon’s ‘Bhayankar Aynaghar’, not Shakib
04:01 PM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayDirector Badiul Alam Khokon, renowned for his successful collaborations with superstar Shakib Khan, is venturing into new territory with his upcoming film ‘Bhayangkar Aynaghar’.
NSI gets new DG
03:12 PM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayMajor General Abu Mohammad Sarwar Farid of the Bangladesh Army has been appointed as the Director General of National Security Intelligence (NSI), replacing Major General Mohammed Hossain Al Morshed.
UN chief welcomes efforts to restore calm in Bangladesh
02:30 PM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayUnited Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres has welcomed efforts to restore calm and organize parliamentary elections in Bangladesh, with the support of the interim government.
Salahuddin refuses to quit BFF, vows to contest polls
02:10 PM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayIn the wake of the Sheikh Hasina government's fall, calls for leadership changes in Bangladesh's football and cricket administrations have intensified.