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Kashimpur jail superintendent withdrawn
05:57 PM, 08 Aug 2024 ThursdaySubrata Kumar Bala, senior superintendent of Kashimpur High Security Central Jail in Gazipur, has been withdrawn following the escape of 209 prisoners from the facility...
12 cars ready for interim govt members
05:08 PM, 08 Aug 2024 ThursdayTwelve cars are being prepared for the members of the interim government, set to be sworn in tonight following the fall of Sheikh Hasina's administration.
ICJ bid, Instagram ban latest signs Turkey is moving away from Israel
05:00 PM, 08 Aug 2024 ThursdayTurkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has long been a vocal defender of the Palestinian cause, condemning Israel for its actions towards Palestinians, and once notably berating the late former Israeli President Shimon Peres on stage at the World Economic Forum...
No bar on Diganta TV’s broadcast
04:20 PM, 08 Aug 2024 ThursdayThe Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has withdrawn the suspension order of the broadcast of Diganta Television after around 11 years...
Yunus breaks down remembering Abu Sayeed
03:30 PM, 08 Aug 2024 ThursdayDr Muhammad Yunus, the Nobel Peace Prize-winning economist, was overcome with emotion while speaking about Abu Sayeed, a young man who was shot dead by police in Rangpur during the recent movement.
May Bangladesh fulfill its rebirth's promise: Yunus
03:05 PM, 08 Aug 2024 ThursdayNobel Peace Prize-winning economist Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus has expressed his hopes for the future of Bangladesh, emphasising that the country should fulfill the promise of its recent rebirth.
Dr Yunus returns home
02:36 PM, 08 Aug 2024 ThursdayNobel Laureate Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus returned home from France on Thursday afternoon. The flight carrying him landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at 2:00 pm. Chief of Army Staff General Wakar-Uz-Zaman received him at the airport.
Asaduzzaman appointed as new Attorney General
02:08 PM, 08 Aug 2024 ThursdayMd Asaduzzaman, a lawyer of the Supreme Court, has been appointed as the new Attorney General. President Mohammad Shahabuddin appointed him on Thursday.
Vigilance in the face of fear: People take to streets overnight
01:57 PM, 08 Aug 2024 ThursdayAcross Dhaka, a city accustomed to the hum of daily life, a night of unprecedented anxiety unfolded as residents took to the streets to protect their neighbourhoods from a wave of robberies.
Taylor Swift’s Vienna shows cancelled after IS sympathiser arrest
01:54 PM, 08 Aug 2024 ThursdayThe Vienna leg of a tour by American mega-star Taylor Swift has been cancelled after Austria arrested an Islamic State sympathiser in connection with an attack plot, the organisers said Wednesday.
Jurists demand resignation of CJ, 50 HC judges
01:18 PM, 08 Aug 2024 ThursdaySupreme Court lawyers have called for the resignation of 50 judges from the Supreme Court's Appellate and High Court Divisions, including Chief Justice Obaidul Hasan.
Additional Attorney General SM Munir resigns
12:34 PM, 08 Aug 2024 ThursdayAdditional Attorney General SM Munir has resigned from his post. He submitted his resignation letter to the office of Attorney General on Thursday. Munir himself confirmed the matter to Jago News.
Former West Bengal CM Buddhadeb dies
12:11 PM, 08 Aug 2024 ThursdayFormer Chief Minister of Indian State of West Bengal and veteran CPIM leader Buddhadeb Bhattacharya passed away on Thursday morning. He was 80. Buddhadeb’s son Sucheton Bhattacharya confirmed his father’s death.
Dr Yunus to return home this afternoon
11:18 AM, 08 Aug 2024 ThursdayNobel Laureate Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus will arrive in Dhaka at 2:10am on Thursday. The Yunus Centre confirmed the matter.
Sheikh Hasina couldn’t pack extra clothes while fleeing country
10:45 AM, 08 Aug 2024 ThursdayFormer Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her team, who reached India on Monday fleeing a violent uprising against her Awami League government, could not even carry extra clothes or daily use items, Indian government sources told India Today TV.
US ready to work with Bangladesh interim govt
10:26 AM, 08 Aug 2024 ThursdayThe United States on Wednesday said it is ready to work with the interim government of Bangladesh as the country charts a democratic future for its people.
Israel vows to eliminate new Hamas leader as war enters 11th month
09:49 AM, 08 Aug 2024 ThursdayIsrael vowed to eliminate new Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar, the alleged mastermind of the October 7 attack, with regional tensions threatening to boil over as the Gaza war entered its 11th month on Wednesday.
Interim govt likely to take oath tonight
09:19 AM, 08 Aug 2024 ThursdayThe interim government led by Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus is expected to take oath at 8:00 pm on Thursday. Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman told reporters at the Army Headquarters around 5:45pm on Wednesday.
UK anti-racism protesters take to streets after days of riots
08:28 AM, 08 Aug 2024 ThursdayThousands of anti-racism protesters took to the streets in several English cities on Wednesday to oppose days of far-right violence that have had UK police on high alert.
Turkey submits ICJ bid to join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel
10:15 PM, 07 Aug 2024 WednesdayTurkey has submitted a formal bid to join South Africa’s genocide case against Israel at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), a move that adds to the international pressure on the Israeli government to end its atrocities in Gaza...