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GK Shamim gets 5 years for illegal wealth, mother acquitted
12:39 PM, 27 Mar 2025 ThursdayA Dhaka court has sentenced expelled Juba League leader SM Golam Kibria Shamim, also known as GK Shamim, to five years in jail and acquitted his mother, Ayesha Akter, in a case filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over amassing illegal wealth worth over Tk 297 crore.
Asian countries must chart roadmap for shared prosperity: CA
11:30 AM, 27 Mar 2025 ThursdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday asked the Asian countries to chart a clear roadmap for a shared future and prosperity.
Shab-e-Qadr to be observed tonight
10:31 AM, 27 Mar 2025 ThursdayThe holy Shab-e-Qadr, also known as Lailatul Qadr (the Night of Decree), when the first verses of the Holy Quran were revealed to Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), will be observed across the country on Thursday night.
China Executive Vice Premier holds talks with CA
09:58 AM, 27 Mar 2025 ThursdayExecutive Vice Premier of the State Council of China, Ding Xuexiang, held talks with Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser, Professor Muhammad Yunus, on Thursday on the sidelines of the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) conference in China.
Trump reaffirms commitment to US-Bangladesh bilateral relations
09:14 AM, 27 Mar 2025 ThursdayUS President Donald Trump has extended his greetings to Chief Adviser Dr Muhammad Yunus and the people of Bangladesh on the occasion of Independence Day, reaffirming the United States' commitment to strengthening bilateral relations.
CEXIM Chairman meets Chief Adviser
08:42 AM, 27 Mar 2025 ThursdayChen Huaiyu, Chairman of The Export-Import Bank of China (CEXIM), met with Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser, Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus, at Bo'ao State Guest House in Hainan Province on Thursday. The meeting took place on the sidelines of the Bo'ao Forum for Asia Annual Conference 2025.
South Sudan Vice President arrested
08:22 AM, 27 Mar 2025 ThursdaySouth Sudan's First Vice President Riek Machar was arrested in Juba, his party's Foreign Relations Committee chairman said in a statement. Machar, a long-time rival to President Salva Kiir, was arrested at his compound in an arrest involving "20 heavily armed vehicles," Machar's SPLM-IO party said in a statement.
There’s nothing like ‘2nd independence’: Mirza Abbas
09:49 PM, 26 Mar 2025 WednesdayBNP Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas on Wednesday said there is no such thing as a “second independence” in a sovereign, independent Bangladesh...
US religious freedom panel urges sanctions against India's RAW
08:54 PM, 26 Mar 2025 WednesdayThe US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) has recommended targeted sanctions against India’s Research and Analysis Wing (RAW), the nation’s external intelligence agency...
Pedestrian killed in Mirsharai BNP infighting
08:33 PM, 26 Mar 2025 WednesdayA pedestrian was killed and several others were injured as two factions of the party clashed over the announcement of Mirsharai upazila and two municipal unit committees in the upazila in Chattogram on Wednesday, March 26...
UN General Assembly adopts resolution on Rohingya crisis
07:25 PM, 26 Mar 2025 WednesdayThe United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution on the scope, modalities, format, and organisation of the high-level conference on the situation of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar under the sponsorship of Malaysia and Finland...
Yunus reaches Hainan to join Boao Forum for Asia
06:51 PM, 26 Mar 2025 WednesdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus reached Hainan province of China on Wednesday, March 26, to join the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) conference. "A special flight carrying the Chief Adviser and his entourage reached Qionghai Boao International Airport in Hainan at about 4:15pm...
Transport syndicate set to extort Tk 832cr from Eid travellers: Jatri Kalyan Samity
05:29 PM, 26 Mar 2025 WednesdayA powerful transport syndicate has started extorting Tk 832.30 crore from over 1.5 crore Eid travellers as "tips," forcing them to pay exorbitant extra fares, according to a report...
Rizwana calls for national consensus for essential reforms
04:48 PM, 26 Mar 2025 WednesdayEnvironment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan said on Wednesday that the critical need for building consensus in national interest was essential...
Neesham, Seifert propel NZ to 4-1 series win against Pakistan
04:22 PM, 26 Mar 2025 WednesdayNew Zealand signed off the series as they started it: with an absolute hammering of Pakistan. Tim Seifert, who smashed an unbeaten 97 off 38, ensured New Zealand needed just ten overs to get to Pakistan's limp 128 after five wickets for Jimmy Neesham hobbled Pakistan in the first innings...
No gas for 8 hours in parts of Dhaka Thursday
03:39 PM, 26 Mar 2025 WednesdayGas supply will remain suspended for 8 hours in the northern part of Dhaka on Thursday...
Israel releases Palestinian Oscar winner after West Bank detention
02:38 PM, 26 Mar 2025 WednesdayIsraeli police released Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal on Tuesday, after detaining him a day earlier for "hurling rocks" following what activists described as an attack by settlers in the occupied West Bank.
Yunus off to China on 4-day visit
01:45 PM, 26 Mar 2025 WednesdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus left Dhaka for China on Wednesday on a four-day official visit. "A special flight carrying the Chief Adviser and entourage departed Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at about 1:00 pm," said Chief Adviser's Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad.
BNP disappointed over lack of polls roadmap in CA’s statement
01:23 PM, 26 Mar 2025 WednesdayBNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir expressed deep disappointment on Wednesday over the statement made by the Chief Adviser on Tuesday, noting that it lacked any mention of an election roadmap.
It costs Tk 2.5 to earn Tk 1 in railways: Adviser
11:41 AM, 26 Mar 2025 WednesdayAdviser to the Ministry of Railways, Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, said on Wednesday that the railway is a loss-making institution, with Tk 2.5 spent for every Tk 1 earned. He identified two main reasons for this: corruption within the railways and wastage.