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Winds of change in the banking sector: Trust Regains
12:11 PM, 08 Oct 2024 TuesdaySince Nobel laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus took charge as Chief Adviser of the interim government, significant reforms have reshaped the banking and financial sector
Durga Puja holiday extends by one day
12:02 PM, 08 Oct 2024 TuesdayThe government has decided to extend the upcoming Durga Puja holiday by an additional day.
Sundarbans tiger population increases by 11
11:35 AM, 08 Oct 2024 TuesdayThe tiger population in the Sundarbans has increased, according to the latest survey.
Discipline yet to return in education sector, reform lags behind
11:16 AM, 08 Oct 2024 TuesdayDespite the interim government's emphasis on reforms across various sectors, including education, no visible progress has been made in the education sector after two months in office.
Pakistan bans Pashtun rights group citing security concerns
10:05 PM, 07 Oct 2024 MondayPakistan has banned the Pashtun Tahaffuz Movement (PTM), or Pashtun Protection Movement, a prominent rights group, listing it as a “proscribed organisation”...
Taskforce in districts to monitor market
09:29 PM, 07 Oct 2024 MondayThe government has formed a “special taskforce” to monitor and review the market situation and supply chain of essentials at the district level...
Masood, Shafique make England toil in first Test
08:49 PM, 07 Oct 2024 MondayEngland got a late reward at the end of a gruelling opening day's play on their tour of Pakistan, who were taken to 328-4 by centuries from Shan Masood and Abdullah Shafique...
HSC results on Oct 15
08:06 PM, 07 Oct 2024 MondayThe results of the Higher Secondary Certificate, HSC, and its equivalent examinations will be published on October 15...
Jayasuriya named Sri Lanka coach after interim success
06:58 PM, 07 Oct 2024 MondayFormer captain Sanath Jayasuriya has been appointed Sri Lanka's head coach after a successful period in charge on an interim basis...
Lalmonirhat executive magistrate Tapashee suspended
06:11 PM, 07 Oct 2024 MondayTapashee Tabassum Urmi, an assistant commissioner (executive magistrate) at Lalmonirhat Deputy Commissioner's Office, has been suspended following her controversial remark about the chief adviser of the interim government, Professor Muhammad Yunus, on Facebook...
Yunus among world's top 50 influential Muslims
06:01 PM, 07 Oct 2024 MondayNobel laureate and interim government Chief Adviser of Bangladesh, Muhammad Yunus, has been named one of the top 50 figures in the list of the 500 most influential Muslims globally.
Deep seaport to be built with Japanese funds, not China or India
05:27 PM, 07 Oct 2024 MondayDespite initial discussions involving China and India, the construction of the Matarbari deep seaport in Maheshkhali will now be financed by Japan.
Saber Hossain Chowdhury on 5-day remand
05:26 PM, 07 Oct 2024 MondayA court in Dhaka has placed Saber Hossain Chowdhury, former minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, on a five-day remand in a case over the murder a BNP activist...
Graft decreased somewhat, extortion remains high: Wahiduddin
04:59 PM, 07 Oct 2024 MondayPlanning and Education Adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud on Monday said that while corruption has somewhat decreased, extortion still remains a significant issue in the country after the political changeover.
Hajj pilgrims to go by sea from Bangladesh on Saudi consent
04:20 PM, 07 Oct 2024 MondayThe Saudi government has agreed to Bangladesh's proposal to send Hajj pilgrims by sea.
Govt vehicle usage to be tracked: Planning adviser
04:10 PM, 07 Oct 2024 MondayPlanning and Education Adviser Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud has expressed frustration over the misuse of government vehicles, stating that a comprehensive audit will be conducted to track the whereabouts of all government-owned cars across the country.
Specific plans should be taken to make Dhaka livable: Rizwana
04:02 PM, 07 Oct 2024 MondayEnvironment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has said specific action plans are needed to make Dhaka livable...
Bank accounts of Summit's Aziz Khan, family members frozen
03:48 PM, 07 Oct 2024 MondayThe Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit, BFIU, has directed all banks to freeze the accounts of Summit Group Chairman Muhammad Aziz Khan, his brothers and other family members...
Ambros, Ruvkun of US win Nobel in medicine
03:45 PM, 07 Oct 2024 MondayThe Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institutet has awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to American scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun.
Action initiated against absentee police personnel: IGP
03:22 PM, 07 Oct 2024 MondayInspector General of Police M Mainul Islam announced that action has been initiated against the police personnel who have yet to report for duty.