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Friday, 28 February, 2025

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UAE orders to release 1,295 prisoners ahead of Ramadan

UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan has ordered the release of 1,295 inmates (prisoners) from correctional institutions in the country. Sheikh Mohamed has also pledged to settle any financial obligations incurred as part of the inmates sentences, in a gesture marking the Holy Month...

Experts urge policy reforms as inflation hinders business, investment

Experts and stakeholders have raised concerns over the long-standing inflation that is severely impacting business growth and investment in Bangladesh. They have called for immediate measures to control inflation and prevent further economic instability. The call was made during the 12th...

Indonesia, Apple agree on terms to lift iPhone 16 ban

Indonesia and Apple have agreed on terms to lift the countrys ban on iPhone 16s and could sign a deal as early as this week, Bloomberg News reported on Tuesday, citing people familiar with the matter. Indonesia banned the iPhone 16 in October after Apple failed to meet requirements that...

NASA to provide live coverage of progress 91 launch, space station docking

NASA will offer live coverage of the upcoming launch and docking of the Roscosmos Progress 91 spacecraft, which is set to deliver essential supplies to the International Space Station (ISS). The uncrewed spacecraft will carry approximately three tons of food, fuel, and other critical provisions for...

Preparing for elections in full swing: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin said we are preparing for the 13th National Parliament elections in full swing and we are trying with all our efforts. He said this at a program organized at the Election Training Institute in Agargaon in the capital on Monday. The CEC said,...

Govt withdraws BPM, PPM awards of 103 police officials

The government has withdrawn the Bangladesh Police Medal (BPM) and President Police Medal (PPM) conferred on 103 police officials for the undue role they played in the 2018 national election, reports UNB. The police officials have been ordered to refund all the money they received against the...

Gas supply disruption in parts of Dhaka on Tuesday

Gas supply will be suspended or experience low pressure in several areas of Dhaka on Tuesday due to pipeline relocation work, the Titas Gas Authority has announced. In a statement, Titas Gas apologised for the inconvenience and said the disruption is necessary to transfer an existing pipeline...

New bat virus can enter human cells similar to COVID-19

A newly discovered bat coronavirus uses the same cell-surface protein to gain entry into human cells as the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes covid-19, raising the possibility that it could someday spread to humans, Chinese researchers have reported. The virus does not enter human cells as readily as...

Norway's 1X developing home-specific humanoid robot

1X, a Norwegian robotics firm, launched its latest home robot, Neo Gamma, on Friday. The humanoid prototype, designed for home testing, takes over from Neo Beta and can perform tasks like making coffee, doing laundry, and vacuuming, reports Techcrunch. 1X announces that the bipedal Neo Gamma...

Process underway to remove SPs on duty during 2018 election: AFM Khalid

The government has taken steps to remove superintendents of police (SPs) who were in charge during the 2018 general election, Religious Affairs Adviser AFM Khalid Hossain said on Saturday, reports UNB. As part of the process, some SPs are being made officers on special duty (OSD) or sent into...

Saudi Ambassador extends greetings in Bengali on Feb 21

Saudi Arabias Ambassador to Dhaka, Issa bin Youssef Al-Dahilan, has extended his greetings to the people of Bangladesh in Bengali on the occasion of Language Martyrs Day and International Mother Language Day. The Saudi Ambassador extended these greetings in a video message on Friday (February...

800 local & international companies under one roof at ICCB

The 17th International Plastic Fair has kicked off at Bangladeshs largest commercial expo village, ICCB Expo Village Bangladesh. This four-day event features over 800 stalls from both local and international companies and will continue until Saturday. The fair was inaugurated on Wednesday at the...

U19 WC winner Nabil retires from cricket at 21 due to health Issues

Prantik Nawrose Nabil, a member of Bangladeshs 2020 U19 World Cup-winning team, has announced his retirement from all forms of cricket at just 21 years old. The young cricketer cited personal reasons for his decision, but it has now been revealed that serious health concerns, including asthma and a...

Trump serious about making Canada 51st state

Former U.S. President Donald Trump reiterated his desire for Canada to become the 51st state, claiming the U.S. loses $200 billion annually in trade with its northern neighbor. In a Super Bowl interview with Fox News, Trump insisted Canada would be better off as a U.S. state, a notion Canadian...

Committee formed to produce documentary on BNP’s 31-point reform plan

A six-member committee has been formed under the Zia Parishad to produce a Gambhira-style documentary on BNPs 31-point state reform plan. BNP Media Cell Member Shairul Kabir Khan confirmed the matter recently. He stated that as per the decision of the Zia Parishads Standing Committee,...

Trudeau calls Trump’s Canada-51st state talk 'real thing'

Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Friday said President Donald Trumps talk of making Canada the 51st U.S. state is a real thing and is linked to the countrys rich natural resources, local media reported. Trudeaus comments to business and labor leaders in a closed-door session were mistakenly...

Young voters are the game changer

The key to a political partys rise to power by the 13th National Parliamentary Elections now lies in the hands of young voters. A data analysis shows that some three crore voters are in the 18-29 age group who will play a pivotal role in the elections. Hence, the parties will focus on the huge...

People don’t want to see any election like 2014, 2018, 2024: Parwar

Jamaat-e-Islami secretary general professor Mia Golam Parwar on Tuesday said the peope do not want to see any election like 2014, 2018 and 2024. The election that the interim government is preparing for must be a free, fair and acceptable poll by reforming all relevant state organs, including...

US’s Lockheed Martin delivers first F-16 block 70 jet to Bulgaria

Lockheed Martin of the United States has delivered Bulgarias first F-16 Block 70 fighter jet, marking a significant milestone in the countrys air force modernization efforts. The announcement came on Monday following a ceremony held last Friday in Greenville, South Carolina, where the aircraft was...

Why civil society fails in governing the country?

On Tuesday (January 28), rail communication across the country was completely disrupted as railway workers, citing various demands, declared an indefinite halt to train operations. They expressed frustration, saying that they had been repeatedly assured that their demands would be addressed, but...

BNP holds talks with Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam, 12-Party Alliance on election reforms

BNP held two separate meetings on Friday with leaders of Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam and the 12-party alliance to discuss the countrys current political climate and coordinate efforts for the timely holding of the next election, with necessary reforms, reports UNB. At approximately 6:30 p.m., a...

Aamir Khan seen at Raipur Airport ahead of upcoming projects

Bollywood star Aamir Khan was spotted at Raipur airport on Tuesday. The actor is gearing up for his next release, Sitaare Zameen Par, which he recently revealed is slated for a Christmas release this year. Its an entertaining film with a story I truly enjoy, Khan shared at a recent event, adding...

BB to announce monetary policy on Feb 10

Bangladesh Bank (BB) is set to announce a new monetary policy for the remaining period of the current fiscal year 2024-25 on February 10. The date of the central bank board meeting is fixed on February 9, and the next day (February 10) will be announced the monetary policy, said a senior...

Tk 812cr embezzlement: Tarique Siddique, 18 others sued

Four cases were filed against 19 individuals including Major General (Retd.) Tarique Ahmed Siddique, security adviser to the former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for embezzling Tk812 crore in the name of development projects at the airport. ACC Director General Akhter Hossain confirmed the...

BB hires three global firms to recover $17b siphoned money

Bangladesh Bank (BB) has hired the worlds three big accounting firms -- EY, Deloitte and KPMG to do an asset quality review of the banks from where $17bn was siphoned off by people close to former prime minister Sheikh Hasina. BB Governor Ahsan H Mansur revealed the information in an interview...

Indonesia, ExxonMobil sign $10B deal for CCS development

Indonesia and ExxonMobil have signed a $10 billion agreement to advance the petrochemical sector and develop Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) technology, according to the Coordinating Ministry for Economic Affairs. The memorandum of understanding (MoU) outlines a significant investment aimed at...

BNP wants another 1/11 in the name of a neutral government: Nahid Islam

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islams demand for a neutral government indicates the formation of another 1/11 government, said Information and Broadcasting Advisor Md Nahid Islam. The advisor made this comment in a status posted on his verified Facebook account on Thursday. Nahid wrote,...

Significance of the 1969 mass uprising in national life is immense: Tarique Rahman

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman said the main goal of the mass uprising was to return from dictatorship to democracy, multi-party political activities, pluralism and the practice of thought, along with regaining the civil liberties of the people. So, the significance of the 1969 mass uprising in...