- 648 brick kilns shut down in anti-pollution drive
- New logo for Bangladesh Police finalised
- Earthquake felt in Dhaka, various parts of country
- China now slaps 125% tariffs on US goods
- Dismembered bodies of 2 women, a kid recovered in N'ganj
- Nasrul Hamid is the greatest 'electricity thief' of all time: Siddique Nazmul
- Shamit begins process to represent Bangladesh
- Residential buildings, farms hit in new US strikes in Sana’a
- Metro Rail’s 2 stations to be closed on Bangla New Year
- Protom Alo, Daily Star represent Hindustan: JAGPA Chhatra League
- 167 more Bangladeshis return from Libya
- Taliban morality enforcers arrest men for having the wrong hairstyle or skipping mosque: UN
- Om Puri confessed his affair a day before his wedding to Seema Kapoor
- Delhi Airport may face flight delays for four months
- Pirates attack trawlers in Bay of Bengal, 68 rescued after 25 hours
- Trump threatens Mexico with tariffs over water dispute
- Trump administration cuts thousands off from Social Security
- Foreign secretary reiterates Rohingya repatriation only solution
- Weather Forecast: Light rain in parts of country, heat wave may ease
- Asian shares sink, with Japan’s Nikkei down 5.6% as trade war escalates
Nat’l Moon Sighting Committee to meet Sunday
The National Moon Sighting Committee will meet on Sunday to determine the date of Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival for Muslims. The meeting is scheduled for 6:30 pm at the conference room of the Bangladesh Islamic Foundation (BIF) in Baitul Mukarram National Mosque, reports BSS....
Ex-Nagorik Committee leader announces new political platform
A new political platform, led by Ali Ahsan Zonaed, one of the organisers of the July uprising and a former joint convener of the Jatiya Nagorik Committee, is set to be introduced in April this year. Zonaed made the announcement in a Facebook post on Sunday. In the post, he wrote, After the...
National Moon Sighting Committee's meeting tomorrow
A meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee will be held tomorrow (March 1), aiming to review the moon sighting which will mark the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan. The meeting will be held at the conference room of the Islamic Foundations Baitul Mukarram office in the capital...
Jatiya Nagorik Committee abolishes all posts except four
The Jatiya Nagorik Committee (JNC) has declared the abolishment of its current organogram, executive committee, cells and search committee, except for the convener, member secretary, spokesperson, and chief organiser. The decision was taken at the 11th general meeting of the platform on...
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...
Nagorik Committee holds protest march against attack on students in Gazipur
Jatiya Nagarik Committee has held a protest march and rally against the attack and torture on students by Awami League leaders and activists at the house of former minister Mozammel Haque in Gazipur. This program was held in front of the deputy commissioners office on Rajbari Road in Gazipur...
Govt to unveil 'July Proclamation' after all-party consensus on reforms
Interim Government will release the July Proclamation following consensus between the Interim Government, political parties, and other key stakeholders on recommendations from the reform commissions, Chief Advisers Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam said today (February 5), reports TBS. Speaking at a...
Four alliances in upcoming election
Four major alliances are being discussed widely in political arena as the 13th National Parliament Election approaches and efforts are underway to form alliances. There is tension regarding the expansion of alliances, and seat-sharing negotiations are ongoing. The Bangladesh Nationalist Party...
Jatiya Nagorik Committee gets 41 new members
An additional 41 central members have been included in the Jatiya Nagorik Committee, bringing the total number of committee members to 188. The information was shared in a media release on Saturday night by the committees Convenor Nasiruddin Patwari and Member Secretary Akhtar Hossain....
‘Hasina, her cohorts using laundered money to spread propaganda’
Sarjis Alam, chief organiser of the Jatiya Nagorik Committee, has alleged that ex-prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her cohorts are using laundered money to fund propaganda cells spreading misinformation to confuse and divide people. The people of Bangladesh are conscious enough to see through...
Hearing Hasina's ‘story of development,’ it felt like we were living on Mars: Sarjis
Jatiya Nagorik Committee chief organizer Sarjis Alam said listening to the so called story of development in the past 16 years of Hasina regime, it felt like we are no longer in Bangladesh; rather we are living on Mars. Where is this development visible now? he asked. He said this at a mass...
Jatiya Nagorik Committee forms 5 new cells
The Jatiya Nagorik Committee (JNC) has formed five new cells to streamline its organisational activities. This information was disclosed in a media release signed by the committees Convener Nasiruddin Patwari and Member Secretary Akhtar Hossain on Sunday. The newly formed cells are Martyrs...