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Travel ban imposed on ex-DAG Rupa
A Dhaka court on Sunday imposed a travel ban on former Deputy Attorney General (DAG) Jannatul Ferdousi Rupa over corruption allegations. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order, allowing a petition of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). Confirming the...
Power bank catches fire on MRT train at Singapore’s Raffles Place
A power bank caught fire inside an MRT train cabin at Raffles Place station on Friday evening, triggering an emergency response. All 650 passengers evacuated safely, and train services remained unaffected, reads The Star post. SMRT said the emergency communication button was activated at 5:30...
Potato farmers in Gaibandha suffer losses as cold storage crisis deepens
Gaibandhas potato farmers are facing significant losses due to a severe shortage of space in cold storage facilities, despite a bumper harvest this season. Even after storing a large quantity of potatoes in local markets and at home, farmers are struggling to find space for their remaining...
Court freezes 39 bank accounts of ex-land minister Saifuzzaman
A court in Dhaka on Wednesday ordered to freeze 39 bankaccounts with Tk 5.26 crore of former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury(Javed) over graft allegations. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed theorder, accepting a petition from the Anti-Corruption Commission...
Coffee, cashew cultivation helping Bandarban farmers boost incomes
Farmers in Bandarban district have turned to coffee and cashew nut cultivation, attracted by favourable weather and high profitability. According to the Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE), cashew nuts are currently grown on 2,650 hectares and coffee on 850 hectares of land in Bandarban....
Land adviser urges officials to render better services
Land Adviser Ali Imam Majumder on Sunday urged the land officials to set up example for the future generation by rendering better services, reports BSS. The main cause of social or family disputes in our country is land and the Almighty has given all people rights to this land, the adviser said...
Court orders to freeze 44 bank accounts of Amu, family
A Dhaka court on Sunday ordered to freeze 44 bank accounts of former industries minister Amir Hossain Amu, his wife Saida Haque and daughter Sumaia Hossain over graft allegations. Dhaka Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed the order, allowing a petition of the Anti-Corruption...
Citigroup mistakenly credits customer $81 trillion
Citigroup mistakenly credited $81 trillion instead of $280 to a customers account, taking hours to reverse the transaction, the Financial Times (FT) reported on Friday. The incident highlights ongoing operational issues the bank has been trying to resolve. The error, which occurred last April,...
2-month fishing ban in Padma-Meghna to start tomorrow
In a move to increase the production of the national fish, hilsa, the government has announced a two-month fishing ban in the Padma-Meghna rivers in Chandpur. The ban from Saturday midnight (March 1) will be effective until April 30, covering a 70 km sanctuary area from Shatnal in Matlab North...
Nahid discloses bank account details post-resignation
Former information and broadcasting affairs adviser Nahid Islam has publicly disclosed his bank transaction details following his resignation from the interim government. In a Facebook post on Wednesday, he said that he had no bank account before assuming office. He opened an account at Sonali...
US expands visa restrictions targeting Cuban labor exploitation
On Tuesday, the US State Department announced the expansion of its visa restriction policy to target individuals involved in exploiting Cuban labor, particularly related to the Cuban labor export program. This expanded policy now applies to current and former Cuban government officials, as well as...
Travel ban imposed on ex-IGP Nur Mohammad, his wife
A Dhaka court on Tuesday imposed a travel ban on former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Nur Mohammad and his wife Ismat Ara Begum. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain (Galib) issued the order following a petition filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on February...
BTMA call for yarn import ban via land ports, gas price cuts
The leaders of the Bangladesh Textile Mills Association (BTMA) have urged the government to immediately ban yarn imports through land ports and reduce gas prices to protect the local textile industry. At a press conference held at the Gulshan Club in the capital, BTMA President Showkat Aziz...
Taliban delegation visits Japan in rare trip outside region
A Taliban government delegation was visiting Japan for the first time on Monday, in a rare diplomatic visit outside of the region. The Afghan delegation left Kabul on Saturday, in a visit that local media said would last one week and included officials from the higher education, foreign affairs,...
Fishing ban in Bay of Bengal shortened to 58 days: Fisheries Adviser
Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter on Monday said the restriction on fishing in the Bay of Bengal will now be for 58 days instead of the previous 65 days, reports UNB. This year the ban will be shortened to 58 days from April 15 to June 11, the adviser said while speaking at a press...
Australia to impose two-year ban on foreigners buying property
The Australian government has announced a two-year ban on foreign entities purchasing existing residential properties, a move aimed at addressing the countrys housing affordability crisis, reports ABC. Today, the government is announcing that we are going to ban foreign ownership of existing...
Central bank increases prices of gold-silver commemorative coins
The central bank of Bangladesh has announced a price increase for its commemorative gold and silver coins, effective immediately. According to a press release from the Department of Communications and Publications, the adjustment comes in response to the rising prices of gold and silver in both the...
Bangladesh receives Tk 16,000 crores in remittances in 15 days
In the first 15 days of February, expatriate Bangladeshis sent a total of 131 crore 23 lakh 30 thousand US dollars in remittances through legal channels, amounting to 16,000 crore Bangladeshi Taka (at an exchange rate of 123 Taka per dollar). This translates to a daily average of 8.74 million...
Lebanon blocked Iran planes after US warnings: Security source
Lebanon denied permission for Iranian flights to land in Beirut twice this week after the United States warned Israel might shoot the planes down, a Lebanese security source told AFP Saturday. The first incident occurred on Thursday, when Lebanese authorities sent word to Iran that a...
Country saw record mobile banking transactions in December
Mobile banking transactions in Bangladesh reached a record high in December, 2024 with a total transaction volume of Tk 1,64,740 crore, reports UNB. This marks the highest monthly transaction amount in the history of mobile financial services (MFS) in the country, according to the latest report...
Bangabandhu National Stadium renamed as “National Stadium, Dhaka”
Countrys premier and historic sports venue Bangabandhu National Stadium renamed as National Stadium, Dhaka on Saturday. Secretary of National Sports Council (NSC) M Aminul Islam renamed the countrys biggest sports venue issuing a notification on Saturday per approval of the authority concerned....
People to decide banning AL: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday has said it is up to the countrys people to decide whether the Awami League (AL) should completely be banned or barred from the upcoming national election as per democratic principles. I have said before that people will decide it. We...
Gulam Rabbani's ‘Untongue’ wins awards at Venice and Budapest film festivals
Golam Rabbanis short film Untongue has earned the Honorable Mention Award at both the Venice Intercultural Film Festival and the Budapest Film Festival, as confirmed by the director. The film was both written and directed by Gulam Rabbani. Made in early 2024, the film tells the story of...
Lebanon forms its first government in over 2 years
Lebanons new prime minister on Saturday formed the countrys first full-fledged government since 2022. President Joseph Aoun announced in a statement that he had accepted the resignation of the former caretaker government and signed a decree with new Prime Minister Nawaf Salam forming the new...
Independent Directors accused of irregularities
Independent directors appointed by Bangladesh Bank to oversee private-sector Islamic banking services have been accused of various irregularities within six months, following the fall of the Awami League government. Allegations against the directors include granting loans to favored institutions,...
Trump signs executive order banning transgender athletes from women’s sports
President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday to ban transgender athletes from competing in girls and womens sports, aligning with the administrations interpretation of Title IX, reports Hindustan Times. The Keeping Men Out of Womens Sports order grants federal agencies broad...
'Reducing inflation: Biggest challenge for Interim Government'
Finance Adviser Dr. Salehuddin Ahmed said inflation has risen due to the disrupted stock and supply of various essential commodities, including rice, adding that the biggest challenge for the Interim Government is to reduce inflation, and it will take at least three more months for it to reach a...
‘Simeen bribed Hasina with Tk100cr to silence legal charges’
Transcom Group CEO Simeen Rahman allegedly paid Tk 100 crore to deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to suppress multiple cases against her, including charges of murder, share anomalies, and fraud, according to a shocking investigation by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and the Criminal...