- Don’t elect thieves: M Shakhawat
- Review hearing to restore caretaker government tomorrow
- Foreigners in Bangladesh increase spending on credit cards
- DMP files 3,251 traffic violation cases in Dhaka
- Two judges murdered outside Iran's Supreme Court: media
- ‘Palestinians, resistance thwarted Israel’s big plots in Gaza’
- EU ready to support Bangladesh during its political transition: Envoy
- British sci-fi classic ‘Doctor Who’ gears up for bold new adventures
- Bangladesh bowl out Nepal for 52 runs
- Night temperature may drop in parts of country
- Ready to govern Gaza: Palestine’s President
- "Current govt at risk by continuing budget of ousted Awami League"
- OpenAI, Retro Biosciences working to extend ‘human lifespan’
- Srijit Mukherji from aspiring sports journalist to filmmaker
- Pakistan launches first home-made observation satellite
- Govt reaffirms zero tolerance on shrine attacks, urges complaints
- BNP demands withdrawal of vat on over 100 products
- Met office assumes dry weather nationwide
- Marma girl's accident injury being propagated as communal murder
- Tarique seeks prayers for mother
Ex-minister Adv Qamrul on 4-day remand in 2 extortion cases
A court in Dhaka on Wednesday placed former food minister Advocate Qamrul Islam on a total of four-day remand in two extortion cases filed with the Kamrangirchar Police Station. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Belal Hossain passed the order after police produced the former minister before the...
ACC begins probe against Hasina, Joy over $300m laundering
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has started an investigation into former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy for allegedly laundering $300 million in New York, US, and London, UK, reports Dhaka Tribune. ACCs Public Relation Officer Akhtarul Islam confirmed the...
Malaysian minister to be fined for smoking at eatery
Malaysias foreign minister Mohamad Hasan will be issued a fine for puffing a cigarette in a non-smoking area, the countrys health minister said Wednesday. Health Minister Dzulkefly Ahmad earlier this week reposted a photo of foreign minister Mohamad Hasan smoking at a street-side eatery in the...
Top court stays bail of ex-state minister Mahbub Ali
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has stayed the High Courts order granting bail to former state minister for aviation, Mahbub Ali, in connection with the murder of one Siam under Dhakas Mirpur police station, reports Dhaka Tribune. A three-member bench of the Appellate Division, led...
Macron names centrist ally Bayrou as France’s next PM
French President Emmanuel Macron on Friday named centrist ally François Bayrou as prime minister, after a historic parliamentary vote ousted the previous government last week, reports AP. Bayrou, 73, a crucial partner in Macrons centrist alliance, has been a well-known figure in French politics...
Kabul suicide bombing kills Taliban refugee minister
The Talibans refugee minister Khalil Haqqani was killed in a suicide bombing in the Afghan capital Kabul on Wednesday. Haqqani is the uncle of current Taliban Interior Minister Sarajuddin Haqqani. A suicide bomber disguised himself as a visitor to the Interior Ministry compound, detonating...
Environment Advisor calls for urgent global action on drought and land degradation
Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Advisor to the Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change of Bangladesh, said that issues like droughts, and land degradation demand immediate, collaborative action and shared investments in a unified vision of climate resilience. Highlighting Bangladeshs...
Dipu Moni, Palak among four ex-MPs shown arrested in new cases
A Dhaka court on Monday sent four former MPs, including former Social Welfare Minister Dipu Moni, to jail showing them arrested in new cases, reports UNB. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Imran Ahmed passed the order. Those sent to jail also include former state minister for Post,...
Kim and Russian minister agree to strengthen military relations
Russian Defence Minister Andrei Belousov had a meeting with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un and decided to strengthen military ties between their two countries, as reported by North Koreas state media on Saturday. The United States and South Korea have accused the nuclear-armed North of sending...
18 including former ministers, MPs shown arrested in fresh cases
A court in Dhaka on Wednesday showed 18 people, including former ministers and members of parliament (MPs), arrested in fresh cases filed over murder, and attempted murder during the student-led July-August mass uprising. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Belal Hossain passed the orders as police...
Ex-food minister Qamrul sent to jail
A Dhaka court on Tuesday sent former food minister Advocate Qamrul Islam to jail in a case lodged over the murder of trader Abdul Wadud in the capitals New Market area, reports BSS. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mehera Mahbub passed the order as police produced Qamrul before the court after end...
Qamrul Islam placed on 8-day remand
Former food minister Qamrul Islam has been placed on an eight-day remand in a case filed over the killing of businessman Abdul Wadud in the Nilkhet area of Dhaka in July, reports Dhaka Tribune. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Ziadur Rahmans court issued the order on Tuesday. Earlier, the...
13 AL ex-ministers, advisers produced before ICT
Thirteen accused including nine former ministers of the ousted Awami League government have been produced before the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) in cases over the killings during the July-August mass uprising, reports UNB. ICT chief prosecutor Md Tajul Islam said they were produced...
UK expects CA to lay out his vision
UK Minister for the Indo-Pacific Catherine West on Sunday said the United Kingdom expects Chief Adviser to the interim government Prof Muhammad Yunus to layout his vision for how all things will unfold as the government is committed to promoting national reconciliation, reports UNB. After her...
Punjab declares smog emergency as major cities face stricter lockdowns
The Punjab government has declared a health emergency in Lahore and Multan due to the severity of smog in the region. A complete lockdown will be enforced in these cities from Friday to Sunday in response to the worsening air quality. Dense smog, driven by toxic pollutants, has blanketed several...
EU to discuss sanctions, ‘suspending political dialogue with Israel’
Foreign ministers of the European Union (EU) will discuss proposals to ban imports from illegal Israeli settlements and suspend political dialogue with Israel, reports Al Jazeera. The blocs foreign policy chief Josep Borrell announced he is proposing the measures because of the many violations...
Ex-agriculture minister on 3-day remand
A court here On Wednesday placed former agriculture minister Md Abdus Shahid on a three-day fresh remand in a case lodged with Uttara West Police Station under the Foreign Exchange Regulation Act, 1947. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Farzana Shakila Sumu Chowdhury passed the order after police...
CA appoints 3 special assistants to aid home, health, education advisers
Chief Adviser to the Interim Government Prof. Dr Muhammad Yunus has appointed three special assistants with the status of state minister, according to a gazette notification issued in Dhaka on Sunday evening. Under rule 3B (iia) of the Rules of Business, 1996, they have been given executive...
Former agriculture minister Abdus Shahid in jail
Following a four-day remand in a murder case at Uttara West Police Station related to the anti-discrimination movement, former Agriculture Minister and ex-MP Dr. Abdus Shahid has been sent to jail. On Sunday, November 3, Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Imran Ahmed ordered his detention in jail....
Ex-minister Obaidul Muktadir on 5-day remand
A Dhaka court on Friday placed former Housing and Public Works Minister RAM Obaidul Muktadir Chowdhury on five-day remand in a case lodged over the murder of BNP activist Mokbul, reports BSS. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mehera Mahbub passed the order as police produced Chowdhury before the...
8 including 4 ex-ministers remanded in different cases
Two separate courts here today placed atotal ofeight people including four former ministers on different terms of remand in various cases filed with different police stations in the capital, reports BSS. Of the eight, former law minister Anisul Huq was placed onfive -day remand in a Shahbagh...
Serbian minister: BRICS becomes world’s fastest-growing alliance
BRICS has managed to become the most quickly developing association across the globe, Minister in charge of international economic cooperation matters in the Serbian government Nenad Popovic told TASS in an interview. I can express my personal opinion - I would like very much for Serbia to...
Trade through Benapole port suspended for 2 days due to Indian Minister’s visit
Trade between Bangladesh and India will remain suspended for two days till Sunday due to the visit of Indian Home Minister at Petrapole port for inaugurating a passenger terminal. As Indian Home Minister Amit Shah is scheduled to arrive at Petrapole port to inaugurate a passenger terminal the...
Ex-state minister Zakir placed on 3-day remand
A Dhaka court on Friday placed former state minister for primary and mass education Zakir Hossain on three-day remand in a case lodged over the murder of electrician Shamim Hawlader in the Dhakas Mohammadpur area. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Nazmin Akter passed the order as police produced the...
Israel’s killing of 3 journalists a ‘war crime’: Lebanese minister
Lebanons information minister has said the Israeli military waited for journalists in Lebanons southern Hasbaiyya to go to sleep before launching a deliberate air strike on them, reports Al Jazeera. The three slain journalists from the Al Mayadeen and al-Manar TV channels had been transmitting...
President walks into controversy
President Mohammed Shahabuddin has thrown himself into question by making contradictory remarks about the resignation of Sheikh Hasina as prime minister of the fallen Awami League government with various quarters now seeking his own resignation. Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser...