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Withdrawal of all harassment cases by Aug 31: Asif Nazrul
12:23 PM, 14 Aug 2024 WednesdayAll cases filed for harassing those involved in the quota reform movement across the country will be withdrawn by August 31. Asif Nazrul, the Adviser for Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs, made the announcement at a press conference held at Secretariat on Wednesday.
Press Minister Shaban’s contractual appointment cancelled
11:04 AM, 14 Aug 2024 WednesdayThe contractual appointment of journalist Shaban Mahmud, the press minister of the Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi, has been cancelled.
Shafiqul appointed as Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary
10:43 AM, 14 Aug 2024 WednesdayShafiqul Alam, the Bangladesh bureau chief at AFP News Agency, has been appointed as Press Secretary to the Interim Government’s Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus with the status of a secretary.
Google launches new Pixel 9 phones as AI race heats up
09:57 AM, 14 Aug 2024 WednesdayGoogle on Tuesday unveiled new Pixel 9 smartphones, its latest salvo in the scramble by Big Tech to corner the market on nascent artificial intelligence.
Crew ousts Messi-less defending champ Miami in Leagues Cup
09:15 AM, 14 Aug 2024 WednesdayDiego Rossi's two second-half goals launched the reigning MLS champion Columbus Crew over defending champion Inter Miami 3-2 to reach the Leagues Cup quarter-finals on Tuesday.
Japan PM to step down in Sept
09:01 AM, 14 Aug 2024 WednesdayJapanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida will step down as ruling party leader in September, media reported on Wednesday, ending a three-year term marked by rising prices and marred by political scandals.
Ahsan H Mansur made BB Governor
08:21 AM, 14 Aug 2024 WednesdayFormer official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Dr Ahsan H Mansur has been appointed as the new Governor of Bangladesh Bank. The Financial Institutions Division of the Finance Ministry issued a gazette notification in this regard on Tuesday night.
Postponed HSC exam likely to resume from Sept 11
09:46 PM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayThe Inter-Education Board Coordination Committee has made a proposal to hold the postponed Higher Secondary Certificate and its equivalent examinations from September 11...
Public holiday on August 15 cancelled
08:55 PM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayThe advisory council of the interim government has cancelled the public holiday on August 15, the National Mourning Day...
WB renews its commitments to Bangladesh; stands ready to work with interim govt
07:33 PM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayCountry Director of the World Bank in Bangladesh and Bhutan Abdoulaye Seck on Tuesday renewed the World Bank Group's commitments to Bangladesh, saying they are ready to work with the interim government led by Nobel laureate Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus as the chief adviser...
Ex-minister Anisul, adviser Salman arrested
07:30 PM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayFormer Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq and the private industry and investment adviser to former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Salman F Rahman, have been arrested...
Bank accounts of Palak, wife frozen
07:18 PM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayThe Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit has asked all the banks to freeze the accounts of former State Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Zunaid Ahmed Palak, and his wife...
Farooq-e-Azam gets Liberation War Ministry
06:34 PM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayFreedom fighter Farooq-e-Azam will act as the adviser for Liberation War Affairs Ministry...
Demand rights as citizens, not as a minority: Yunus
06:21 PM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayChief Adviser of the interim government, Muhammad Yunus, on Tuesday urged the Hindu community to assert their constitutional rights as citizens of Bangladesh rather than viewing themselves as a minority.
Probe finds Palak, BTRC chairman ordered internet shutdown
05:39 PM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayAn investigation has revealed that the internet shutdown during the quota reform movement was ordered by the former State Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Zunaid Ahmed Palak, and BTRC Chairman Engineer Mohiuddin Ahmed, not due to a fire as previously claimed...
Masrur Reaz new BSEC chairman
05:37 PM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayThe government has appointed Dr M Masrur Reaz as the new chairman of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission for the next four years...
BNP requests UN probe into mass killings during student movement
05:24 PM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayThe Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Tuesday submitted a formal letter to the United Nations, calling for an international investigation into the mass killings allegedly committed by the ousted Sheikh Hasina government during the recent student-led uprising...
Major reshuffle in police
04:46 PM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayBangladesh police administration witnessed a major reshuffle with the transfer and posting to new work stations of 39 high and mid-range officials on Tuesday...
Ahsan H Mansur poised to become new BB governor
04:26 PM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayThe government is likely to appoint Ahsan H Mansur, a former official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as the new governor of Bangladesh Bank...
SB chief Monirul removed
04:10 PM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayThe government has removed the police’s Special Branch chief Md Monirul Islam...