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USAID to provide US$ 15m for ClimAct Project: Rizwana
08:03 PM, 23 Oct 2024 WednesdayEnvironment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan today said USAID will provide a grant of US$ 15 million for the USAID ClimAct Project...
EU will back govt’s ongoing reform initiatives: Rizwana
07:02 PM, 23 Oct 2024 WednesdayEnvironment, Forests and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Wednesday said the European Union (EU) will back the ongoing reform initiatives of the interim government...
Cyclone Dana: Signal 3 for ports, Sundarbans to face impact
06:11 PM, 23 Oct 2024 WednesdayMaritime ports of Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Mongla, and Payra have been instructed to hoist local cautionary signal 3 as Cyclone 'Dana,' currently situated over the East-central Bay of Bengal, continues to intensify while moving in a West-Northwesterly direction. All waterway traffic has been suspended along the coastal region of Lakshmipur, Bhola, Patuakhali and Barisal routes.
3,460 cadres to be recruited through 47th BCS
06:07 PM, 23 Oct 2024 WednesdaySome 3,460 cadres will be recruited through the 47th Bangladesh Civil Service, BCS, examinations which circular would be published in November. The Ministry of Public Administration sent a letter to the Public Service Commission, on Wednesday (October 23) asking it to issue a circular against the 3,460 vacant posts...
Mehidy, Jaker keep Bangladesh alive against South Africa
04:56 PM, 23 Oct 2024 WednesdayHalf-centuries by Mehidy Hasan Miraz and Jaker Ali helped Bangladesh into an 81-run lead over South Africa before bad light brought an early finish to day three of the first Test on Wednesday...
HC scraps Babar's 8 years' jail sentence
04:28 PM, 23 Oct 2024 WednesdayThe High Court has acquitted former state minister for home Lutfozzaman Babar from charges and scrapped his eight years’ jail sentence in a case filed for allegedly amassing wealth illegally and hiding information about it...
HSC results: Police charge baton on protesters, detain 50
03:59 PM, 23 Oct 2024 WednesdayThe army and police charged baton at the students who entered the Secretariat and drove out them from there...
Decision on ‘president’ to come through discussion: Nahid
03:32 PM, 23 Oct 2024 WednesdayInformation and Broadcasting Adviser Md Nahid Islam stated on Wednesday that there is no need for demonstrations or movements at Bangabhaban or elsewhere seeking step down of President Mohammed Sahabuddin.
BNP warns against any constitutional crisis, meets Yunus
03:13 PM, 23 Oct 2024 WednesdayBNP Standing Committee member Nazrul Islam Khan has warned that the fallen dictator and its allies are attempting to trigger a constitutional and political crisis in Bangladesh.
US Charge d’Affaires calls on CA, discusses mutual interest
02:44 PM, 23 Oct 2024 WednesdayCharge d'Affaires of the United States (US) embassy in Dhaka Helen LaFave on Wednesday called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna.
No decision yet on President’s removal: CA’s press secy
02:30 PM, 23 Oct 2024 WednesdayShafiqul Alam, Press Secretary to the Chief Adviser, on Wednesday said that no decision has been made yet regarding the removal of the President. Any developments will be communicated, and if a meeting of the Council of Advisers takes place, you will be informed.
Writ challenges constitutionality of Article 70
02:01 PM, 23 Oct 2024 WednesdayA writ petition challenging the validity of Article 70 of the constitution, which mandates the disqualification of a Member of Parliament for voting against their party, was filed in the High Court on Wednesday (October 23).
Jamaat files review petition to reinstate caretaker govt
01:56 PM, 23 Oct 2024 WednesdayBangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has submitted a review petition to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, challenging the decision to abolish the caretaker government system.
What’s next? The rules of the road to Bangabhaban
01:35 PM, 23 Oct 2024 WednesdayThe exit of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and leaving the country in the face of student-led uprising has sparked controversy following comments made by President Mohammed Sahabuddin. Students across the country are angered by his remarks and have rallied in protest, demanding his removal.
HC scraps 4 extortion cases against Tarique Rahman
01:33 PM, 23 Oct 2024 WednesdayThe High Court (HC) on Wednesday scraped four extortion cases against BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman.
Arrest warrants for Hasina, 45 others sent to IGP: Tajul
12:53 PM, 23 Oct 2024 WednesdayChief Prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam said on Wednesday that the arrest warrants issued against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Obaidul Quader, and 44 others on charges of genocide and crimes against humanity during July-August mass uprising have been sent to the Inspector General of Police (IGP).
India now lifts export tax on parboiled rice
12:44 PM, 23 Oct 2024 WednesdayIndia has removed the export tax on parboiled rice following a previous reduction of the export duty from 20% to 10% last month.
Asif Nazrul declines commenting on ‘president’ issue
12:28 PM, 23 Oct 2024 WednesdayLaw, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Asif Nazrul on Wednesday declined to comment on matters related to President Mohammed Shahabuddin.
Former Tarash upazila chairman arrested in Dhanmondi
11:42 AM, 23 Oct 2024 WednesdayRapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested former chairman of Sirajganj’s Tarash upazila, Md Moniruzzaman Moni, in the capital’s Dhanmondi on Monday night.
Cyclone Dana: West Bengal schools to remain shut from Oct 23 to 26
11:01 AM, 23 Oct 2024 WednesdayThe West Bengal government announced on Tuesday that schools and academic institutions will remain closed in various parts of the state following a notice from the India Meteorological Department (IMD) regarding Cyclone Dana, which is expected to make landfall on the coast of West Bengal by October 24.