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Shaheed Abu Sayeed ranks 14th on merit list
04:06 PM, 20 Oct 2024 SundayThe graduation results of Shaheed Abu Sayeed, an English department student at Begum Rokeya University in Rangpur, who was tragically killed during the anti-discrimination student movement, have been released.
US donates first responder equipment to Fire Service
03:58 PM, 20 Oct 2024 SundayIn a significant show of commitment to its partnership with Bangladesh, the US Embassy’s Pacific Augmentation Team (PAT) has donated essential Swift Water Rescue and Hazardous Materials (HAZMAT) protection equipment to the Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD).
BERC, not govt will set gas, electricity prices
03:44 PM, 20 Oct 2024 SundayThe Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) will determine the prices of gas and electricity through public hearings, not the government, clarified Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, Adviser on Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources.
Tarique Rahman acquitted in defamation case
02:42 PM, 20 Oct 2024 SundayBNP's acting chairman Tarique Rahman has been acquitted of a defamation case filed five years ago over derogatory remarks about the Awami League.
Salehuddin hints US tech support to retrieve laundered money
02:35 PM, 20 Oct 2024 SundayFinance Adviser Salehuddin Ahmed indicated that the government is prioritising the repatriation of laundered money and is seeking technical assistance from Washington to aid the process. He mentioned that there is already a task force in place, and discussions have been held with the governor of Bangladesh Bank.
Netanyahu says Hezbollah tried to kill him
02:26 PM, 20 Oct 2024 SundayIsrael's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday accused Iran-backed Hezbollah of trying to assassinate him, with the Middle East already on edge after Israel had vowed retaliation for an Iranian missile barrage.
New Zealand record first Test win in India for 36 years
01:54 PM, 20 Oct 2024 SundayWill Young and Rachin Ravindra put on an unbroken 75 to guide New Zealand to a first Test win in India for 36 years, by eight wickets, on day five of the rain-hit match in Bengaluru.
ZI Khan Panna, BGB DG sued for ‘attempted murder’
01:06 PM, 20 Oct 2024 SundaySupreme Court lawyer ZI Khan Panna and the Director General of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui, have been named in an attempted murder case filed on October 17.
Authority to remove judges returns to Supreme Judicial Council
12:45 PM, 20 Oct 2024 SundayThe Supreme Court's Appellate Division has settled the review of the sixteenth amendment ruling by restoring the Supreme Judicial Council. As a result, the authority to remove judges has been returned to the Supreme Judicial Council.
54 Bangladeshis to return home from Lebanon in first phase
11:58 AM, 20 Oct 2024 SundayFifty-four Bangladeshi expatriates are returning home in the first phase from Lebanon, which has been devastated by Israeli attacks. The Bangladesh Embassy in Beirut announced that these expatriates will depart for Jeddah by air around 11:00 pm on Sunday (local time) and are expected to arrive in Bangladesh on Monday evening.
Closing parade of 40th BCS Police batch postponed
10:22 AM, 20 Oct 2024 SundayThe closing parade of the 40th BCS Police batch, which was supposed to be held at the Bangladesh Police Academy in Rajshahi on Sunday, has been suspended.
Ex-general Prabowo sworn in as Indonesia President
10:08 AM, 20 Oct 2024 SundayFormer general Prabowo Subianto was sworn in Sunday as president of Indonesia, seeking a more prominent position on the global stage for the world's fourth most populous nation.
Singer Moni Kishore found dead in Rampura flat
09:54 AM, 20 Oct 2024 SundaySinger Moni Kishore, popularly known for his song ‘Ki Chile Amar Bolona Tumi,’ was found dead in his flat in the capital's Rampura on Saturday. Police recovered his body and initially suspect that he had passed away four to five days earlier.
Messi hits another hat-trick as Miami break MLS points record
09:07 AM, 20 Oct 2024 SundayOn-fire Lionel Messi scored his second hat-trick of the week and Luis Suarez scored twice as Inter Miami beat the New England Revolution 6-2 to smash MLS's regular season points record.
73 killed in Israeli strike in northern Gaza
08:25 AM, 20 Oct 2024 SundayIsraeli strikes have killed at least 73 people, including women and children, in the city of Beit Lahia in northern Gaza, the strip's Hamas-run authorities say.
Asif warns of bypassing ‘system’ to protect public interests
09:19 PM, 19 Oct 2024 SaturdayAsif Mahmud Sojib Bhuiyan, Adviser to the Ministry of Youth and Sports, hinted that the government may bypass the existing administrative framework if non-cooperation continues to hamper efforts, signaling a potential overhaul of recruitment processes.
Govt probing how top AL leaders escaped
09:11 PM, 19 Oct 2024 SaturdayThe interim government is investigating how the top leaders of the Awami League managed to escape, according to Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus' Press Secretary, Shafiqul Alam.
Gold price hits all-time high of Tk 1.40 lakh per bhori
09:06 PM, 19 Oct 2024 SaturdayThe Bangladesh Jeweler’s Association, BAJUS, has raised the price of 22 carat gold by Tk 2,612 to Tk 1,40,061 per bhori, the highest rise in the country's history till Saturday (October 19)...
AL, allies to face restrictions to contest polls
08:53 PM, 19 Oct 2024 SaturdayThe interim government will impose restrictions on 14 political parties, including the Awami League, that participated in the last three general election and were allegedly elected illegally, according to Mahfuj Alam, Special Assistant to the Chief Adviser.
ICT investigation agency seeks info from people on July-August crimes
08:41 PM, 19 Oct 2024 SaturdayThe investigation agency of the International Criminal Tribunal (ICT) on Saturday issued a public notice seeking information on the crimes committed to suppress the anti-discrimination student-people movement in July-August last...