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Deep seaport to be built with Japanese funds, not China or India
05:27 PM, 07 Oct 2024 MondayDespite initial discussions involving China and India, the construction of the Matarbari deep seaport in Maheshkhali will now be financed by Japan.
Saber Hossain Chowdhury on 5-day remand
05:26 PM, 07 Oct 2024 MondayA court in Dhaka has placed Saber Hossain Chowdhury, former minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, on a five-day remand in a case over the murder a BNP activist...
Graft decreased somewhat, extortion remains high: Wahiduddin
04:59 PM, 07 Oct 2024 MondayPlanning and Education Adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud on Monday said that while corruption has somewhat decreased, extortion still remains a significant issue in the country after the political changeover.
Hajj pilgrims to go by sea from Bangladesh on Saudi consent
04:20 PM, 07 Oct 2024 MondayThe Saudi government has agreed to Bangladesh's proposal to send Hajj pilgrims by sea.
Govt vehicle usage to be tracked: Planning adviser
04:10 PM, 07 Oct 2024 MondayPlanning and Education Adviser Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud has expressed frustration over the misuse of government vehicles, stating that a comprehensive audit will be conducted to track the whereabouts of all government-owned cars across the country.
Specific plans should be taken to make Dhaka livable: Rizwana
04:02 PM, 07 Oct 2024 MondayEnvironment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has said specific action plans are needed to make Dhaka livable...
Bank accounts of Summit's Aziz Khan, family members frozen
03:48 PM, 07 Oct 2024 MondayThe Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit, BFIU, has directed all banks to freeze the accounts of Summit Group Chairman Muhammad Aziz Khan, his brothers and other family members...
Ambros, Ruvkun of US win Nobel in medicine
03:45 PM, 07 Oct 2024 MondayThe Nobel Assembly at the Karolinska Institutet has awarded the 2024 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine jointly to American scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun.
Action initiated against absentee police personnel: IGP
03:22 PM, 07 Oct 2024 MondayInspector General of Police M Mainul Islam announced that action has been initiated against the police personnel who have yet to report for duty.
Procession with IS Flag in Dhaka: What the IGP says
02:55 PM, 07 Oct 2024 MondayInspector General of Police M Mainul Islam announced on Monday that three individuals have been arrested for carrying a flag resembling that of the militant group Islamic State during a recent procession in Dhaka.
Court bars Nafeez Sarafat to leave country
01:45 PM, 07 Oct 2024 MondayA Dhaka court has imposed a ban on Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat, former chairman of Padma Bank Limited, to leave the country following a request from the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).
Akiz Food workers protest in Dhamrai with 9-point demand
01:26 PM, 07 Oct 2024 MondayWorkers of Akiz Food and Beverage Limited took to the streets in Dhaka’s Dhamrai on Monday, demanding salary increases and weekly leave. The protest began around 6:30 am in front of the factory, located in the Barbaria area of Gangutia Union.
Dwindling income, hard times hit households
12:55 PM, 07 Oct 2024 MondayKhadija Akhter, who runs a small tea and grocery shop in Dhaka’s Rampura, used to comfortably support her family of five with her earnings. Now, she’s struggling.
Hezbollah, Hamas launch rockets at Israel
12:03 PM, 07 Oct 2024 MondayThe Lebanese armed group Hezbollah and Hamas’s Qassam Brigades launched a salvo of rockets targeting Karmiel in northern Israel and in Al-Awdah (referred to as Sufa by Israelis), Holit, and Karem Abu Salem (known as Kerem Shalom in Israel), as well as at Israeli forces stationed at the Rafah border crossing on Monday.
Dengue turning deadly, child mortality rising
11:52 AM, 07 Oct 2024 MondayZubair, a child battling dengue, lies in bed with a persistent fever and severe stomach pain. He is receiving care at the specialized dengue ward in the Bangladesh Children’s Hospital and Institute in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, where many other children share his struggle.
Dhaka expresses deep concern to Naypyidaw over fresh Rohingya influx
11:40 AM, 07 Oct 2024 MondayBangladesh has expressed deep concern over the new arrivals of Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals in recent times due to armed conflicts in Myanmar particularly in Rakhine state.
Man Utd fire another blank in Aston Villa stalemate
09:49 PM, 06 Oct 2024 SundayManchester United's winless run stretched to five games in a 0-0 draw at Aston Villa on Sunday that did little to ease the pressure on Erik ten Hag...
No security threat over Durga Puja: Home Adviser
09:21 PM, 06 Oct 2024 SundayHome Adviser Lt Gen Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (retd) on Sunday (October 6) said there is no security threat at the puja mandaps ahead of the Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu Community...
Ex-minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury arrested
08:00 PM, 06 Oct 2024 SundaySaber Hossain Chowdhury, former minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, has been arrested. The Detective Branch, DB, of Dhaka Metropolitan Police apprehended him in the capital’s Gulshan area on Sunday evening (October 6)...
Bangladesh has enormous potentials for leather goods, footwear items: Adviser
07:50 PM, 06 Oct 2024 SundayCommerce and Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Sunday (October 6) said Bangladesh has enormous potentials and opportunity to make the leather goods and footwear items as very good ones in the export basket...