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Journalists' pay structure to be reformed: Info adviser
05:27 PM, 12 Sep 2024 ThursdayThe Ministry of Information and Broadcasting has announced a 100-day action plan, which includes initiatives to reform the pay structure for journalists.
CPI(M) stalwart Sitaram Yechury dies
05:09 PM, 12 Sep 2024 ThursdayStalwart Indian Marxist leader and Communist Party of India (Marxist) general secretary Sitaram Yechury passed away on Thursday at the age of 72.
Ex-DMP chief Asaduzzaman Mia on 7-day remand
04:53 PM, 12 Sep 2024 ThursdayA Dhaka court has granted police seven days to interrogate former commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police, Asaduzzaman Mia, in a case over the murder of a Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal leader in police custody around a decade ago...
Flooding risk in Chattogram division, convection formed in bay
04:33 PM, 12 Sep 2024 ThursdayIn anticipation of heavy rainfall both within Bangladesh and upstream, rivers in the Chattogram division are expected to swell rapidly over the next three days, potentially submerging low-lying areas in Chattogram, Cox's Bazar, Bandarban, Khagrachari, Feni, Cumilla, Noakhali, and Lakshmipur.
DU prof Obaidul made BOU VC
04:12 PM, 12 Sep 2024 ThursdayDhaka University's physics professor Dr ABM Obaidul Islam has been made new vice-chancellor of the Bangladesh Open University, BOU for the next four years...
Yunus finds Tigers’ success against Pakistan ‘historic’
03:57 PM, 12 Sep 2024 ThursdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Thursday hailed the national cricket squad’s success against Pakistan as "historic" and expressed the nation's pride in their achievement.
Article 70 undermines power balance: AG
03:38 PM, 12 Sep 2024 ThursdayAttorney General Md Asaduzzaman has stressed the need for brining reforms to Article 70 of the Constitution, which he says undermines the balance of power in Bangladesh's governance structure.
Prof Badruzzaman new BUET VC
03:33 PM, 12 Sep 2024 ThursdayProfessor Dr Abu Borhan Mohammad Badruzzaman has been appointed as new vice-chancellor of the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology, BUET. The Ministry of Education issued a notification in this regard on Thursday...
PRAN-RFL, LafargeHolcim sign MoU for sustainable waste management
03:03 PM, 12 Sep 2024 ThursdayPRAN-RFL group, the country’s leading business conglomerate, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with LafargeHolcim Bangladesh Limited (LHBL) to foster a sustainable future through efficient and sustainable waste management of non-reusable materials.
Jaishankar skips question on extraditing Hasina
03:00 PM, 12 Sep 2024 ThursdayIndia's External Affairs Minister, S Jaishankar, has shut down a journalist in Berlin when he cited media reports to ask question about the potential extradition of Bangladesh's former Prime Minister, Sheikh Hasina.
2 DU profs appointed as UGC members
02:48 PM, 12 Sep 2024 ThursdayTwo professors from Dhaka University (DU) have been appointed as full-time members of the University Grants Commission (UGC), the highest regulatory body for all public and private universities.
Bangladesh announce squad for India test series with one change
01:15 PM, 12 Sep 2024 ThursdayThe much-anticipated squad announcement for Bangladesh's two-match Test series against India has been made, with only one change from the team that recently whitewashed Pakistan.
Now they want embarking on a grass-growing mission abroad
12:58 PM, 12 Sep 2024 ThursdayAfter previous plans to send officials abroad for learning fish farming and cooking kedgeree, a new proposal has emerged: sending 32 government officials overseas to learn grass cultivation.
219 garment factories still shut in Ashulia
12:24 PM, 12 Sep 2024 ThursdayA total of 219 garment factories in the industrial area of Ashulia, Dhaka, remain closed on Thursday due to labor unrest and an unstable situation. Of these, 86 factories are closed indefinitely. However, no untoward incidents have been reported.
Ex-IGP Al-Mamun shown arrested in 4 more cases
11:20 AM, 12 Sep 2024 ThursdayFormer Inspector General of Police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun has been shown arrested in four more cases filed over the killings that occurred during the anti-discrimination student movement in the capital.
Ex-MP Fazle Karim detained while fleeing to India
10:58 AM, 12 Sep 2024 ThursdayFormer Chattogram-6 MP ABM Fazle Karim Chowdhury has been detained by the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) while attempting to flee to India illegally via the Akhaura border in Brahmanbaria.
Khaleda admitted to hospital for health check-up
10:05 AM, 12 Sep 2024 ThursdayBangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia was admitted to the Evercare Hospital in the capital for a routine health check-up in the early hours of Thursday.
Death toll from storms in Vietnam rises to 197
09:34 AM, 12 Sep 2024 ThursdayThe number of people killed after Typhoon Yagi swept through northern Vietnam bringing flash floods and landslides has risen to 197, the government said Thursday.
Ctg shipyard blast: Death toll rises to 3 as another victim dies
09:11 AM, 12 Sep 2024 ThursdayThe death toll from a fire following an explosion at a ship-breaking yard in Sitakunda upazila, Chattogram, has risen to three, as another victim died on Wednesday night.
Former DMP Commissioner Asaduzzaman arrested
08:13 AM, 12 Sep 2024 ThursdayFormer Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Asaduzzaman Mia has been arrested. Rapid Action Battalion arrested him from Mohakhali flyover area in the capital on Wednesday night. Several cases have already been filed against him, RAB Legal and Media Wing Director Lt Col Muneem Ferdous confirmed Jago News.