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Israel tells US will not hit Iran's nuclear or oil facilities
09:38 AM, 15 Oct 2024 TuesdayIsrael has assured the White House that a planned retaliatory attack on Iran won't target nuclear or oil facilities, US media reported Monday.
India, Canada expel top diplomats over murder accusations
09:17 AM, 15 Oct 2024 TuesdayIndia and Canada have expelled their top envoys along with other diplomats as the row intensifies over last year's assassination of a Sikh separatist on Canadian soil.
5 killed as two buses collide in Faridpur
08:56 AM, 15 Oct 2024 TuesdayFive people were killed and 23 others injured in a head-on collision between two buses in Faridpur early Tuesday. The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. The accident occurred on the Dhaka-Khulna highway in the Mallickpur area of Kotwali thana around 4:00 am.
Ex-Civil Aviation Minister Faruk Khan arrested
08:29 AM, 15 Oct 2024 TuesdayThe Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested Muhammad Faruk Khan, the former Minister of Civil Aviation and Tourism. Faruk Khan, also a presidium member of the Awami League, was arrested from his residence in the cantonment area of Dhaka on Monday night.
Israeli airstrike in Lebanon kills 18
10:10 PM, 14 Oct 2024 MondayIsrael expanded its targets in its war with Hezbollah in Lebanon on Monday, killing at least 18 people in an airstrike on the Christian-majority town of Aitou in the north, the Lebanese Red Cross said...
Travel ban on suspended assistant commissioner Tapashee
09:52 PM, 14 Oct 2024 MondayThe government has imposed a foreign travel ban on suspended assistant commissioner of Lalmonirhat Tapashee Tabassum Urmi...
Former agriculture minister Abdur Razzaque arrested
08:50 PM, 14 Oct 2024 MondayThe Dhaka Metropolitan Police, DMP, arrested former Agriculture Minister Dr Md Abdur Razzaque in the capital’s Eskaton area on Monday night (October 14)...
18th teachers’ registration written exams results published
07:47 PM, 14 Oct 2024 MondayThe results of both the school and college levels of 18th teachers’ registration written examinations have been published...
Reform commission to identify irregularities of 3 JS polls: Badiul Alam
06:59 PM, 14 Oct 2024 MondayThe Electoral System Reform Commission will identify the irregularities and anomalies in the three Jatiya Sangsad elections held during Awami League regime, said the commission's chief, Dr Badiul Alam Majumdar...
Entry age in govt jobs: 35 yrs for men, 37 for women
06:29 PM, 14 Oct 2024 MondayThe Public Administration Reforms Commission has recommended that the age limit for entering government jobs will be 35 years for men and 37 years for women...
CA seeks 'safe zone guaranteed by UN' for displaced people in Rakhine
05:31 PM, 14 Oct 2024 MondayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today called for creating a "safe zone guaranteed by the UN" for the displaced people in Rakhine and finding ways to support them...
Hezbollah says targeted Israeli naval base after deadly drone strike
04:39 PM, 14 Oct 2024 MondayHezbollah said it targeted an Israeli naval base on Monday, a day after a drone strike killed four soldiers in the deadliest attack on Israel since the war in Lebanon began...
Acemoglu, Johnson and Robinson win 2024 Nobel economics prize
03:57 PM, 14 Oct 2024 MondayDaron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James Robinson have won the 2024 Nobel economics prize “for studies of how institutions are formed and affect prosperity”, says the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences...
Dhaka keen to strengthen economic, security ties with China: Touhid
02:47 PM, 14 Oct 2024 MondayForeign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Monday said Dhaka is keen to strengthen both its economic and security ties with China along with deepening collaboration in several critical areas including clean energy and infrastructure development.
99.26% of factories open as normalcy returns to RMG sector
02:28 PM, 14 Oct 2024 MondayAbout 99.26 percent garments factories are open now at Savar, Ashulia and Gazipur as normalcy has returned to the RMG sector in the country.
No cases to be filed against mass uprising participants: Ministry
01:59 PM, 14 Oct 2024 MondayThe Ministry of Home Affairs has issued a directive stating that no cases or complaints of harassment should be filed against students and the public who participated in the mass uprising in July and August.
Elon Musk’s starship booster makes history with successful capture
01:37 PM, 14 Oct 2024 MondayElon Musk’s Starship rocket has completed a world first after part of it was captured on its return to the launch pad.
Sweschasebak Dal leader murder: Anisul on two-day remand
12:31 PM, 14 Oct 2024 MondayA Dhaka court has placed former Law Minister Anisul Huq on a fresh two-day remand in a case related to the murder of Sweschasebak Dal leader Al Amin, who was killed during the anti-discrimination student movement.
ACC summons 20 Islami Bank officials
11:49 AM, 14 Oct 2024 MondayThe Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has summoned 20 officials, including Miftah Uddin, the former Deputy Managing Director (DMD) of Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC, to investigate allegations of embezzlement against them.
RMG workers block road, stage protest for arrears in Mirpur
11:03 AM, 14 Oct 2024 MondayThe ready-made garment (RMG) workers from eight factories in the Kochukhet area, adjacent to Dhaka Cantonment, are protesting by blocking the road for due salaries.