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Attack on Fakhrul’s motorcade: Hasan Mahmud, 85 others sued
11:42 AM, 20 Aug 2024 TuesdayA case was filed accusing 86 identified individuals, including former Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud and 300 unidentified people, on charges of attacking a motorcade of BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
Dipu Moni, Arif Khan shown arrested in murder case
11:11 AM, 20 Aug 2024 TuesdayFormer Social Welfare Minister Dipu Moni and former Deputy Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Arif Khan Joy have been shown arrested in a murder case filed with Mohammadpur police station.
Blinken says Israel accepts Gaza proposal, urges Hamas to do same
10:21 AM, 20 Aug 2024 TuesdayUS Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Monday Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had accepted a "bridging proposal" presented by Washington to tackle disagreements blocking a ceasefire deal in Gaza, and urged Hamas to do the same.
Khaleda’s bank accounts unfrozen after 17 years
09:12 AM, 20 Aug 2024 TuesdayAll bank accounts of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Chairperson Khaleda Zia have been unfrozen after 17 years.
Former Deputy Sports Minister Arif Khan arrested
08:43 AM, 20 Aug 2024 TuesdayDhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested former Deputy Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Arif Khan Joy in connection with a murder case filed with Mohammadpur Police Station.
Iran hacked Trump’s presidential campaign: US intelligence
08:17 AM, 20 Aug 2024 TuesdayIran was behind the recent hack of Donald Trump's presidential campaign, US intelligence officials have confirmed. The FBI and other federal agencies said in a joint statement that Iran had chosen to interfere in the US election "to stoke discord and undermine confidence in our democratic institutions".
Six S Alam-linked banks face lending restriction
06:44 PM, 19 Aug 2024 MondayThe Bangladesh Bank has imposed restrictions on the lending activities of six Islamic banks linked to S Alam Group amid allegations of financial irregularities.
Writ seeks ban on Awami League
06:05 PM, 19 Aug 2024 MondayA writ petition has been filed with the High Court seeking its directions to ban Awami League and cancel its registration as a political party for killing students and general people during the quota reform movement.
Imran applies to be Oxford chancellor
05:37 PM, 19 Aug 2024 MondayPakistan's jailed former prime minister Imran Khan has applied to become the next chancellor of Britain's prestigious University of Oxford, his party said.
Abdul Muyeed appointed as new chairman of Biman
05:27 PM, 19 Aug 2024 MondayAbdul Muyeed Chowdhury, an adviser of the former caretaker government, has been appointed as the new chairman of Biman Bangladesh Airlines.
Remittances surge: Tk 13,374cr in just 17 days
05:13 PM, 19 Aug 2024 MondayExpatriates, expressing distrust in the recently ousted Sheikh Hasina government, had initially turned to sending money via informal channels, known as hundi, causing a sudden dip in official remittance flows.
Rosatom rejects allegations of Hasina’s embezzling $5b from RNPP
04:44 PM, 19 Aug 2024 MondayRussia's state nuclear agency, Rosatom, has strongly denied reports that ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina embezzled $5 billion from the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) project, with the help of the agency.
Cop pictured gagging protester face suspension
04:06 PM, 19 Aug 2024 MondayArshad Hossain, an unarmed inspector (operations) of Shahbagh Police Station, who was photographed gagging a student protester during a demonstration on July 31, has been suspended.
Govt replaces 12 city mayors with bureaucrats
03:41 PM, 19 Aug 2024 MondayThe mayors of twelve city corporations have been removed from their respective posts across the country. The Local Government Division issued a gazette notification in this regard on Monday. The government appointed administrators to oversee these city corporations in place of the removed mayors.
Guardians of 40 public univs remain missing: Edn Adviser
03:05 PM, 19 Aug 2024 MondayEducation and Planning Adviser of the Interim Government, Wahiduddin Mahmud, revealed on Monday that vice-chancellors and other senior officials from a majority of the country's public universities are missing.
HC orders to keep Somoy TV’s broadcast shut for 7 days
03:03 PM, 19 Aug 2024 MondayThe High Court has ordered the authorities of private television channel Somoy TV to keep its broadcast shut for seven days. The HC bench of Justice Naima Haider and Justice Sashankha Shekhar Sarkar on Monday passed the order with a ruling after holding a hearing on a writ petition filed by the television’s Director Shampa Rahman.
493 upazila chairmen removed, UNOs in charge
01:52 PM, 19 Aug 2024 MondayThe government has removed 493 upazila chairmen from their respective positions across the country. The Upazila Nirbahi Officers (UNOs) will perform the duties in place of the removed chairmen.
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01:11 PM, 19 Aug 2024 Monday
HC questions legality of 15th amendment
01:07 PM, 19 Aug 2024 MondayThe High Court has issued a ruling questioning the legality of the Fifteenth Amendment to the Constitution, asking why it should not be declared illegal.
323 municipality mayors removed from posts
12:47 PM, 19 Aug 2024 MondayThe interim government has removed 323 municipality mayors from their respective positions across the country. These mayors were elected during the tenure of the Awami League government.