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Probe finds Palak, BTRC chairman ordered internet shutdown
05:39 PM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayAn investigation has revealed that the internet shutdown during the quota reform movement was ordered by the former State Minister for Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, Zunaid Ahmed Palak, and BTRC Chairman Engineer Mohiuddin Ahmed, not due to a fire as previously claimed...
Masrur Reaz new BSEC chairman
05:37 PM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayThe government has appointed Dr M Masrur Reaz as the new chairman of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission for the next four years...
BNP requests UN probe into mass killings during student movement
05:24 PM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayThe Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Tuesday submitted a formal letter to the United Nations, calling for an international investigation into the mass killings allegedly committed by the ousted Sheikh Hasina government during the recent student-led uprising...
Major reshuffle in police
04:46 PM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayBangladesh police administration witnessed a major reshuffle with the transfer and posting to new work stations of 39 high and mid-range officials on Tuesday...
Ahsan H Mansur poised to become new BB governor
04:26 PM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayThe government is likely to appoint Ahsan H Mansur, a former official of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), as the new governor of Bangladesh Bank...
SB chief Monirul removed
04:10 PM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayThe government has removed the police’s Special Branch chief Md Monirul Islam...
New face to feature Khokon’s ‘Bhayankar Aynaghar’, not Shakib
04:01 PM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayDirector Badiul Alam Khokon, renowned for his successful collaborations with superstar Shakib Khan, is venturing into new territory with his upcoming film ‘Bhayangkar Aynaghar’.
NSI gets new DG
03:12 PM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayMajor General Abu Mohammad Sarwar Farid of the Bangladesh Army has been appointed as the Director General of National Security Intelligence (NSI), replacing Major General Mohammed Hossain Al Morshed.
UN chief welcomes efforts to restore calm in Bangladesh
02:30 PM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayUnited Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres has welcomed efforts to restore calm and organize parliamentary elections in Bangladesh, with the support of the interim government.
Salahuddin refuses to quit BFF, vows to contest polls
02:10 PM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayIn the wake of the Sheikh Hasina government's fall, calls for leadership changes in Bangladesh's football and cricket administrations have intensified.
Undoctored inflation data from now on: Salehuddin
01:29 PM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayThe interim government's finance and planning adviser, Dr Salehuddin Ahmed, announced on Tuesday that actual inflation and GDP data will be published from now on, with no alterations or manipulation.
Sheikh Hasina faces murder charges
12:54 PM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayA case has been filed against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, former Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader and several others over the murder of grocery shop owner Abu Sayed in the capital’s Mohammadpur.
Farooq-e-Azam sworn in as adviser
12:18 PM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayFreedom fighter Farooq-e-Azam was sworn in as an adviser of the interim government led by Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus. President Mohammed Shahabuddin administered the oath at the Darbar Hall of Bangabhaban at 11am on Tuesday.
4 new Appellate Division justices take oath
11:20 AM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayFour newly appointed justices of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court took the oath of office on Tuesday. They are Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury, Justice Syed Mohammad Ziaul Karim, Justice Md Rezaul Haque and Justice SM Emdadul Haque.
Heat killed nearly 50,000 in Europe in 2023: Study
11:03 AM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayHigh temperatures which scientists say are being worsened by human-driven carbon emissions caused nearly 50,000 deaths in Europe last year, a study published Monday found.
4 more prosecutors including acting Chief Prosecutor resign
10:23 AM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayFour more prosecutors, including the acting Chief Prosecutor, have resigned from their respective posts at the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT).
Biden quitting presidential race a ‘coup’, says Trump
09:44 AM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayDonald Trump called Joe Biden’s decision to quit the presidential race a “coup of a president of the United States” in a talk with Elon Musk that finally went ahead after a “massive” cyber attack.
US denies involvement in ousting Sheikh Hasina
08:55 AM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayThe United States had no role in ousting Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who recently quit her position and fled the country, the White House said on Monday, calling allegations of US interference "simply false."
4 justices appointed to Appellate Division
08:40 AM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayFour High Court justices have been appointed to the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court. They are Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury, Justice Syed Mohammad Ziaul Karim, Justice Md Rezaul Haque and Justice SM Emdadul Haque.
Ukraine claims to control 1,000 sq km of Russian territory
08:16 AM, 13 Aug 2024 TuesdayUkraine's top commander has said Kyiv's forces control 1,000 sq km of Russian territory as they press their biggest cross-border incursion in two-and-a-half years of full-scale war.