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Colombia will suspend coal sales to Israel over Gaza war: president
News —8 June, 2024 23:01
Colombian President Gustavo Petro announced on Saturday that his government will suspend coal exports to Israel while it continues its war against Hamas…
7 leaders, 8000 guests likely to attend Modi's swearing-in ceremony
Seven leaders from the neighbourhood and Indian Ocean region…
HC order on freedom fighter quota: JU students stage protest
The students of Jahangirnagar University (JU) formed a human…
UN adds Israel to list of militaries committing violations against children
The UN has added the Israeli military to a list of offenders failing to protect children last year, Israel's ambassador to the UN says. Gilad Erdan, who said he had been notified of…
How do we feel when leaders cry?
For many, the idea that men don’t cry is something of an outdated notion - but what about our political leaders? On Wednesday, Wales first minister Vaughan Gething was seen in…
PM Hasina departs for New Delhi to attend Modi's swearing-in as India's PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka for New Delhi on Saturday morning to attend the oath-taking ceremony of her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi. A special flight of Biman Bangladesh…
Bangladesh Police sell personal data to criminals
Two senior police officers in Bangladesh allegedly collected and sold classified and personal information of citizens to criminals on Telegram, American news platforom TechCrunch has…
Hasina defends budgetory proposal for whitening black money
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday supported the budgetory provision for legalising black money saying that it should be brought to the legal network first. "The money should be…
Bangladesh to celebrate Eid-ul-Azha on June 17
Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated in the country on June 17 (Monday) as the crescent moon of the Arabic month of Zilhaj was sighted…
Nayeemul Islam Khan appointed PM’s Press Secretary
Md Nayeemul Islam Khan has been appointed as Prime Minister’s Press Secretary with the status of secretary on contractual basis. The Public Administration Ministry issued a gazette notification to this end on Thursday. The notification mentioned that Nayeemul Islam Khan will remain in office for the duration of the Prime Minister's term or subject to her satisfaction from the date of his joining.
India opposition accuses Modi of 'stock market scam'
Indian opposition leader Rahul Gandhi has demanded an investigation into a stock market crash that hit investors at the end of the general election. He accused top Bharatiya Janata…
CPD criticises black money whitening provision
The Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), in an immediate response on Thursday to the proposed budget, expressed appreciation for the reduction of taxes on some essential items. However,…
TIB terms budget provision for whitening black money 'unconstitutional and corruption-friendly'
Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has expressed shock and disappointment over the 'unethical' provision in the newly announced budget that allows the whitening of black money…
Duty on mobile service create further burden
The government’s decision to increase an additional 5 percent supplementary duty on mobile services will create further burden on the telecom industry and the mobile subscribers…
DU students protest HC order on restoration of quota system in govt jobs
Following the High Court order to retain a 56 percent quota in first to fourth-class government jobs, students from Dhaka University and other institutions, along with frontliners…
Hefty bank borrowing planned to meet budget deficit
The government plans to raise around 85.4% of its domestic funding to meet the budget deficit through borrowing from the banking sector. In the proposed budget for FY 2024-25, Finance…
National budget: Where the prices may go up
If Finance Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali gets his budget proposals through the following items will be costlier during the financial year starting July 1. Cigarettes: A supplementary…