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‘Palestine is a European issue’: European Parliament candidate Rima Hassan

News —4 June, 2024 13:23

French-Palestinian activist and jurist Rima Hassan, a leftist candidate in the upcoming European Parliament elections, has been the subject of political…

‘Palestine is a European issue’: European Parliament candidate Rima Hassan

'Dr Yunus suffering for deceiving 1.05 cr Grameen Bank members'

Dr Muhammad Yunus, Nobel Laureate and founder of Grameen Bank,…

'Dr Yunus suffering for deceiving 1.05 cr Grameen Bank members'
TIB demands accountability for 'massive corruption' by former IGP Benazir

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has raised serious…

TIB demands accountability for 'massive corruption' by former IGP Benazir

Commodity price hikes leave people in lurch: Fakhrul

Commodity price hikes leave people in lurch: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said the hikes in the price of commodities have left the country’s people in the lurch. "They (govt) have not only…

Govt offices to run from 9am-5pm after Eid-ul-Azha

Govt offices to run from 9am-5pm after Eid-ul-Azha

Government, semi-government, autonomous and semi-autonomous institutions will run from 9am to 5pm after Eid-ul-Azha vacation. The decision was taken in a cabinet meeting on Monday.…

Inflation leaps to 9.89% in May

Inflation leaps to 9.89% in May

The general point to point inflation rate in May has slightly increased to 9.89 percent due to the continuous increase in food inflation. According to the monthly consumer price index…

Malaysia’s chip industry falls in crosshairs of US sanctions on Russia

Malaysia’s chip industry falls in crosshairs of US sanctions on Russia

The United States’ efforts to cripple Russia’s war machine in Ukraine have ensnared an unlikely target far from Moscow: Malaysia’s multibillion-dollar semiconductor…

LPG price cut by Tk 2.53 per kg for June

LPG price cut by Tk 2.53 per kg for June

Price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has decreased by Tk 2.53 per kg to 113.55 from the previous price of Tk 116.08 for the month of June. Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission…

No travel ban issued against Benazir anywhere: Hasan Mahmud

No travel ban issued against Benazir anywhere: Hasan Mahmud

Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud on Monday said that former Inspector General of Police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed can travel anywhere in the world as no travel ban has been issued against him…

MP Anar killing: Arrest warrant issued against Siam

MP Anar killing: Arrest warrant issued against Siam

A Dhaka court on Sunday issued an arrest warrantagainst M Siam Hossain, for allegedly abducting Anwarul Azim Anar, Member ofParliament of Jhenaidah-4 Constituency to kill him in West…

Mexico elects first female president

Mexico elects first female president

Claudia Sheinbaum has been elected as Mexico's first woman president in an historic landslide win. Mexico's official electoral authority said preliminary results showed the 61-year-old…

Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch marries for fifth time

Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch marries for fifth time

Media tycoon Rupert Murdoch has married for a fifth time in a ceremony at his Californian vineyard. Mr Murdoch, 93, tied the knot on Saturday with his new wife Elena Zhukova, 67, a…

National elections can be made more free, fair and acceptable if held in phases: CEC

National elections can be made more free, fair and acceptable if held in phases: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal on Sunday said if it is possible to organize national elections step by step then it can be done in a more free, fair and acceptable…

Court sets June 12 for decision on whether Yunus to go on trial in embezzlement case

Court sets June 12 for decision on whether Yunus to go on trial in embezzlement case

The decision on whether to begin the trial of Dr. Muhammad Yunus and 14 others in a case over embezzling Tk 25.22 crore of the Grameen Telecom Workers' welfare fund, will be announced…

Shahidul Alam Returns Honorary Doctorate for UAL’s Connection With Israel 

Shahidul Alam Returns Honorary Doctorate for UAL’s Connection With Israel 

Eminent Bangladeshi rights activist and photographer Shahidul Alam reruns an Honorary Doctorate from the University of the Arts London (UAL).  The UAL ranks in the top 2 in the…

$2.25bn received in remittances in May

$2.25bn received in remittances in May

Bangladeshi expatriates sent US $2.25 billion inward remittance in May, which brings good news amid the foreign exchange crisis. Bangladesh Bank's (BB) latest remittance update…

Govt forms probe body over failure to send workers to Malaysia

Govt forms probe body over failure to send workers to Malaysia

The Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment has formed a six-member committee to find out those responsible for the failure to send workers to Malaysia before the…