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Tulip Siddiq steps down as treasury minister
News —14 January, 2025 22:54
Tulip Siddiq has stepped down from her role as Treasury minister following scrutiny over her financial connections to the former Bangladeshi government…

Tulip's campaign leaflets, gold-trimmed pen found in Ganabhaban
UK's Labour Party posters and political flyers for anti-corruption…

India ‘observed all protocols, agreements’ on fencing
India on Monday conveyed to Bangladesh that it observed all…
India summons Bangladesh envoy in New Delhi
India on Monday summoned Bangladesh acting High Commissioner in New Delhi Md Nural Islam over border-related issues, a diplomatic source confirmed. The development came a day after…

UK PM asked to sack Tulip for corruption allegation
The UK's Leader of the Opposition Kemi Badenoch has called upon Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer to dismiss Treasury Minister Tulip Siddiq amid corruption allegations and concerns as…

Bangladesh urges India to avoid border provocations
Foreign Secretary Md. Jashim Uddin on Sunday called upon the government of India to advise all the authorities concerned in India to refrain from “any provocative actions”…

Khaleda stable in London, undergoing routine tests
The health condition of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, who is undergoing treatment at The London Clinic in the UK, remains stable, said her personal physician Dr AZM Zahid Hossain on…

BGB's firm stand forces India to halt border fence construction: Home Adviser
India has been compelled to halt the construction of barbed-wire fences along several border areas following the strong stance taken by the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and local…

India’s envoy Verma calls for joint efforts to combat border crimes
Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma on Sunday expressed the hope that the understandings that the two border forces have will be implemented in a cooperative approach…

Govt enforces zero-tolerance on communal attacks, orders arrests
The interim government on Saturday reiterated its zero-tolerance policy towards any communal attacks in the country, stressing that the police have been ordered to arrest culprits.…

Trump sentenced to unconditional discharge in hush-money case: BBC
A judge has sentenced US President-elect Donald Trump to an "unconditional discharge," bringing to an end the first criminal trial of a former US president. The sentence means…

Tulip tells pregnant reporter birth is ‘hard’ when quizzed on her despot aunt Hasina
Tulip Siddiq made “threatening” comments to a pregnant journalist pointedly telling her “labour is hard” after being questioned over links to her despot aunt,…

Reovirus detected in Bangladesh: 5 cases identified
For the first time in Bangladesh, the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control, and Research (IEDCR) has detected the Reovirus in the bodies of five individuals. This discovery…

6 bodies of uprising martyrs yet to be identified at DMCH morgue
A team of Anti-Discrimination Student Movement today discovered bodies of six July-August mass uprising martyrs yet to be identified at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) morgue.…

Lancet study estimates Gaza death toll 40pc higher than recorded
Research published in The Lancet medical journal on Friday estimates that the death toll in Gaza during the first nine months of the Israel-Hamas war was around 40 percent higher than…

Visa issue doesn’t exist once passport revoked: Govt
Apparently referring to deposed Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s reported visa extension, the interim government on Thursday said visa issue does not exist once passport is cancelled.…

Dhaka denies claims of mistreating Indian fishermen
Bangladesh today expressed its utter dismay and deep disappointment over the unfounded remarks and fabricated allegations of ill-treatment, including physical abuses of the detained…