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Arakan Army capture 20 Bangladeshi fishermen

News —5 November, 2024 23:36

Myanmar’s insurgent Arakan Army allegedly took 20 Bangladeshi fishermen hostage from the Naf River while they were fishing on Tuesday evening, said…

Arakan Army capture 20 Bangladeshi fishermen

Dictator's ghosts trying to hatch conspiracy: Tarique

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman…

Dictator's ghosts trying to hatch conspiracy: Tarique
EU concerned about ICT's legal framework

The European Union (EU) has underlined the importance of ensuring…

EU concerned about ICT's legal framework

Ulema-Mashaikh announce 9-point demand

Ulema-Mashaikh announce 9-point demand

The Islamic Conference organised by Ulema and Mashaikh at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka has concluded with the announcement of a nine-point demand including justice for the 2013 Shapla…

Travel ban imposed on ex-MP Mannan

Travel ban imposed on ex-MP Mannan

A court here on Tuesday imposed travel ban on former lawmaker and former secretary general of Bikalpadhara Bangladesh, Major (Retd) Abdul Mannan over corruption allegations. Dhaka…

CSA to be abolished within a week

CSA to be abolished within a week

Telecom Advisor Nahid Islam has said the Cyber Security Act will be abolished within a week, and urged Norway to invest in Bangladesh in a meeting with the country's ambassador. He…

Steps being taken to ensure voting rights of expats

Steps being taken to ensure voting rights of expats

The Election Reform Commission is taking appropriate steps to ensure the voting rights of Bangladeshi expatriates. Reform Commission Chief Dr Badiul Alam Majumder conveyed the progress…

CA holds meeting with chiefs of reform commissions

CA holds meeting with chiefs of reform commissions

 Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today held a meeting with the chiefs of reform commissions formed to expedite the state reform initiatives. The meeting was held at…

58 more cadet SIs relieved ‘for violating discipline’

58 more cadet SIs relieved ‘for violating discipline’

Fifty-eight more cadet sub-inspectors (SIs) of Sarda Police Academy have been relieved for breaching discipline during the training session. A senior official who preferred to remain…

Gaan Bangla's Taposh arrested

Gaan Bangla's Taposh arrested

Police have arrested chairman of Gaan Bangla television channel Kaushik Hossain Taposh from Bhatara area in Dhaka. Taposh was arrested on Sunday night in connection with a case filed…

No one should think about minus-2 formula: Fakhrul

No one should think about minus-2 formula: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday warned that no one should think of the Minus-Two formula again or engage in any actions excluding the BNP as part of a plot.…

Expatriates set record with $2.39b remittance in Oct

Expatriates set record with $2.39b remittance in Oct

Bangladesh has witnessed a notable surge in remittance inflow from July to October this year, as compared to the same period last year, according to data provided by the Bangladesh…

20 ex-military officers meet Rizvi

20 ex-military officers meet Rizvi

Twenty retired military officers on Sunday met Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed at the party’s Nayapaltan central office…

HC allows preparing paper book of Zia charitable graft case

HC allows preparing paper book of Zia charitable graft case

The High Court (HC) on Sunday granted a petition for preparing the paper book at own cost to file an appeal against a 7-year conviction to BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister…

Israeli airstrike kills Bangladeshi expat in Lebanon

Israeli airstrike kills Bangladeshi expat in Lebanon

A Bangladeshi expatriate was killed on his way to work in an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon, according to the Bangladesh embassy in Beirut. The incident took place in the Grazmiye area…

UK lawyer files complaint against Hasina with ICC at The Hague

UK lawyer files complaint against Hasina with ICC at The Hague

Asraful Arafin, a lawyer of London's 3 Bolt Court Chambers, has filed a complaint with the International Criminal Court (ICC) at The Hague accusing former prime minister Sheikh Hasina,…

Seven swing states that will decide US presidency

Seven swing states that will decide US presidency

US Vice President Kamala Harris and former president Donald Trump are hurtling toward their November 5 election showdown, one of the closest contests in modern American history. And…