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Govt to import 40.5mn eggs to stabilise market

News —8 October, 2024 14:59

In a bid to address the ongoing volatility in the egg market, the Ministry of Commerce has granted approval for the import of 40.5 million eggs to seven…

Govt to import 40.5mn eggs to stabilise market

Nafeez Sarafat banned from leaving country amid corruption allegations

A Dhaka court has imposed a travel ban on Chowdhury Nafiz Sarafat,…

Nafeez Sarafat banned from leaving country amid corruption allegations
US duo win Nobel for gene regulation breakthrough

US scientists Victor Ambros and Gary Ruvkun won the Nobel Prize…

US duo win Nobel for gene regulation breakthrough

5 years of Abrar Fahad's killing: A mother's never-ending grief

5 years of Abrar Fahad's killing: A mother's never-ending grief

It has been five years since Abrar Fahad, a second-year student of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet), was brutally…

Bank accounts of Summit's Aziz Khan and family blocked

Bank accounts of Summit's Aziz Khan and family blocked

The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has directed all banks to freeze the accounts of Summit Group Chairman Muhammad Aziz Khan, his brothers and other family members. The BFIU, in a letter, instructed banks to block transactions for one month under the provisions of the money laundering prevention law. The directive also applies to firms owned by individuals, with transactions being frozen for the same period.

Travel ban imposed on Saifuzzaman, wife

Travel ban imposed on Saifuzzaman, wife

A court here on Monday imposed travel ban on former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed and his wife Rukmila Zaman over massive graft allegations. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions…

Prof Yunus named among world's most influential Muslims

Prof Yunus named among world's most influential Muslims

The Royal Islamic Strategic Studies Centre, based in Amman, has unveiled its 16th annual list of the world's most influential Muslim personalities for 2025.  The prestigious publication,…

Ex-PMO principal secretary Nazibur Rahman arrested

Ex-PMO principal secretary Nazibur Rahman arrested

Detective Branch (DB) of Police arrested ex-principal secretary to the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) and former National Board of Revenue (NBR) chairman Nazibur Rahman conducting an…

Travel ban imposed on S Alam Group owner, family members

Travel ban imposed on S Alam Group owner, family members

A court here on Monday imposed travel ban on S Alam Group owner Mohammed Saiful Alam, his wife Farjana Pervin and 11 other members of his family. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge…

Dhaka voices deep concern to Myanmar over new Rohingya influx

Dhaka voices deep concern to Myanmar over new Rohingya influx

Dhaka has expressed deep concern over the new arrivals of Forcibly Displaced Myanmar Nationals in recent times due to armedconflicts in Myanmar particularly in Rakhine state. The…

Munni Saha's bank account details sought

Munni Saha's bank account details sought

Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has asked for the bank account details of journalist Munni Saha. A senior BFIU official confirmed the order on Sunday, citing provisions…

Bank accounts of Bashundhara’s Sobhan, son Anvir, family frozen

Bank accounts of Bashundhara’s Sobhan, son Anvir, family frozen

Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has directed banks to freeze the accounts of Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan and his family members, as part of an ongoing…

Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku returns home after a long exile

Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku returns home after a long exile

BNP standing committee member Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku on Sunday returned home from London after a long exile. The BNP leader arrived at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport by a…

Saber Hossain arrested

Saber Hossain arrested

Saber Hossain Chowdhury,former minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, was arrested in the capital on Sunday. A team of Detective Branch arrested him from the capital's Gulshan area, said DC (media) of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Talebur Rahman. The police official, however, did not disclose in which case he was arrested.  

Jaishankar rules out talks with Pakistan amid SAARC stalemate

Jaishankar rules out talks with Pakistan amid SAARC stalemate

Indian External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar stated that the Indian Subcontinent has witnessed more regional integration in the last five to six years than at any time since the…

CPD estimates Tk 14,421cr flood losses in eastern Bangladesh

CPD estimates Tk 14,421cr flood losses in eastern Bangladesh

The recent flood in eastern part of the country caused an estimated loss of around Taka 14,421.46 crore tantamount to around US$1.20 billion, a Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) study…

Travel ban imposed on ex-NSI DG, his wife

Travel ban imposed on ex-NSI DG, his wife

A Dhaka court on Sunday imposed a travel ban on former Director General of the National Security Intelligence (NSI) Major General (retd) TM Jobayer, and his wife Fahamina Masud. Dhaka…