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Japan's atomic bomb survivors’ group wins Nobel Peace Prize

News —11 October, 2024 15:39

The Nobel Peace Prize was awarded Friday to Nihon Hidankyo, a Japanese organization of survivors of the atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, for its…

Japan's atomic bomb survivors’ group wins Nobel Peace Prize

S Korea's Han Kang wins literature Nobel

Author Han Kang became on Thursday the first South Korean to…

'Reset button' means making a new start from corrupt politics: CA Press Wing

The Chief Adviser's Press Wing has clarified the words - reset…

Fair election must to keep democracy continue: Tarique

Acting Chairman of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Tarique Rahman today underscored the need for holding fair elections for continuation of democracy. “We must hold a free…

'Indian still wants me dead', says Pannun

American Khalistani separatist leader targeted in a foiled assassination plot planned by India said that intelligence agents in New Delhi still want him dead and said that the Biden…

Eight die in private car crash in Pirojpur

Eight people were killed after a private car lost control and fell into a roadside canal in Pirojpur Sadar upazila early thursday. The incident occurred at the Nurani Gate area along…

ACC sues Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed separate cases against former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal, his wife, their two children on the allegations of amassing illegal…

Court imposes travel ban on Shibly, Khokon, Babu

A court here on Wednesday imposed travel ban on Shibly Rubayetul Islam, Ashraful Alam Khokon and his wife, Akhteruzzaman Babu and his wife for their alleged involvement in corruption.…

Bangladesh voices serious concern over BSF's repeated killings

In response to the latest border killing, Bangladesh's interim government has urged India to investigate all such incidents, identify those responsible, and ensure they are brought…

Fakhrul, Rizvi, Khasru acquitted in case for instigating violence

A court here on Wednesday acquitted BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi and its standing committee member Amir Khasru…

Trio wins chemistry Nobel for protein design, prediction

Americans David Baker and John Jumper, together with Briton Demis Hassabis, shared the Nobel Prize in Chemistry on Wednesday for work revealing proteins' secrets through computing…

BFIU seeks bank details of Tawfiq-e-Elahi, Bahauddin Nasim

Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has instructed banks and financial institutions to provide the account details of former Energy and Mineral Resources Adviser Tawfiq-e-Elahi…

Bangladesh lags as renewables set to offer half of global electricity by 2030: Report

In a striking contrast to global trends, Bangladesh finds itself lagging in the renewable energy sector, as outlined in the latest International Energy Agency (IEA) report on Wednesday.The…

Nearly Tk 51,000cr embezzled from RHD in 15 years: TIB

The corruption rate from the government's allocation for the roads and highways sector was between 23 to 40 percent during the period of fiscal year FY 2009-10 to FY 2022-23. The…

Chief Adviser seeks more Russian investment in Bangladesh

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today urged Russian entrepreneurs to invest more in Bangladesh. He made the call when Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander V…

Arakan Army returns 5 Bangladeshi fishermen taken from Naf River

Myanmar's Arakan Army has handed over five Bangladeshi fishermen, who were taken from the Shah Porir Island estuary in Teknaf, Cox's Bazar, to the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). BGB…

Ex-EXIM Bank Chairman Nazrul lands in jail

A court here today sent Nazrul Islam Mazumder, former chairman of EXIM Bank, to jail in a case lodged over murder of Emon Hossain Gazi during the recent anti-discrimination student…