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No specific threat for Durga Puja
Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury yesterday said there is no specific security threat centring Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community in Bangladesh.
Speaking to reporters after visiting…
Freeze accounts of Bashundhara Group chairman, MD, family
The Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) yesterday asked banks to freeze all personal accounts of Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan, his son and group Managing Director Sayem Sobhan Anvir, and their family members.…
Political parties want road map to polls
Leaders of major political parties yesterday asked Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus for a road map to reforms and the next general election.
They also expressed concerns over the rising prices of essentials and a lack of law and…
5 more die of dengue, 927 hospitalised
Five more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till yesterday morning, bringing the total fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 182 this year.
During this period, 927 more patients were hospitalised with…
Anwar Ibrahim to consider issue of Bangladeshi workers
Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim today promised to consider the issue of 18,000 Bangladeshi workers who missed a deadline to enter Malaysia saying that they need workers, but not "modern slaves."
He made the announcement at a…
Ex-president Badruddoza Chowdhury passes away
Former President of Bangladesh Prof AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury has passed away at the age of 94.
He breathed his last at 3:15am today while undergoing treatment at the Uttara Women's Medical College, which he founded, his Press…
Labour Export: President seeks support from Malaysia
President Mohammed Shahabuddin has sought support of the Malaysian government to recruit more manpower from Bangladesh.
The president raised the labour export issue as Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim, who was on a six-hour…
Egypt invites Yunus to attend D-8 summit
Egypt has extended an invitation to Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus to attend the D-8 Summit scheduled to take place later this year.
The invitation was conveyed by Egyptian Ambassador to Bangladesh Omar Mohie Eldin Ahmed Fahmy during a…
Plot to kill Joy: Mahmudur Rahman receives bail
Mahmudur Rahman, acting editor of the daily Amar Desh, was granted bail yesterday in a case filed over a plot to abduct and kill Sajeeb Wazed Joy, son of former prime minister Sheikh Hasina.
Judge Mohammed Ash-Shams Joglul Hossain of the…
Nahid makes it to Time100 Next 2024
Nahid Islam has been named as one of Time Magazine's 100 emerging leaders in the world in 2024.
Nahid, one of the key coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Students Movement, has been named in the Time100 Next 2024 list in the…