Saturday, 15 Mar, 2025

National

PM to open Book Fair-2024 tomorrow

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to inaugurate the month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair-2024 tomorrow at Bangla Academy and Suhrawardy Udyan premises. Bangla Academy Director General poet Mohammad Nurul Huda confirming the matter said the premier is expected to inaugurate the

DMP arrests 27, files 22 cases in 24-hr anti-narcotics drive

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Tuesday (January 31) arrested 27 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug campaign

Bashundhara MD celebrates birthday with 10,000 Madrasa students

The country’s largest business conglomerate, Bashundhara Group Managing Director (MD) Sayem Sobhan Anvir, well-known for his humanitarian gesture. He celebrated his birthday and shared the joy with 10,200 Madrasa students on Wednesday (January 31). The students of Hathazari

Business tycoon Sayem Sobhan Anvir's birthday today

Today (January 31) is the birthday of Sayem Sobhan Anvir, Managing Director (MD) of Bashundhara Group, the country's largest industrial conglomerate. He stepped into 44 years today. All in all, he is a proponent of multi-dimensional art, a successful entrepreneur, and a role model for

Rupganj clash: Bullet-hit Tajel fighting for his life

Tajel Islam, who sustained bullet injuries during attacks led by the ‘Unda Rafiq Gang’ in Rupganj area of Narayanganj on Monday, is currently fighting for his life at a hospital in Dhaka. Tajel's condition is critical, his father Moktar Hossain

Major General Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui new BGB DG

Major General Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui has been appointed as the new director general of Border Guard Bangladesh. He will be replacing outgoing Major General AKM Nazmul Hasan. A gazette notification, signed by Abdullah Arif Mohammad, deputy secretary of the Public

President: Maintain non-violent constructive political programmes

President Mohammed Shahabuddin today (January 30) urged upon the political parties to carry out non-violent constructive programmes to uphold constitutional rights of the people and democracy in the country. The President said this while delivering his maiden speech at the first

Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury re-elected speaker for 4th time

Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury was sworn in as the Speaker for the fourth consecutive terms of the 12th Jatiya Sangsad on Tuesday (January 30) afternoon. Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader proposed her name and Chief Whip Noor-E-Alam Chowdhury seconded it. The oath administered

First session of 12th Jatiya Sangsad begins

The first session of the 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) began at 3 pm today (January 30) with Deputy Speaker Shamsul Hoque Tuku in the chair. The day's proceedings began with recitation from the Holy Quran. BDST: 1617 HRS, JAN 30, 2024 MN  

Couple, daughter throat-slit body found in Sirajganj

Police recovered throat-slit body of a couple and their 15-year-old daughter in their flat in Sirajganj's Tarash upazila. The incident happened on Monday night. The deceased were identified as Bikash Sarker, 45, his wife Jhorna Rani Sarker, 40, and daughter Tushi, a student of

DMP arrests 47, files 35 cases in 24-hr anti-narcotics drive

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in different operations in the last 24 hours till 6 am Tuesday (January 30) arrested 47 persons for their alleged involvement in selling and consuming drugs. Being informed, the DMP’s police and detective units conducted the anti-drug

Bangladesh slips two ranks in Corruption Perception Index: TIB

Bangladesh has dropped two notches in the Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) 2023. According to the CPI, Bangladesh secured 10th position from the bottom -- down from the previous index's 12nd. Bangladesh's score dropped to 24, out of 100 in the CPI 2023, which was 26 in the

Met Office forecast light rain in Dhaka, Khulna

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today (January 30) predicted that rain or thunder shower is likely to occur at a few places over Khulna division and at one or two places over Dhaka division.  According to the Met office latest bulletin, weather may remain mainly dry

President to address maiden session of 12th JS today

President Mohammed Shahabuddin will address the first session of the 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) starting at 3 pm today (January 30).    In line with the parliamentary practice, the President addresses the first parliamentary sitting every year. Earlier, he convened the first

PM asks to reduce tariff on four products including rice

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has given directives to authorities concerned to reduce tariff on four products which include rice, edible oil, sugar and date. She gave the directive in a cabinet meeting today (January 29) at her office in the capital's Tejgaon. Later, Cabinet

ACC approves chargesheet against Dr Yunus, 13 others 

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) today (January 29) approved a chargesheet against the then Grameen Telecom Chairman and Nobel Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus and 13 others in a graft case. The Commission at its regular meeting today gave the clearance to submit the chargesheet against

Four awarded life term for killing man in Joypurhat

A Joypurhat court today (January 28) sentenced four people to life term imprisonment for killing a man in Panchbibi upazila of the district in 2010. Additional District and Session Judge Court-2, Judge Md Abbas Uddin pronounced the verdict this afternoon. The convicts are - Sohag,

Mild cold wave sweeping over parts of Bangladesh

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) today (January 29) said that mild to moderate cold wave is sweeping over Dhaka, Rajshahi and Rangpur divisions and the districts of Moulvibazar, Cumilla, Feni, Jashore, Chuadanga, Barishal and Bhola and it may abate from some places. According

President to address maiden session of 12th JS tomorrow

President Mohammed Shahabuddin will address the first session of the 12th Jatiya Sangsad (JS) starting at 3 pm tomorrow (January 30). In line with the parliamentary practice, the President addresses the first parliamentary sitting every year. Earlier, he convened the first

Nischa will no longer publish road accident reports: Ilias Kanchan

Nirapad Sarak Chai (Nischa) has announced that the platform advocating safe roads would no longer publish accident reports following the recent confusion created over the difference in statistics on fatalities and crashes by other organisations. Nischa Chairman Ilias Kanchan came up