Bangladesh

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia returned to her Gulshan residence on Tuesday evening after receiving treatment for three days at a private hospital in the capital. Sayrul Kabir Khan, an official of Khaleda’s press wing, confirmed the information and added that she reached at her residence at 7.55pm in the evening. “She returned home after pathological tests and some regular examinations ...

A Dhaka court on Tuesday accepted the chargesheet against Nobel Laureate economist Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus and 13 others in a case filed over misappropriation of Tk 25.22 crore of Grameen Telecom Workers’ Profit Participation Fund. The court also ordered to transfer the case to Dhaka Special Judge Court-4. Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court Judge Mohammed Ash-shams Joglul Hossain accepted the ...

President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Tuesday directed the the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) to strengthen research and discover the new sources of energy. The president gave these directives when a BERC delegation handed over its annual report 2023-24 to the president at Bangabhaban this afternoon, reports UNB. “We need to focus on developing new sources of fuel,” President Sahabuddin said. The president ...

Major (retd) Abdul Mannan, former member of parliament and former chairman of Bangladesh Industrial Financial Company, granted bail in a graft case. His lawyer on Sunday (March 31) filed the bail petition before the court of Judge Ash-Shams Jaglul Hossain of Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge. Then the court granted him the bail. General Registrar branch of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) confirmed ...

The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations of 2024 will start from June 30. An the written exams will end on August 11. The exams routine, signed by Dhaka Education Board controller Prof Abul Basher, was published on Tuesday (April 2). The practical exams will begin on August 12. According to the routine, the exam will begin with Bangla first ...

Cabinet Secretary Md Mahbub Hossain on Sunday said that the Eid-ul-Fitr vacation will be three days beginning from April 10. He said this at a press conference after the cabinet meeting held at Prime Minister’s Office with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair. Hossain said offices will remain open on April 8 and April 9. But, anyone can take ...

BNP senior leader Gayeshwar Chandra Roy on Monday said student politics on the university campuses is not the problem, the concern is over the control of a single student organision on the campuses. “BUET authorities will take decision whether they will allow student politics on the campus or not. Because of that (Abrar Fahad killing) the BUET authorities had banned ...

A fire that gutted 14 Volvo buses of London Express Paribahan parked in a garage at Dhaka’s Demra on Monday evening, has been brought under control. The fire broke out at 8:50 pm on Monday, said Warehouse Inspector Anwarul Islam of Fire Service Control Department Headquarters. On information, five firefighting units from Demra Fire Station and Siddique Bazar Fire Station ...

On the occasion of the upcoming holy Eid-ul-Fitr, the concerned authorities have been instructed to take steps to ease traffic congestion and maintain law and order strictly all over the country. Besides, the factory owners were urged to pay the salaries and allowances of the workers of ready-made garment factories on time at the meeting. These decisions were taken at ...

In the second phase of the 6th Upazila Parishad election, the election will be held in 161 Upazilas on May 21. Secretary of election commission secretariat Md. Zahangir Alam announced the schedule after a meeting at election commission bhaban on Monday. He said, according to the election schedule, the last date for submission of nominations is April 21 and scrutiny ...