Opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) has announced programmes to press home its one-point demand for resignation of Sheikh Hasina-led Awami League government before the next general election. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced the programmes at the party’s grand rally at Nayapaltan in the capital on Wednesday afternoon. Mirza Fakhrul said: “I announce one-point demand for the resignation ...

Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has moved up three places to break into the top 10 of the ICC ODI bowling rankings. Shakib advanced three steps in the ranking with 4 wickets in three-match ODI series against Afghanistan. The left-arm spinner returned to the top ten in bowling in the ODI rankings. Shakib’s position is now number ten with 618 ...

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said the party’s one-point demand is no election will be held without Sheikh Hasina. He said BNP announced one-point demand seeking the resignation of the Awami League while AL’s demand is the opposite. He was speaking at the peace rally of Awami League as the chief guest in front of the south ...

BNP has announced to march in all city and district headquarters across the country on July 18 and July 19 respectively to press home one-point demand. Party’s Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir announced the programmes from the party’s rally at its Nayapaltan headquarters in the capital on Wednesday. He said their one-point movement aiming to remove ruling Awami League ...

As many as 516 people died and 812  were injured in 559 road accidents throughout Bangladesh in June this year, according to the latest report of Road Safety Foundation (RSF). The report released today says that 169 people were killed in 207 motorcycle accidents across the country — 33.75% of the total deaths. Among the dead, 78 were women and ...

As the dengue situation has taken an alarming turn across the country, the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) urged people to be careful and focus on ensuring that their surroundings are clean. It also urged people not to panic over the alarming rise of dengue, said a handout of PID issued on Tuesday. The DGHS also asked to follow ...

Exports to some major markets such as Germany and Poland have declined significantly, it says RMG exports from Bangladesh to the European Union (EU) saw 9.93 percent growth during the fiscal year 2022-23 — from $21.40 billion in FY 2021-22 to $23.52 billion in FY 2022-23, according to the Export Promotion Bureau (EPB). However, exports to some major markets in ...

Former officer-in-charge of Gulshan Police Station Firoz Kabir has been jailed for six years in a corruption case. The court, at the same time, sentenced Firoz’s wife Sabrina Ahmed to jail for four years in the graft case. Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-9 Judge Sheikh Hafizur Rahman pronounced the verdict in presence of the accused couple.

Argentine star Lionel Messi landed in Florida on Tuesday ahead of putting the final touches on his move to US Major League Soccer club Inter Miami. Argentine television footage showed Messi, with members of his family, walking off a private jet at a small, executive airport adjacent to Inter Miami’s stadium in Fort Lauderdale. The World Cup winner is expected ...

The Sylhet District Bus-Minibus Workers’ Union withdrew their indefinite strike within six hours of the announcement on assurances from the authorities. After a meeting with the Deputy Commissioner of Sylhet on Tuesday night, the organization withdrew from the decision. District Bus-Minibus Workers Union President Mainul Islam confirmed the matter. Earlier, the strike was called across Sylhet from 6 am on ...