BJP workers clashed with the police at several places across West Bengal on Wednesday as they tried to enforce a 12-hour shutdown in the state. Several BJP leaders, including former Rajya Sabha MP Roopa Ganguly and MLA Agnimitra Paul, were detained for blocking roads and railway tracks since the early morning, reports PTI. The ‘Bangla Bandh’, which began at 6 ...

The interim government has withdrawn the ban on Jamaat-e-Islami and its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir. The Public Security Division of the Home Ministry issued a gazette notification in this regard on Wednesday. It stated that the government cancelled the notification issued on August 24, 2024 banning Jamaat as it did not find any specific information and evidence about Bangladesh ...

Former comptroller and auditor general (CAG) Mohammad Muslim Chowdhury has been appointed as the chairman of Sonali Bank PLC. Financial Institutions Division of the Ministry of Finance issued a circular to this end on Wednesday (August 28). Chowdhury, who is also a former finance secretary, has been appointed to the position with a three-year tenure from the date of his ...

Custom Intelligence and National Security Intelligence (NSI) in a joint drive arrested a man along with 1,372 bhoris of gold from Sylhet Osmani International Airport on Wednesday. The arrested was identified as Hossain Ahmed, son of Nurul Islam of Goramarakandi village in Goainghat upazila of the district. Director of Civil Aviation of Sylhet Hafiz Ahmed confirmed the matter, adding that ...

The banning order of Jamaat-e-Islami and Islami Chhatra Shibir was withdrawn on Wednesday (August 28). A gazette in this regard publishes anytime. On August 1, Jamaat-Shibir was banned by the previous Awami League-led government. And Public Security Division of the Home Ministry published a gazette notification in this regard. Jamaat’s lawyer Adv Mohammad Shishir Manir said that the government has ...

A Supreme Court lawyer on Wednesday filed a case against seven judges, including three former chief justices, for contempt of court. Adv Yunus Ali Akand filed the case with the relevant branch of the High Court this morning. The three chief justices are Syed Mahmud Hossain, Hasan Foez Siddique and Obaidul Hasan, while the four judges are Md Iman Ali, ...

The body of a newsroom editor at the private TV channel GTV has been recovered from Hatirjheel lake in the capital. The deceased was identified as Rahanuma Sarah, 32. She used live at a rented house with her husband in the city’s Kalyanpur area. According to passerby Sagar, who rescued Rahanuma from the lake, said he found the floating body ...

Ahead of the draw for the 2024/25 UEFA Champions League which takes place on Thursday in Monaco, AFP Sport explains the format of the new, expanded version of Europe’s elite club competition: – More clubs, no more groups – The updated version of the Champions League will see 36 clubs feature in the competition proper, an increase from 32 under ...

A recent study has revealed alarming levels of harmful bacteria in popular street foods sold across Dhaka, although most people consuming these street foods are not falling ill. The study was led by Dr Md Latiful Bari, chief scientist and head of the Food, Nutrition and Agriculture Research Laboratory at the Centre for Advanced Research in Sciences of the University ...

Bangladesh Bank has dissolved the board of directors of United Commercial Bank (UCB), Union Bank and Global Islami Bank, which had also been controlled by the S Alam Group. The central bank has appointed new board members to oversee each bank’s operations. The newly constituted board includes representatives from independent directors, signalling a shift towards improved governance. BB formed a ...