A Moulvibazar court on Thursday convicted seven people and sentenced them to life imprisonment for killing a man in 2021. Moulvibazar District and Session Judge Khadem Ul Kayes handed down the punishment. The lifers are-Riad Mia, Rabindra Deb, Joynal Abedin, Ikram Uddin, Sabuj Mia, Jalal Mia and Masud Ahmed. The court also fined Tk 20,000 each, in default, to suffer ...

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has said that there is a conspiracy to destroy national unity and national elections. He accused the interim government of creating confusion over elections, stating that the party will not participate in any local election traps. “BNP will not fall into the trap of rehabilitating mafia groups involved in genocide, money laundering, and corruption.” While ...

some 104 assistant superintendents of the police (ASP) have been promoted to the rank of additional superintendent of police (SP). Md Mahabur Rahman, deputy secretary of the home ministry’s public security division (police-1), issued two separate notifications in this regard on Wednesday. Among them, 102 were promoted regularly, while two received retrospective promotion The police force has been going through ...

The price of gold has been slightly reduced in the country’s market in the span of four days. The price of 22-carat gold, the highest quality (1 bhori = 11.664 grams), has been decreased by Tk 2,403, bringing it to Tk 150,967 per bhori. This price reduction followed the decline in the price of refined gold in the local market. ...

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia has urged all to work together to restore democracy in Bangladesh, warning that fascist collaborators remain active and are still conspiring to destroy the mass uprising achievements. Speaking virtually as chief guest at BNP’s extended meeting on Thursday, she stressed the need for unity in the fight against autocratic rule. “Our struggle is not over yet. ...

Afghanistan delivered a stunning blow to England’s Champions Trophy campaign with a thrilling eight-run victory in Lahore on Wednesday, eliminating the defending champions from the tournament. Chasing a challenging target of 326, England fell short despite a brilliant 120-run knock from Joe Root. Their innings ended at 317, marking their second consecutive defeat and sealing their exit from semi-final contention. ...

Non-performing loans (NPLs) in Bangladesh skyrocketed to Tk3.45 trillion by the end of December 2024, accounting for 20.2% of total bank loans, according to data released by Bangladesh Bank on Wednesday (February 26). This marks a staggering increase from Tk1.45 trillion at the end of 2023, reflecting deepening financial distress in the banking sector. Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr. Ahsan H. ...

Four houses and a grocery shop were completely gutted in a fire that broke out at Shantiganj upazila in Sunamganj district on Wednesday. The incident occurred at Joysiddhi village under West Birgaon union in the upazila. According to victims, the fire resulted a damage of over Tk 10 lakh. According to witnesses, the fire originated from a kitchen of a ...

Mahfuj Alam has been appointed as the adviser to the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting. Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus has appointed him on Wednesday. The Cabinet Division published a gazette notification in the afternoon confirming the development. However, the chief adviser has taken responsibility of the Ministry Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology. Earlier on Tuesday, Nahid Islam resigned ...

A new student organization, Bangladesh Ganatantrik Chhatra Sangsad, has been officially launched by former coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement. The announcement was made during a press conference at Madhur Canteen in Dhaka University (DU) on Wednesday. The central committee of the organization will be led by Abu Bakar Mazumdar as Convener, while Jahid Ahsan has been appointed as Member ...