Students of the seven colleges affiliated with Dhaka University (DU) have lauded the decision to revoke their affiliation with DU but expressed dissatisfaction over the authorities’ failure to address their remaining five demands. However, the aggrieved students have issued a 24-hour ultimatum, warning of escalated protests, including the siege of New Market Police Station and a blockade of DU buses ...

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday filed four cases against 19 people including Tarique Ahmed Siddique, former military adviser to former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, on charge of embezzling Tk812 crore from four development projects at three airports. ACC Director General Md Akhter Hossain disclosed the information to journalists at a briefing held at its headquarters on Monday. He said ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said that his party and Islami Andolon Bangladesh (IAB) have agreed on 10-point, including holding a credible national election in a short time after completing necessary ‘minimum’ reforms. Mirza Fakhrul shared the information after holding a two-hour meeting with the IAB Ameer Syed Md Rezaul Karim at the IAB’s central office in Purana ...

Around 350 students from 91 schools in Dhaka have taken part in an art competition on beauties of Nepal at Central Shaheed Minar here. Nepal embassy in Dhaka in collaboration with the Bangladesh-Nepal Friendship Society organised the ‘Painting Competition’ under the theme “Nepal Through My Eyes” on Friday, a press release said here today. The objective of the initiative is ...

BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia went to her son Tarique Rahman’s residence after undergoing treatment at London Clinic, UK for 17 days. As her health condition improved considerably, doctors have advised her to receive treatment staying at home for the time being. Tarique Rahman, acting chairman of the BNP, has driven his mother to home at 9:30PM (London local time) ...

Dr Mostofa Jalal Mohiuddin, former lawmaker of Dhaka-7 constituency and Awami League (AL) leader, has been sent to jail in a case filed over the murder of trader Abdul Wadud in the capital’s New Market area during the anti-discrimination student movement. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Mostafizur Rahman passed the order on Friday as police produced him before the court after the ...

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Criticising the remarks of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement coordinator and Information adviser Md Nahid Islam, BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi asked on Friday (January 24) that would the advisers teach what the politicians will talk about, what they will support and what they will not? He made the remarks while talking to journalists after offering prayer at ...

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized smuggled goods worth over Taka 5.22 crore during several raids in the Sylhet and Sunamganj border areas on Friday. Sylhet Battalion (48 BGB) Commander Lt. Col. Md Hafizur Rahman said a huge amount of smuggled goods including Indian RJ power batteries, sugar, cows, buffaloes, Clop G cream, chocolate, cumin, winter blankets, oranges, Quaker oats, fuchka, ...

The World Health Organization will cut costs and review which health programs to prioritize after President Donald Trump announced he was withdrawing the US from the agency, the WHO’s chief told staff in an internal memo seen by Reuters. Trump made the move on the first day of his second term in office on Monday, accusing the UN health agency ...