The interim government has issued a notification recognising Kazi Nazrul Islam as the National Poet of Bangladesh. The Ministry of Cultural Affairs issued the notification on December 24. However, the matter was disclosed on Thursday, January 2. Earlier on December 5, the Advisory Council of the interim government in a meeting approved the proposal of issuing a notification officially declaring ...

The Election Commission (EC) has released the draft voter list for 2025, revealing that the total number of registered voters in the country has risen to 12,36,83,512, marking a growth rate of 1.50%. Election Commissioner Brigadier General (Retd) Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah shared the details during a briefing at the Election Commission headquarters on Thursday (January 2). The data shows ...

Temperatures have dropped as colder arctic air spreads across the UK, with amber cold weather health alerts in place ahead of a weekend of snow forecast for much of the country. Met Office yellow warnings for snow and ice have been issued for much of England and Wales and parts of Scotland over the course of three days, with cold ...

The Anti-Corruption Commission, ACC, has decided to investigate allegations against journalist Munni Saha and her husband Kabir Hossain Taposh, owner of advertising agency MS Promotional, of amassing illegal assets, including suspicious transactions of Tk 134 crore in their accounts. M Akhter Hossain, director general (Prevention) of the ACC, disclosed the matter while briefing the journalists at its Segunbagicha Headquarters in ...

Renowned actress and dancer Anjana Rahman was admitted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Hospital and placed on life support on Wednesday following a deterioration in her health, confirmed her son Nishat Moni to Jarnalist. Earlier, on November 24, Anjana had been admitted to a private hospital in the capital after suddenly falling ill. She was in the hospital’s ...

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi raised questions about the political role of Jamaat-e-Islami during the 1971 Liberation War. Speaking in Sylhet, Rizvi criticised Jamaat-e-Islami Amir Dr Shafiqur Rahman’s recent statement, which claimed that Jamaat and the army are the only two “tested patriotic forces” in the country. Rizvi asked, “What was Jamaat’s political role in the 1971 ...

Supreme Court Bar Association president Barrister AM Mahbub Uddin Khokon has demanded to bring former chief justice Surendra Kumar Sinha back to the country apart from withdrawal of false cases against him. He made the demand while speaking to journalists at a press briefing at the Supreme Court premises in the capital on Thursday (January 2). Barrister Mahbub Uddin Khokon ...

Ingredients: v Boiled Kabuli Chickpeas 2 cups v Boiled potato — 2 cup v Finely chopped onion – 1 medium v Ginger, garlic paste–1 tbsp v Red chilly powder–1 tsp v Coriander powder–1 tsp v Turmeric powder– 1 tsp v Green chillies – finely chopped– 1 tbsp v Coconuts fritters — 1/2 cup v Chopped coriander leaves –2 tbsp v ...

Major (Retd) Sinha Md Rashed Khan’s mother has requested the Attorney General to hold the hearing on her son’s murder case at the High Court as soon as possible. Nasima Akter, mother of slain Major (Retd) Sinha, met Attorney General Md Asaduzzaman at 10:30am on Thursday (January 2) at the latter’s office at High Court in the capital. During the ...

Bangladesh General Insurance Company PLC. (BGIC) welcomed 2025 with a marvelous function at the Head office on Wednesday. 1st January is also 102nd Birth anniversary of M A Samad, the Pioneer of Insurance Industry and Founder of BGIC. The event remembered his ideals and his contribution to the insurance industry. The Chairman of the company Mr. Towhid Samad was the ...