Teletalk Bangladesh Limited, the country’s sole state-owned mobile operator, has launched its trial online SIM service. The service started on Wednesday as part of a commercial pilot programme in 11 post offices in Rajshahi, Naogaon, and Chapainawabganj districts under Rajshahi division. Plans are underway to expand the service to post offices nationwide. The trial service was inaugurated in Dhaka where ...

A Dhaka court on Thursday granted bail to suspended assistant commissioner of Lalmonirhat Tapashee Tabassum Urmi in a defamation case filed for making derogatory remarks about the July-August movement martyr Abu Sayed. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Imran Ahmed passed the order when Urmi surrendered before the court and sought bail, said Khademul Islam, a counsel of the plaintiff. Abu Hanif, ...

The International Criminal Court’s chief prosecutor asked judges on Wednesday to issue an arrest warrant for the head of Myanmar’s military regime for crimes committed against the country’s Rohingya Muslim minority. Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, who seized power from elected leader Aung San Suu Kyi in 2021, is accused of crimes against humanity for the persecution of the Rohingya. ...

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) Thursday rejected a bail petition of Hallmark chairman Jesmine Islam. The Appellate Division headed by Chief Justice Dr Syed Refaat Ahmed passed an order denying the bail plea of Jesmine as the court suspended the bail hearing for three months. Senior lawyer Barrister Ruhul Kuddus Kajol moved for the Hallmark chairman while ...

Former Justice of the High Court Division Md AKM Abdul Hakim has been appointed as the chairman of the Bangladesh Press Council (BPC) for a three-year term on a contractual basis. The Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification on Wednesday in this regard. Under the provisions of the Press Council Act, 1974, Abdul Hakim is required to relinquish any ...

The rising demand for foreign currency exchange is driven by global remittances and expanding cross-border trade fueled by international connectivity. To assist individuals and businesses in staying informed, here are the foreign currency exchange rates as of Thursday: Currency Buy (Tk) Sell (Tk) US Dollar 119.00 120.00 Euro 124.65 129.98 British Pound 149.59 156.01 Japanese Yen 0.78 0.81 Singapore Dollar ...

Kylian Mbappe saw a penalty saved as Liverpool beat Real Madrid 2-0 on Wednesday to inflict a third Champions League defeat in five matches on the holders. Alexis Mac Allister and Cody Gakpo scored the goals in the second half as the Reds maintained their perfect record to return to the top of the table. Mohamed Salah also fired wide ...

BNP has expressed deep concerns to Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus over some recent untoward incidents and called for immediate action to address the issues. At the same time, the party demanded announcement of an election roadmap on completion of reforms as quickly as possible. A five-member BNP delegation, led by its Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, met the ...

Australian lawmakers moved a step closer to banning under 16s from social media platforms Wednesday, threatening companies that fail to comply with multimillion-dollar fines. The landmark legislation passed parliament’s lower chamber Wednesday and is now set to be debated by the Senate. The new rules would mean the likes of Facebook, Instagram, TikTok and Snapchat have to take “reasonable steps” ...

Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has detained two employees of BG Press on charges of leaking questions for the Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination. The arrestees,are Md Majnu Mia, 59, a porter at BG Press, and Md Akram Hossain, 47, a binder, were apprehended during separate operations. Majnu Mia was arrested from Shewrapara in Mirpur on Tuesday night, while Akram Hossain ...