A female Dutch tourist was injured when a truck hit her bicycle on the Srimangal-Bhanugach road in Srimangal upazila of Moulvibazar district on Monday. The injured was identified as Tosca Marianne, 60. The accident occurred on Monday afternoon in front of the Tea Museum when a sand-laden truck hit the tourist’s bicycle while she was heading towards Srimangal town, leaving ...

New gas reserves have been found in an old gas well during a renovation project at Haripur upazila in Sylhet on Tuesday. After conducting two rounds of tests, Sylhet Gas Fields Limited (SGFL) confirmed the discovery in the afternoon. The second round of testing revealed the gas reserve at a depth of just 1,200 meters. This followed a previous discovery ...

Global growth is expected to ease slightly to 3.2 percent this year and remain at that level in 2025, the IMF announced Tuesday, while warning that the stable figures masked “important” regional and sectoral shifts. In its new World Economic Outlook (WEO) report, the International Monetary Fund also estimates that global inflation will continue to ease, hitting 5.8 percent this ...

Barrister Sayedul Haque Sumon, who was arrested early Tuesday from Mirpur, has been placed on a five-day remand in a case filed over the attempted murder of Jubo Dal leader Hridoy Mia. He was produced before a Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court on Tuesday morning. Then investigation officer of the case Mirpur Model Police Station SI Abdul Halim submitted an ...

A total of 252 trainee sub-inspectors (SIs), out of 801, have been discharged from the Sarda Police Academy in Rajshahi on charge of breaching discipline. Additional Inspector General of Police Md Masudur Rahman Bhuiyan, also the principal of the academy, confirmed the matter on Tuesday. He added, the training, which started November 11, 2023, was initially scheduled to conclude on ...

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel in a drive at the border areas in Sylhet and Sunamganj seized huge amount of smuggled Indian goods worth about Tk over 1.62 crore in the last 24 hours. BGB’s Sylhet Battalion (48 BGB) Lt Colonel Md Hafizur Rahman said the BGB personnel seized 702 pieces of Indian sarees, 1,074 pieces of sunglasses, 629 meters ...

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The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has accepted a petition to restore an appeal filed challenging the High Court order that declared Jamaat-e-Islami’s registration’s illegal as a political party. A four-member Appellate Division bench headed by Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed passed this order on Tuesday after holding hearing on the petition. Now, the door for Jamaat-e-Islami to legally ...

The first case of the new mpox variant has been detected in Germany, the Robert Koch Institute (RKI) for public health said on Tuesday, adding that it viewed the risk to the wider population as low. In a statement, the institute said an infection caused by the new variant, which had been acquired abroad, was detected on Oct. 18. It ...

Bangladesh has urged the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to address the restrictions on visa issues including pending employment visa applications, ensuring smoother mobility for the workforce. Bangladesh also highlighted the significant reforms being undertaken by the interim government, aimed at fostering political and economic stability and growth across various sectors. Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin discussed these issues when UAE ...