Bangladesh and Japan on Thursday outlined the future area of cooperation between the two countries and Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus’ upcoming visit to Japan as both sides eye to take the relationship to a new height. Under the new plan for Free and Open Indo Pacific and Big-B initiatives, Japan wants to see the sustainable development of the region, ...

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has been demolishing illegal mobile shops and establishments set up in Suhrawardy Udyan in the capital. Already, hundreds of shops and establishments have been demolished. The eviction drive is still on which began at 9AM from the gate of ​​Suhrawardy Udyan, adjacent to Dhaka University’s TSC. The city corporation’s executive magistrate Md Aminul Islam is ...

Bangladesh’s national cricket team’s former captain, Shakib Al Hasan, has been fined Tk 2 crore 26 lakh by Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) for manipulating the share price of a publicly listed company. According to sources at BSEC on Thursday (May 15), the regulatory body found Shakib guilty of involvement in share price manipulation of Sonali Paper & Board ...

Nobel Laureate and Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday called upon the youth to envision a radically different and better world, urging them to nurture the courage to reshape the future. “We possess the ability to create the world we truly desire,” Prof Yunus told thousands of graduates while addressing the 5th Convocation of Chittagong University (CU), held on ...

A Dhaka court has appointed a receiver to oversee 14 seized flats and five commercial shops owned by former Awami League MP Asim Kumar Ukil and his wife, former lawmaker Apu Ukil. The order was issued on Wednesday by Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib, following a petition by Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). According to ACC sources, the ...

Thousands of civil servants are to be moved out of London under plans to save money and shift government jobs to offices across the country. The government is aiming to cut the number of roles in London by 12,000 and close 11 offices in the capital to save £94m a year by 2032. The changes will see two new government ...

New rules making migrants wait longer to qualify for permanent settlement in the UK will apply to people already in the country, under government plans. On Monday the government announced immigrants would now typically have to live in the UK for 10 years before applying for the right to stay here indefinitely – double the current five-year period. It was ...

Bangladeshi left-arm pacer Mustafizur Rahman has made a dramatic return to Indian Premier League (IPL), signing with Delhi Capitals for ₹6 crore as a replacement for Jake Fraser-McGurk, who withdrew from the tournament due to personal reasons. Despite going unsold in original auction, Mustafiz’s late inclusion makes him the highest paid Bangladeshi cricketer in IPL history. In an official announcement ...

The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has pushed in 44 more Bangladeshi nationals, including women and children, through Barlekha border area of Moulvibazar district. The push-in occurred early Wednesday morning, according to local sources and the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). According to local sources, the group was pushed in through Uttar Shahbazpur border area around 5:30 AM on Wednesday. BGB ...

The Supreme Court’s Appellate Division has fixed June 1 as the date for delivering its verdict on Jamaat-e-Islami’s appeal to regain its status as a registered political party. The decision was made on Wednesday by a four-member bench headed by Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed, following detailed legal arguments from both the petitioner and the state. The legal team representing Jamaat ...