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Detectives of the narcotics control department arrested two brothers, including a former union parishad member, along with 50,000 yaba tablets at Jakiganj upazila in Sylhet Thursday morning. The arrested are former UP member Abdul Mukit, 55, of Uttarkul village at Barothakuri union in Jakiganj upazila, and his younger brother Abdul Kadir, 48, NCD officials said. Assistant director of the narcotics ...

The newly formed political party, National Citizen Party (NCP), has officially announced its leadership, with Nahid Islam as the convener and Akhtar Hossain as the member secretary. The formal declaration took place on Friday at 6 PM on a stage set up in front of the National Parliament building on Manik Mia Avenue. The party’s name was announced by Mim ...

A Bangkok-bound flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines returned to Dhaka airport after an hour take off due to problems related to reduced cabin pressure. The total number of passengers on the plane is yet to be known. The Biman BG-388 flight, operated by Boeing 737-800 model aircraft from Dhaka to Bangkok, returned from the skies of Myanmar on Friday afternoon. ...

The National Citizens’ Party (NCP) is making its debut with a grand rally at Manik Mia Avenue in the capital. The party has finalized its top ten leadership positions, referred to as the “Super Ten.” According to senior sources within the NCP, Nahid Islam, a former advisor to the interim government, will serve as the party’s convener. Akhtar Hossain has ...

The National Moon Sighting Committee will convene Saturday to determine the sighting of the moon, which will mark the beginning of the holy month of Ramadan in Bangladesh. The meeting is scheduled to take place at 6 PM in the conference room of the Islamic Foundation’s Baitul Mukarram office in Dhaka. Dr. AFM Khalid Hossen, Religious Affairs Adviser, will preside ...

A much talked about new political organisation styled ‘National Citizens’ Party (NCP),’ is set to be officially launched Friday afternoon at a rally in Dhaka, in the spirit of the July-August uprising. Preparations for the stage began on Thursday afternoon at Manik Mia Avenue in Dhaka with the final touches were still going on Friday morning, reports UNB. The formal ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus emphasized the importance of making the upcoming international conference on the Rohingya crisis a major success to raise global awareness of the ongoing humanitarian tragedy and garner more support for the persecuted Myanmar minority. He made this statement during a meeting with UN Refugee Agency head Filippo Grandi at the State Guest House Jamuna. “Let’s ...

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has expressed interest in importing 1000 metric tons of hilsa from Bangladesh. He said, “There is a huge demand for Bangladeshi hilsa fish in China. Bangladesh has the opportunity to reduce the trade gap through hilsa export.” The Chinese Ambassador shared this information at a meeting with the Commerce Adviser Sk Bashir Uddin at ...

The number of people claiming asylum in the UK in 2024 has reached its highest level since records began in 1979, Home Office figures show. According to data published on Thursday, 108,138 people claimed asylum in the year to December 2024 – an increase of 18% on 2023 and almost twice the number in 2021. The Home Office said the ...