The “July Warriors,” a group representing the families of those killed and injured in the July uprising, have issued a 48-hour ultimatum to the interim government to ban the Awami League. At a rally held at the Raju Memorial Sculpture on the Dhaka University campus, the protesters vowed to escalate their movement if their demand was not met. They warned ...

A cargo vessel arrived at Chittagong Port from Vietnam carrying 29,000 tonnes of rice on Saturday, reports UNB. The vessel, MV OBE Dinares with rice brought under the G2G agreement signed on February 3, anchored at Chittagong Port, said a Food Ministry press release on Saturday. The testing of samples of rice stored on the ship has already been completed ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Saturday said the interim government will take steps to implement the Media Reform Commission’s proposals that can be done without delay, reports UNB. “We want to implement the reform proposals that are immediately implementable. For that, I would like the Reform Commission to submit the recommendations quickly that need to be done immediately or ...

Areas of special programme under the budgetary allocation of the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock to stable the prices of essential animal protein products in the month of Ramadan has extended and the selling price has been adjusted. A press release of the ministry in this regard confirmed this on Saturday. From the 1st to the 28th of Ramadan, an ...

A teenage girl has been kidnapped and raped allegedly by a man with the help of two other individuals in Baniachong upazila of Habiganj. The victim has been admitted to Habiganj Sadar Hospital following the incident. The incident occurred on the night of Wednesday. The victim was brought to the hospital on Thursday afternoon. According to the victim’s statement, three ...

Protests erupted across multiple Turkish cities on Friday as people rallied against the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor and top rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, despite the Turkish leader’s stern warning that street protests would not be tolerated, reports AP. In Istanbul, police used pepper spray, tear gas and rubber bullets to push back hundreds of protesters who tried to ...

Flights have resumed at Heathrow Airport and a full service is expected on Saturday following an “unprecedented” loss of power caused by nearby a substation fire. About 200,000 passengers were affected as flights were grounded throughout Friday, with inbound planes being diverted to other airports in Europe after flames ripped through the North Hyde plant in Hayes, west London, on ...

The Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi organized an event on Thursday evening to engage Indian investors and business leaders at its diplomatic mission in the Indian capital. The event aimed to highlight potential investment opportunities in Bangladesh, ahead of the upcoming Bangladesh Investment Summit, scheduled to take place from April 7-10 in Dhaka. Representatives from various medium and large ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus will join as a keynote speaker at the BIMSTEC Young Gen Forum, which will be held on April 3 at ICONSIAM. Young business leaders are invited to exchange ideas and explore their abilities in business areas at the BIMSTEC Young Gen Forum. The forum is part of Thailand’s hosting of the sixth BIMSTEC Summit and ...

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will submit its reform proposal to the interim government on Sunday, said the party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. “The democratic character of the state and the ownership of the people are reflected through the elected parliament and people’s representatives. For this, the interim government should quickly organise a free and fair national election after ...