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Court imposes travel ban on Shibly, Khokon, Babu

News —9 October, 2024 22:38

A court here on Wednesday imposed travel ban on Shibly Rubayetul Islam, Ashraful Alam Khokon and his wife, Akhteruzzaman Babu and his wife for their alleged…

Court imposes travel ban on Shibly, Khokon, Babu

BFIU seeks bank details of Tawfiq-e-Elahi, Bahauddin Nasim

Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) has instructed…

BFIU seeks bank details of Tawfiq-e-Elahi, Bahauddin Nasim
Bangladesh lags as renewables set to offer half of global electricity by 2030: Report

In a striking contrast to global trends, Bangladesh finds itself…

Bangladesh lags as renewables set to offer half of global electricity by 2030: Report

Nearly Tk 51,000cr embezzled from RHD in 15 years: TIB

Nearly Tk 51,000cr embezzled from RHD in 15 years: TIB

The corruption rate from the government's allocation for the roads and highways sector was between 23 to 40 percent during the period of fiscal year FY 2009-10 to FY 2022-23.  The…

Chief Adviser seeks more Russian investment in Bangladesh

Chief Adviser seeks more Russian investment in Bangladesh

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today urged Russian entrepreneurs to invest more in Bangladesh.  He made the call when Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander V…

Arakan Army returns 5 Bangladeshi fishermen taken from Naf River

Arakan Army returns 5 Bangladeshi fishermen taken from Naf River

Myanmar's Arakan Army has handed over five Bangladeshi fishermen, who were taken from the Shah Porir Island estuary in Teknaf, Cox's Bazar, to the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).  BGB…

Ex-EXIM Bank Chairman Nazrul lands in jail

Ex-EXIM Bank Chairman Nazrul lands in jail

A court here today sent Nazrul Islam Mazumder, former chairman of EXIM Bank, to jail in a case lodged over murder of Emon Hossain Gazi during the recent anti-discrimination student…

Joy, Palak among 39 sued over NID data leak

Joy, Palak among 39 sued over NID data leak

A case has been filed against 39 individuals, including former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's son, Sajeeb Wazed Joy, and former State Minister for Information and Communication Technology…

HC gets 23 new judges

HC gets 23 new judges

Twenty-three new additional judges of the High Court (HC) took oath on Wednesday morning for two years. Chief Justice Syed Refaat Ahmed administrated the swearing-in programme at the…

Dhaka to take steps bringing back AL leaders, if court demands: Touhid

Dhaka to take steps bringing back AL leaders, if court demands: Touhid

Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Tuesday said the foreign ministry will take steps to bring back Awami League leaders and former ministers, who have reportedly fled to India, if…

Identify dictator’s allies in administration: Rizvi

Identify dictator’s allies in administration: Rizvi

BNP senior joint secretary Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Tuesday asked the interim government to identify the allies of the fallen dictator in the administration as soon as they may push the…

Saber Hossain granted bail in 6 cases on bond

Saber Hossain granted bail in 6 cases on bond

Saber Hossain Chowdhury, former minister for Environment, Forest and Climate Change, has been granted bail in all six cases filed with Khilgaon and Paltan police stations.…

Plastic ban, tourist limits on St. Martin’s to be finalized by Oct 20: Rizwana

Plastic ban, tourist limits on St. Martin’s to be finalized by Oct 20: Rizwana

A comprehensive work plan to regulate tourism on Saint Martin's Island, including a ban on single-use plastics, restrictions on overnight stays, and a cap on the number of tourists,…

PSC chairman, 12 members resign

PSC chairman, 12 members resign

Chairman of the Public Service Commission (PSC) Md Sohrab Hossain, along with its 12 members, has submitted their resignation letters.  Sohrab handed over his resignation letter…

Mahmudullah bids farewell to T20Is

Mahmudullah bids farewell to T20Is

Mahmudullah Riyad's 17-year-long T20I career has come to an end, as the right-handed allrounder announced his retirement from the format on Tuesday ahead of the second match of the…

Ex-IGP Mamun on 43-day remand in 8 murder cases

Ex-IGP Mamun on 43-day remand in 8 murder cases

Former inspector general of police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun was placed on a 43-day remand in eight separate murder cases. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Shahin Reza passed…

Duo wins Physics Nobel for key breakthroughs in AI

Duo wins Physics Nobel for key breakthroughs in AI

American John Hopfield and British-Canadian Geoffrey Hinton won the Nobel Prize in Physics on Tuesday for pioneering work in the development of artificial intelligence. The pair were…