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Plea to review SC verdict cancelling caretaker govt system

News —27 August, 2024 18:54

A petition was filed on Tuesday with the apex court, pleading to review an Appellate Division judgment that scrapped the 13th amendment to the constitution…

Plea to review SC verdict cancelling caretaker govt system

Inu arrested

Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JASAD) President Hasanul Haque Inu…

Inu arrested
Pedal rickshaw pullers protest, demand ban on battery-operated rickshaws

Hundreds of peddled rickshaw drivers staged a protest at Dhaka's…

Pedal rickshaw pullers protest, demand ban on battery-operated rickshaws

Hajj registration opens Sep 1

Hajj registration opens Sep 1

The primary registration for the 2025-Hajj will begin from September 1 and continue till November 30 under government and private managements.  The deadline for the registration…

Flood: death toll rises to 23, over 1.2m marooned

Flood: death toll rises to 23, over 1.2m marooned

Three more people died in flood-hit Noakhali and Khagrachhai districts, raising the death toll from the disaster to 23 on Monday, according to the Disaster Management and Relief Ministry.…

Govt to protect rights of every citizen: Yunus

Govt to protect rights of every citizen: Yunus

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus said Monday said Bangladesh is a large family where the responsibility of the government is to protect the rights of every citizen. The comment…

Forty Ansar members handed over to police

Forty Ansar members handed over to police

Forty Ansar personnel, held by Bangladesh Army from the Secretariat following a clash with students on Sunday, were handed over to police. Shahbagh police station OC Shahabuddin said…

DMP bans public meet outside Secretariat and Jamuna guest house

DMP bans public meet outside Secretariat and Jamuna guest house

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has placed an indefinite ban on holding any type of meeting, gathering, procession, rally and demonstration in areas surrounding Bangladesh Secretariat…

Students and Ansar members clash at Secretariat

Students and Ansar members clash at Secretariat

Several people were injured as a clash broke out between Dhaka University students and Ansar members at the Secretariat on Sunday night. The clash started after 9 pm, following reports…

Fair, participatory polls to be held after necessary reforms: Prof Yunus

Fair, participatory polls to be held after necessary reforms: Prof Yunus

Chief Adviser Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus on Sunday said a free, fair and participatory election will be held in the country after necessary reforms to administration, judiciary,…

Hasina, Gen Aziz sued over custodial death of BDR carnage accused

Hasina, Gen Aziz sued over custodial death of BDR carnage accused

Thirteen people,, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former director general (DG) of Border Guard of Bangladesh (BGB) General Aziz Ahmed were sued today over the death…

Oligarchs scramble to camouflage after Hasina’s fall

Oligarchs scramble to camouflage after Hasina’s fall

In the wake of Sheikh Hasina's ouster following a popular revolt led by students and supported by the public, several of Bangladesh’s leading oligarchs have swiftly shifted their…

Flood death toll rises to 20, over 5.2 million affected

Flood death toll rises to 20, over 5.2 million affected

Death toll in the devastating flood has risen to 20 as deaths of two more people in Cumilla have been reported today. Among the deaths, six were in Cumilla, one in Feni, five in Chattogram,…

Bangladesh make history with first Test win over Pakistan

Bangladesh make history with first Test win over Pakistan

Bangladesh created a historic moment in their cricket history, beating Pakistan in the Rawalpindi Test on Sunday by a big margin of 10 wickets.  It was Bangladesh's first-ever…

Yunus urges China to relocate solar panel plants to Bangladesh

Yunus urges China to relocate solar panel plants to Bangladesh

Chief Adviser Professor Dr. Muhammad Yunus today called China to relocate some of its solar panel factories to Bangladesh in an effort to boost the country's green transition and exports.…

Flood inflicts over Tk 2,000cr loss on fisheries and livestock sectors

Flood inflicts over Tk 2,000cr loss on fisheries and livestock sectors

The recent floods have inflicted substantial damage on Bangladesh's fisheries and livestock sectors, resulting in losses exceeding Tk 2,000 crore, according to Fisheries and Livestock…

Dastagir Gazi arrested

Dastagir Gazi arrested

Police arrested former Textiles and Jute Minister Golam Dastagir Gazi from a residence in Shantinagar area under Paltan police station in Dhaka early Sunday.  A message sent from…