Two killed in Chandpur road accident
Two people were killed and six others including two children injured in a road accident in the Borodia Bridge area on Chandpur-Matlab-Pennai road under Matlab Dakkhin upazila in Chandpur on Sunday...
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Current account deficit reduced in July-Apr
Bangladesh鈥檚 current account deficit shrank sharply in the first ten months of the 2024鈥�25 fiscal year, driven largely by a surge in remittance inflows, according to the latest data released by Bangladesh Bank...
Govt should head off all ills around sacrificial animals
EID comes every time with some concern for the authorities to attend to. It is mostly the safety of people when they leave the capital city for outlying areas before Eid and when they get back to the city after Eid. So many people travelling at a time burdens the transport network and the system, with traffic accidents taking place, causing fatalities and injuries. The burden...
Million-plus pilgrims begin Hajj
More than a million pilgrims joined Islam鈥檚 most important rite under a beating sun on Wednesday, as the Hajj kicked off with the Saudi hosts scrambling to avoid last year鈥檚 1,000-plus deaths in sweltering heat.
Four people killed, three others injured in Faridpur road accident
Four people were killed and three others were injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a three-wheeler Mahindra in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur on Wednesday morning...
ACC asked to seize assets of Tarique Siddique, ex-DGFI chief
The Dhaka Senior Special Judge Court on Tuesday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission to seize plots and flats of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina鈥檚 defence and security adviser Tarique Ahmed Siddique, former chief of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence Major General Saiful Alam, and their family members over graft allegations...
6 killed in road accidents in 3 dists
At least six people were killed in separate road accidents in Tangail, Naogaon and Natore districts from Monday night to Tuesday.
Cop killed in road accident in Dhaka
A sub-inspector of Dhaka Metropolitan Police was killed after being hit by a bus in the capital鈥檚 Shahjahanpur area on Monday night...
Three college students killed in Magura road accident
Three college students were killed after a speeding bus hit them in front of Abalpur petrol pump on the Magura-Jhenaidah highway...
Five killed in road accidents
At least five people were killed and dozens were injured in five districts in separate road accidents on Saturday.
Yunus for making youths aware of tobacco's harmful effects
Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Friday called for making the country鈥檚 youth aware of the harmful effects of tobacco products to keep those at bay.
Three youths killed in Sirajganj road accident
Three young men were killed after a motorcycle was hit by a truck in the Bhadraghat Bazar area on the Sirajganj-Nalka regional highway in Kamarkhand upazila, police said on Thursday...
GRAFT ALLEGATIONS: BG chair, MD seek 90 days to appear at ACC
Bashundhara Group chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan, his son and the group鈥檚 managing director Sayem Sobhan Anvir and several family members sought 90 days to appear before the Anti-Corruption Commission in connection with an ongoing inquiry into allegations of land grabbing, embezzlement, and money laundering.
Minor girl killed in Dhaka road accident
A seven-year-old schoolgirl died after being hit by a BRTC bus while crossing the road at Kamalapur intersection in the capital鈥檚 Motijheel area on Monday morning...
CID freezes bank accounts of Munni Saha, individuals, organisations
The Criminal Investigation Department鈥檚 financial crime unit on Saturday froze 35 bank accounts of journalist Munni Saha and individuals and organisations linked to her...
3 killed, 10 injured in road accidents in 2 district
At least three people were killed and 10 people were injured in road accidents in Dhaka and Kishoreganj on Friday.
GRAFT ALLEGATIONS:聽ACC summons Bashundhara Group chair, MD
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday summoned Bashundhara Group chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan, his son and the group鈥檚 managing director Sayem Sobhan Anvir and several members of their family for interrogation....
Rethinking Dhaka鈥檚 access to nature
SOME parts of Dhaka are undoubtedly more beautiful and more breathable than others. When one thinks of spaces in the city to enjoy fresh air or the tranquillity of water, a few familiar names emerge: Hatirjheel, or the lakesides and parks in Gulshan and Banani. Chandrima Udyan used to be on that list, too. But much of its charm has faded over the last decade and...
9 killed, 30 injured in road accidents
At least nine people were killed and 30 others injured in six road accidents in four districts, Dinajpur, Habiganj, Rajshahi and Magura, on Monday...
Three people killed in Dinajpur road accident
Three people were killed and five others were injured in a head-on collision between a truck and a microbus in Birganj upazila in Dinajpur on Monday morning...
WHO urges urgent action to curb road accidents in Bangladesh
Road accidents in Bangladesh were claiming the lives of young people at an alarming rate鈥攁n 鈥榰nacceptable reality鈥� that had to be urgently addressed, said Ahmed Jamsheed Mohamed, the World Health Organization representative to Bangladesh, on Sunday...
College student among 5 killed in road accidents
At least five people were killed and 32 others were injured in road accidents in Barishal, Dhaka and Gopalganj between Thursday night and Friday.
ACC sues Saad Musa Group owner, ex-NBL MD, nine directors
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Thursday filed a case against 16 people, including Saad Musa Group proprietor Mohammad Mohsin and former National Bank Limited managing director Chowdhury Moshtaq Ahmed, on charges of embezzling Tk聽404 crore from the government-declared Covid stimulus package and laundering the fund...
ICAB leaders meet ICAEW leaders in UK
A two-member delegation of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Bangladesh (ICAB), led by its president Maria Howlader, met Malcolm Bacchus, president of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW) recently at the latter鈥檚 office in London...
ICMAB team meets MGI chair
A high-profile delegation from the Institute of Cost and Management Accountants of Bangladesh, led by president Mahtab Uddin Ahmed, on Wednesday met with Mostafa Kamal, chairman and managing director of Meghna Group of Industries, at the latter鈥檚 corporate office, said a press release...
Journalists who legitimised fascism should apologise, says press secretary
Interim government chief adviser鈥檚 press secretary Shafiqul Alam said on Thursday that journalists who helped and legitimised fascism in past 15 years should apologise for their deeds...
Garment worker among 4 killed in road accidents
At least four people, including a garment worker, were killed and three others injured in road accidents in Gazipur, Rangpur, Jhenaidah and Madaripur on Wednesday...
ACC sues ex-MP Rubina, her husband
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday filed two cases against former lawmaker Syeda Rubina Akter Meera and her husband Md Mosharraf Hossain Raja allegedly for amassing illegal assets and laundering money...
5 killed in road accidents
At least five people, including a Secondary School Certificate examinee, were killed in road accidents in Rangpur, Dhaka and Satkhira on Tuesday...
ACC probes Tk 445cr irregularities at Shanto-Mariam University
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Tuesday launched an inquiry into allegations of irregularities of Tk聽343 crore and evading income tax of Tk聽102 crore at the Shanto-Mariam University of Creative Technology...