Subrata Bain, Molla Masud placed on police remand
A Dhaka court on Wednesday placed top crime suspect Subrata Bain on eight-day remand in police custody in a case filed with the Hatirjheel police over possession of illegal arms...
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SC seeks EC鈥檚 clarification on Ishraque鈥檚 mayoral oath
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday asked the Election Commission to clarify its position regarding an appeal seeking a stay on the commission鈥檚 gazette notification that declared BNP leader Ishraque Hossain as the mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation...
Teenage ton, pricey flop: Highs and lows as IPL enters playoffs
The Indian Premier League has finally reached the playoff stage, later than planned, leaving four teams to battle for the title beginning on Thursday. AFP Sport highlights the best and worst of the T20 league in 2025 -- from a 14-year-old bursting onto the scene to deadly armed conflict bringing a dramatic halt to the action.
Tarique, Zubaida now cleared of all cases
The High Court on Wednesday acquitted Bangladesh Nationalist Party acting chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Zubaida Rahman in a corruption case, overturning a lower court verdict that had jailed the BNP leader for six years and his wife for three years in absentia during the ousted Awami League regime...
Jammat leader Azhar freed from jail following acquittal in war crimes case
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam, who had been on death row for war crimes, was released from custody on Wednesday morning鈥攋ust a day after the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court overturned his conviction for crimes against humanity committed during the War of Independence in 1971...
Sri Lanka鈥檚 leftist govt begins privatisation
Sri Lanka鈥檚 leftist government said Tuesday it was selling a failed hotel project, marking its first privatisation move in line with an IMF bailout...
UIU teacher Tahmina receives OWSD fellowship
Tahmina Faiz, associate professor and head of pharmacy department at United International University was awarded the Organisation for Women in Science for the Developing World Fellowship for her outstanding achievements in international research recently...
Chattogram court allows quizzing of Chinmoy at jail gate
A Chattogram Metropolitan Magistrate court has allowed the police to interrogate Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, spokesperson of Bangladesh Sammilita Sanatan Jagran, at the jail gate in connection with violence on the court premises in November last year...
BUP seminar explores governance, sustainable dev
The department of development studies under the faculty of arts and social sciences at Bangladesh University of Professionals organised a seminar titled 鈥楶olicy process, institutional reform and sustainable Development in Bangladesh: contemporary issues and challenges鈥� on its campus in Dhaka on Monday...
Nagar Bhaban kept locked for 11th day
The supporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Ishraque Hossain on Tuesday continued their protest by locking all gates of Dhaka South City Corporation headquarters, Nagar Bhaban, and all its zonal offices for the 11th consecutive day demanding the administer of Ishraque鈥檚 oath as the city mayor...
AIB launches 3 Islamic deposit products
Al-Arafah Islami Bank on Tuesday launched three new deposit products, namely Al-Wadiah Current Plus Account, Mudaraba Savings Plus Deposit and Mudaraba Youth Saver Account, said a press release...
Toffee launches VIP packs
Digital entertainment platform Toffee has recently launched its VIP packs, offering viewers unlimited access to its library of over 10,000 titles, including movies, series, sports and exclusive shows, said a press release...
Not in the name of Islam
WAZ mahfils 鈥� Islamic religious sermons rooted in centuries of South Asian Islamic tradition 鈥� have long served as spaces for spiritual guidance, communal unity, and a shared moral framework for communities across both rural and urban spaces. Many of these wazs continue to offer meaningful religious education and moral direction grounded in Islamic knowledge...
BRAC Bank MD resigns
Selim RF Hussain on Tuesday stepped down as managing director and chief executive officer of BRAC Bank PLC, effective immediately, citing personal reasons.
Bangladesh Army arrests top crime suspects Subrata Bain, Molla Masud
The Bangladesh Army on Tuesday arrested top listed crime suspects Subrata Bain alias Fatheh Ali and his close associate Molla Masud alias Abu Rasel Mahmud at a house on Sonar Bangla Road under Sadar upazila in Kusthia...
LGD awaits court order on Ishraque鈥檚 oath-taking as DSCC mayor
The Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives on Tuesday said that it had been awaiting a court order regarding the swearing-in of Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Ishraque Hossain as the mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation...
Earliest monsoon starts in 45 years
In the past four and a half decades, Bangladesh never saw monsoon, the rainy season officially comprising the four months from June to September, arrive as early as it did this year.
Mithamain elevated highway facing axe
The interim government has started a procedure for scrapping the costly and controversial project of constructing an elevated highway connecting Mithamain and Karimganj upazilas in Kishoreganj...
Dhaka expresses concern over rumour campaigns
Foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Monday expressed concerns over the widespread rumour campaigns during the post-July uprising by vested quarters...
Court allows police to interrogate Chinmoy at jail gate
A metropolitan magistrate court in Chattogram on Monday allowed the police to interrogate Chinmoy Krishna Das Brahmachari, the spokesperson of the Bangladesh Sammilit Sanatan Jagran, in connection with a case filed over an attack on the police and vandalising vehicles on Chattogram court premises in late November in the past year...
Dhaka subway plan likely to be dropped
After spending crores of taka, the lavish plan for constructing an underground metro rail network or subway system, to be known as the Dhaka Subway, is likely to be dropped...
New forum of airlines GSA launched
A new platform of General Sales Agents (GSA) representing foreign airlines in Bangladesh, titled Airlines GSA Forum, has been formally launched in the capital...
Credit management training for Janata Bank officers opened
Janata Bank PLC managing director Md Mazibur Rahman on Saturday inaugurated a 6-day credit management training course, said a press release...
HC to deliver verdict in Zubaida Rahman鈥檚 appeal on May 28
The High Court on Monday set May 28 for delivering its verdict in the appeal filed by BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman鈥檚 wife Zubaida Rahman challenging a lower court decision that had sentenced her to three years in prison in absentia allegedly for abetting her husband in amassing illegal wealth...
Ukraine hit by record barrage after Trump rebukes Putin
Russia fired its biggest ever drone barrage on Ukraine overnight, Kyiv said Monday, just hours after Donald Trump called Vladimir Putin 鈥楥RAZY鈥� and warned Moscow risked new sanctions if it kept up its deadly bombardment.
Ishraque issues legal notice on govt, protests continue
Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Ishraque Hossain on Monday issued a legal notice to the Local Government Division secretary demanding the administer of his oath as the Dhaka South City Corporation mayor within 24 hours...
BMD predicts rains in parts of Bangladesh as monsoon approaches
Bangladesh Meteorological Department has predicted light to moderate rain in parts of the country in 24 hours commencing 9:00am on Monday...
Consensus needed for sustainable reforms
Civil society members said on Sunday that a national consensus was essential for sustainable reforms in various sectors...
WB to provide $270m for sustainable upturn
A financing agreement was signed on Sunday between the government of Bangladesh and the International Development Association of the World Bank Group involving $270 million loan to implement the 鈥楤angladesh Sustainable Recovery, Emergency Preparedness and Response Project (B-STRONG)鈥�...
Container ship sinks off India鈥檚 south coast
A Liberian-flagged container ship with hazardous cargo has sunk off the coast of Kerala in India鈥檚 south, the navy said on Sunday after rescuing all 24 crew members safely...