Journalist Munni Saha arrested
Journalist Munni Saha was arrested on Saturday in Karwan Bazar, Dhaka.
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Masato Kanda becomes ADB president
The Asian Development Bank鈥檚 board of governors has elected Masato Kanda as ADB鈥檚 11th president...
DB arrests former Barguna-1 MP Shambhu
Dhaka Metropolitan Police detective branch arrested former Awami League lawmaker for Barguna-1 constituency Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu in Uttara, Dhaka on Monday evening.
ADB to invest in agriculture, food technology, climate research
The Asian Development Bank at a courtesy meeting in Dhaka with Bangladesh University Grants Commission chairman Professor SMA Faiz assured that the ADB would invest in research and...
Ex-housing minister Mosharraf arrested
The police on Sunday arrested former housing and public works minister Mosharraf Hossain at the capital鈥檚 Basundhara Residential area in a murder case...
Masato Kanda sole candidate for next ADB presidency
Masato Kanda, special adviser to Japan鈥檚 prime minister and finance minister, is the sole candidate for next ADB presidency.
Former state minister for primary, mass education Zakir arrested in Dhaka
The police on Wednesday arrested Bangladesh鈥檚 former state minister for primary and mass education Zakir Hossain from Mohammadpur in Dhaka.
DBA suggests review of聽demutualisation laws, reforms
The DSE Brokers Association of Bangladesh at a meeting with the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday placed a number of suggestions, including a review of the exchange demutualisation laws and schemes and withdrawal of 12 per cent interest rate on margin loans, to develop the stock market...
DB arrests ex-minister Abdur Razzaque in Dhaka
The police arrested Awami League presidium member and former agriculture minister Muhammad Abdur Razzaque at Eskaton in the capital on Monday...
Former data centre director sent to jail
A Dhaka court on Thursday sent Tareque M Barkatullah, former director of the Data Centre, to jail in a case lodged for allegedly selling citizens鈥� National Identification information.
Ex-minister Saber freed on bail
A Dhaka court on Tuesday freed former environment, forest and climate change affairs minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury after granting his bail applications in six cases, including...
Ex-minister Saber, ex-MP Asaduzzaman, ex-senior聽secy Aminul arrested
The members of the law enforcement agencies on Sunday arrested former environment, forest and climate change affairs minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury, former Awami League lawmaker...
DB arrests ex-AL lawmaker Shahidul Islam
Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police arrested former Awami League-backed lawmaker Shahidul Islam Milon, elected from Jashore Sadar constituency, from Dhaka鈥檚 Gulistan area on Thursday.
Ex-secretary Jahangir Alam placed on 5-day remand
A Dhaka court on Tuesday placed former secretary of the Election Commission (EC) Secretariat and home ministry Md Jahangir Alam on five-day remand in connection with a case filed over the killing of a teenager Abdul Motalib during student-led mass uprising on August 4.
Inflation to rise to 10.1% in Bangladesh in FY 25: ADB
The Asian Development Bank, in its latest outlook, has projected that inflation in Bangladesh will rise to 10.1 per cent in the fiscal year 2024-25, a significant increase of 3.1 percentage points from its previous estimate made in April.
ADB lowers Bangladesh's growth forecast to 5.1pc
The Asian Development Bank has slashed its economic growth forecast for Bangladesh to 5.1 per cent for the fiscal year 2024-25, citing political unrest, supply chain disruptions, and recent severe floods...
PDB says Adani dues inflated by 32pc
The Bangladesh Power Development Board estimated that it owed to the Indian Adani Power $547 million, about 32 per cent less than what was claimed by the company, a sister concern of the...
Shahjahan Khan arrested from Dhanmondi: DB
Former shipping minister and Awami League presidium member Shahjahan Khan was arrested from Dhanmondi in Dhaka early Friday morning.
Additional SP Kafi in DB custody over killing, burning people
Dhaka district additional superintendent of police Abdullahhil Kafi was detained and kept in the custody of the detective branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police for interrogation over the allegations of killing and burning students in Ashulia, on the outskirts of the capital, during the student-led mass uprising on August 5...
DB arrests Haji Salim
Former Awami League lawmaker Haji Mohammad Salim was arrested in the capital's Bangshal area on early Monday...
Rezaul Karim takes charge as BPDB chairman
Engineer Md Rezaul Karim will take charge as the 39th chairman of Bangladesh Power Development Board today, said a press release on Saturday...
Court imposes travel ban on Harun, his wife
A Dhaka court imposed a travel ban on Dhaka Metropolitan Police additional commissioner Harun-or-Rashid and his wife Shireen Akter on Tuesday.
AL leader, ex-MP Golap arrested in Dhaka
Detectives in a drive arrested Awami League leader and former lawmaker Abdus Sobhan Miah Golap from Tejkunipara in Dhaka on Sunday.
Leverkusen start season with last-gasp win
Granit Xhaka praised his side's 鈥榩ure mentality鈥� as Florian Wirtz's goal in the 11th minute of stoppage time snatched a 3-2 win for reigning champions Bayer Leverkusen at Borussia Moenchengladbach in Friday's Bundesliga opener.
DB official prosecuted for taking extortion giving threat of 鈥榗rossfire鈥�
A case was filed against a former officer of Detective Branch of police on charge of threatening a youth to kill in crossfire and collecting Tk 5 lakh from his father as extortion in 2019....
BRDB holds 54th meeting
The Bangladesh Rural Development Board held the 54th meeting of its board of directors at the BRDB conference room at Karwan Bazar in Dhaka on Wednesday...
ADB engages with interim govt to support development
The Asian Development Bank has engaged with the interim government to support Bangladesh鈥檚 development strides....
Past 2 chairmen destroyed BSEC structure, good governance: DBA
The DSE Brokerage Association on Monday said that instead of stopping market manipulation and ensuring transparency, the two previous chairmen of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission participated in illegal activities...
Freed student coordinators vow to continue protests
Six coordinators of the Student Movement Against Discrimination, who were held in custody by the Detective Branch of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police for days without...
Families allowed to meet 6 protest coordinators at DB office, Sohel Taj denied
The family members of the six coordinators of the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement were allowed to meet the leaders at the detective branch custody on Monday...