ACC launches full stone looting probe
The Anti-Corruption Commission has launched a full inquiry into the looting of stones from Sadapathar, a popular tourist spot at Companiganj in Sylhet...
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Maj Gen Habib Ullah made ambassador
Major General Md Habib Ullah has been transferred from the Bangladesh Army and placed at the disposal of the foreign affairs ministry for posting as an ambassador on deputation...
France issues arrest warrant for Assad over 2012 journalist killings
French judicial authorities have issued arrest warrants for ousted Syrian president Bashar al-Assad and six other top former officials over the bombardment of a rebel-held city in 2012 that killed two journalists, lawyers said Tuesday.
Hasina, ex-home聽minister ordered mass killings,聽ex-IGP tells ICT
Detained former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al Mamun on Tuesday told the International Crimes Tribunal-1 that the then prime minister Sheikh Hasina and the then home minister ordered to conduct mass killings to...
Baishamyabirodhi Shikkharthee Sangsad announces manifesto聽
Bangladesh Ganatantrik Chhatra Sangsad鈥檚 panel 鈥楤aishamyabirodhi Shikkharthi Sangsad鈥� on Saturday announced its manifesto for the Dhaka University Central Students鈥� Union elections.
Probe committee holds public hearing, 1 jailed
The investigation committee formed by the Cabinet Division against the backdrop of widespread looting of stones from Sadapathar and Railway Bunker area at Bholaganj under Companiganj in Sylhet said on Wednesday that the final report of the committee would be submitted as soon as possible...
2.6m cft recovered so far, fresh drive begins today
About 26 lakh cubic feet of stones looted from popular tourist spot Sadapathar at Bholaganj area under Companiganj upazila in Sylhet were recovered till Tuesday afternoon, with the three-day deadline set by the district administration for returning stolen stones voluntarily to escape punishment ending...
Australia expels Iran ambassador over antisemitic attacks
Australia expelled Iran鈥檚 ambassador on Tuesday, accusing the country of being behind antisemitic arson attacks in Sydney and Melbourne.
Local admin gives looters 3 days to return stones
The administration on Saturday gave a three-day ultimatum to local residents to return the stones looted from Sadapathar, a popular tourist destination in the Bholaganj area under Companiganj upazila in Sylhet district...
Trump names close political aide as ambassador to India
President Donald Trump on Friday tapped close political aide Sergio Gor as US ambassador to India, sending one of his feared enforcers at a delicate time in ties with New Delhi.
Sadapathar to be brought under CCTV surveillance: secretary
Senior secretary to the public administration ministry Md Mokhlesur Rahman on Friday said that the Sadapathar tourist spot at Companiganj in Sylhet would be brought under CCTV surveillance.
Probe report names 137 people
The committee formed to investigate looting of stones from Sadapathar, a popular tourist destination at Companiganj in Sylhet, submitted its report to the Sylhet deputy commissioner office on Wednesday...
EU to give 4m euros for polls preparations
The European Union has announced an assistance package of more than four million euros to help Bangladesh Election Commission organise the Jatiya Sangsad elections in accordance with international standards...
2.80 lakh cft more of looted stones recovered
Nearly 2.80 lakh cubic feet of stones looted from different places in Sylhet were recovered in drives from Monday night to Tuesday morning...
1,760 petitions relating to 83 seats filed
The Election Commission is set to begin hearings on objections and recommendations regarding the draft boundaries of parliamentary constituencies on August 24 as part of the preparations for the 13th Jatiya Sangsad elections...
11,000cft more stones recovered, 2 others held
Joint forces seized another 11,000 cubic feet of stones in a drive on Sunday at Salutikar under sadar upazila in Sylhet that had been looted from Sadapathar at Bholaganj in Companiganj upazila...
Palestinian envoy calls on Yunus
Palestine ambassador to Bangladesh Yousef SY Ramadan on Sunday expressed his profound gratitude to the people of Bangladesh for their continued support to the people of his country...
Linu, Chapol named Velociti 15K Run brand ambassadors
Former table tennis star Zobera Rahman Linu and veteran sports organiser Kazi Rajib Uddin Ahmed Chapol have been named as the brand ambassadors of the Velociti 15K Run 2025 event, to be held at the Hatirjheel Circle in the city on September 13...
1,500 sued for looting stones of Sadapathar
A case has been filed with Companiganj police station against 1,500 unidentified people for their suspected involvement in looting stones from the Sadapathar tourist spot in the Bholaganj area under Companiganj upazila in Sylhet...
Putting back stones begins, drives continue
The local administration on Friday started putting the stones, recovered from the hands of a racket, back to Sadapathar, a popular tourist destination at Bholaganj in Companiganj upazila of Sylhet...
Sadharan Bima holds 3-day orientation programme
The three-day orientation programme for newly appointed assistant managers and junior officers of the Sadharan Bima Corporation concluded on Thursday...
12,000 cubic feet stones of Sada Pathor recovered
Joint forces in an overnight drive on Thursday recovered 12,000 cubic feet of looted stones from Sada Pathor in Sylhet amid public outcry over rampant looting of stones from the popular tourist spot...
UP chairman arrested over stone theft from Sada Pathor
Police have arrested Purba Islampur Union Parishad chairman in connection with the theft of stones from Sada Pathor, a popular tourist spot in Companiganj upazila of the district...
Drives launched against white stone looters at last
The authorities on Wednesday began drives against the people responsible for widespread looting of stones from Sadapathar, a popular tourist spot, at Bholaganj under Companiganj upazila in Sylhet district...
New German ambassador presents credentials to president
The newly appointed German ambassador to Bangladesh, R眉diger Lotz, has presented his credentials to President Mohammed Shahabuddin at Bangabhaban in Dhaka...
Autopsy finds 9 deep wounds, protests continue
Nine deep injury marks were found on the body of journalist Asaduzzaman Tuhin, 38, who was killed in Gazipur city on August 7...
Adviser says charge sheet soon, protests continue
Home adviser retired lieutenant general Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Sunday said that the government would submit the charge sheet in journalist Asaduzzaman Tuhin murder case as soon as possible...
A year behind us, future ahead
IT HAS been one year since our father, ambassador Serajul Islam (Shobuj, as he is widely known), passed away. And one year since Bangladesh charted her course for a better future. I don鈥檛 believe in coincidences, but sometimes history and grief collide in ways that feel undeniably meaningful. Our father devoted his life to the idea that Bangladesh could and must do...
DMP detains army major鈥檚 wife over secret meeting with AL members
The Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police on Wednesday night took Sumaiya Jafrin, wife of a major of the Bangladesh Army, into custody in connection with a secret meeting held in the capital鈥檚 Bashundhara area with Awami League members on 8 July.
Bangladesh interim govt makes July聽Declaration
The July Declaration was made on Tuesday, which was termed as aspirations of the people underlying the student-people uprising.