Krishak Dal leader killed by unidentified killers in Sitakunda
A Jatiyatabadi Krishak Dal leader was hacked to death at Sitakunda in Chattogram on Wednesday...
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AL leader hacked to death in Chattogram
A leader of the Awami League died at Chattogram Medical College Hospital Wednesday morning, hours after he was hacked by a group of unidentified assailants at his shop in Mirerkhil Bazar under Rangunia upazila in Chattogram Tuesday evening....
One killed as BNP factions clash in Chattogram
A 40-year-old man was killed and several others injured in a clash between two factions of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party over the formation of new party committees in Baraiyarhat municipality of Mirsharai upazila Wednesday afternoon....
Swiss appeals court acquits Blatter and Platini in graft case
Former FIFA president Sepp Blatter and ex-UEFA chief Michel Platini on Tuesday were acquitted again on appeal by a Swiss court in a long-running corruption case.
JULY UPRISING KILLINGS: ICT orders arrest of 15 AL leaders
The International Crimes Tribunal on Tuesday issued arrest warrants against 15 Awami League leaders, including former ministers Hasan Mahmud and Mohibul Hassan Chowdhury, former Chattogram mayor Rezaul Karim, and party鈥檚 Chattogram city unit general secretary AJM Nasir Uddin...
Juventus roll the dice after costly Motta flop
Juventus gambled on their short-term future after dumping Thiago Motta in the hope of securing a spot in next season's Champions League and attracting a big name replacement who can put right some costly mistakes.
Three price tiers of cigarette sought to hike revenue
Research and advocacy organisation PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress) and Anti-Tobacco Media Alliance have urged policymakers to reduce the number of cigarette price tiers from 4 to 3 in the upcoming national budget for the financial year 2025-26...
Ferry service inaugurated on Chattogram-Sandwip route
The long-awaited launch of a ferry service connecting Sandwip to the mainland of Chattogram was inaugurated on Monday...
11,500 MT rice from India arrives at Ctg port
A consignment of 11,500 tonnes of non-basmati聽or parboiled rice has arrived at the Chattogram port under package-2 from India聽to meet the country鈥檚 domestic demand...
July Revives launched demanding ban on AL
A newly formed student platform, 鈥楪anahattyakari Awami League Nisiddho Karan Andolan鈥�(the movement for banning the Awami League) on Sunday announced a two-week-long programme titled 鈥楯uly Revives鈥�, demanding banning of the Awami League and justice for alleged mass killings...
BSCIC holds 3-day Eid Fair
Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation has organised a three-day Eid Fair with entrepreneurs from cottage, micro, small and medium industries of the country inaugurated on Sunday...
LC opening for imports rises
The opening of letters of credit (LCs) for imports increased in the first eight months of the 2024-25 fiscal year compared to the same period in the previous year, reflecting a gradual recovery in business activity...
Palestinians denounce Israeli recognition of new West Bank settlements
The Palestinian foreign ministry condemned on Sunday an Israeli decision to recognise more than a dozen new settlements in the occupied West Bank, upgrading existing neighbourhoods to independent settlement status.
Protests against Israeli attack on Palestine continue
Different political parties and student organisations on Saturday continued holding rallies in Dhaka protesting against Israeli attacks on Palestine, especially on Gaza...
Toddler killed in elephant attack in Chattogram
Local people blocked the PAB road near Korean Export Processing Zone at Karnaphuli in Chattogram on Saturday, protesting at the death of a toddler in elephant attack...
Attack on journalists surges
Attacks on journalists increased sharply beginning in February. International rights groups on March 21 urged the government to protect the freedom of expression and opinion.
US threatens UN agencies
鈥楢re you or have you ever been a member of the Communist Party?鈥� was the key question at the US House Un-American Activities Committee hearings during the 1950s McCarthy era. At the height of the anti-Soviet/Communist fear, HUAC cost thousands of people their jobs and created a powerful chill to freedom of speech and association. A similar chill with global...
Vessel carrying 29,000 tonnes of rice from Vietnam arrives at Ctg port
A cargo vessel arrived at Chittagong Port from Vietnam carrying 29,000 tonnes of rice on Saturday....
Thousands protest against Israeli attack on Palestine
Protests against Israeli attacks on Palestine continued across the country on Friday as political parties and student groups demanded action against the violence.
Remittance thru bKash reaches Tk 900cr in 15 days of Ramadan
During the first half of Ramadan this year, expatriates have sent over Tk 900 crore remittances through bKash, said a press release.
Reform initiatives lack disadvantaged people鈥檚 representation: Debapriya
Citizen鈥檚 Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh convener Debapriya Bhattacharya on Thursday said that there were no appropriate representatives to speak for the backward sections of people in the commissions formed by the interim government to make reforms in the country...
Polytechnic students boycott exams, block roads
Students of different polytechnic institutes in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country on Thursday boycotted examinations and blocked roads and railway tracks demanding abolition of the 30 per cent promotion quota for craft instructors in junior instructor positions...
Stop Israeli aggression against Palestine: Palestine Solidarity
Politicians, academics and professionals on Thursday at a protest rally in Dhaka called on the world community to be vocal to stop Israeli aggressions against Palestine...
Remittance inflow hits $2.25 billion in 19 days
Remittance inflow witnessed a remarkable year-on-year growth of a massive 78.4 per cent to $2,252 million in the first 19 days of March...
Extortion using name of 鈥楴ational Citizens鈥� Committee鈥�
Hawkers and local traders in the Chattogram鈥檚 EPZ area apprehended two youths as they were trying to extort money identifying themselves as 鈥榗oordinators鈥� of the National Citizens鈥� Committee鈥� on Tuesday night...
French cave unveils secrets of prehistoric life, art
Deep inside a labyrinthine cave in southwestern France, ancient humans who lived around 30,000 years ago carved horses, mammoths and rhinoceros into the walls, a fabulous prehistoric menagerie that has rarely been seen -- until now.
Cigarette price won鈥檛 increase in budget: NBR
National Board of Revenue Chairman Abdur Rahman Khan said that the price of cigarettes will not be hiked in the upcoming budget for the financial year 2025-26...
BKB hosts lottery draw of remittance festival
Bangladesh Krishi Bank on Tuesday conducted lottery draw of the first phase of its 鈥楻emittance Festival 2025鈥� organised on the occasion of Eid-Ul Fitr, said a press release...
RSF attacks kill 50 in Khartoum in one week
Sudan鈥檚 paramilitary Rapid Support Forces killed at least 50 people in Khartoum during the past week, rescuers said Wednesday, as fighting with the army for control of the capital intensifies...
Two men held for attempted rape of girl child, rape of woman
A man was arrested in Chuadanga on charges of attempting rape on his adolescent daughter and another man was held in Kurigram on charges of raping his sister-in-law on Monday...