Friday, 13 Dec, 2024

National

Sarjis made GS, Snigdho CEO of Shaheed Smriti Foundation

Sarjis Alam, a key coordinator of the anti-discrimination student movement and Mir Mahbubur Rahman Snigdho have been made General Secretary and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the July Shaheed Smriti Foundation respectively. The decision was taken in a meeting of the Executive Council

10 officials of Bangladesh visit India to attend ITEC training

Ten officials from Bangladesh Land Port Authority have travelled to India to participate in a training programme organized under ITEC by the Land Port Authority of India (LPAI) from 21 to 25 October in New Delhi.   The Programme titled “Engineering Excellence: From Blueprint

President urges to avoid controversy over Ex-PM’s resignation issue

President Mohammed Shahabuddin today (Oct 21) said a Supreme Court order, which acknowledges Sheikh Hasina’s resignation as prime minister, has already settled the matter. He also urged all to avoid troubling the interim government with renewed controversy on the issue. The

Students will be recruited for maintaining traffic: Home Adviser

Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Monday said at least 300 students will be recruited as “assistant police personnel” on a part-time basis to help regular officers maintain traffic on the roads. The students will be recruited from those who

DNCC evicts 250 illegal shops from Dhaka’s footpath

Authorities of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) today (Oct 21) evicted a total of 250 illegal makeshift shops from roads and footpaths in the city's Gulshan area. The DNCC officials have conducted a drive in the Gulshan-1 and Gulshan-2 areas under Ward-19 against illegal

Banglanews journo Shoaib Mithun no more

Shoaib Mithun, a senior photojournalist at Banglanews24.com, passed away in Dhaka today at the age of 37. Mithun breathed his last this evening while being transported by ambulance from Labaid Cancer Hospital to his residence in Dhaka, family sources said.  He had been battling

54 Bangladeshis of first batch return from Lebanon

First group of 54 Bangladeshi nationals evacuated from Lebanon arrived in Dhaka airport by a Saudi Arabian commercial flight this afternoon (Oct 21).  Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment adviser Dr Asif Nazrul received them at the Hazrat Shahjalal International

President lied over Hasina’s resignation: Law adviser

Law adviser Asif Nazrul today (Oct 21) said President Mohammed Shahabuddin has lied and violated his oath of office by stating he does not have the resignation letter of ousted premier Sheikh Hasina. He made the remark while talking to reporters on Monday at the Bangladesh Secretariat.

Bangladesh receives $1.53B remittances in October

The Central Bank in its latest data said Bangladesh received $1.53 billion remittances during the first 19 days of October 2024.  This marks an average inflow of $87 million per day. According to the report, the remittances came from various banking channels. State-owned

Mushfiqul Fazal Ansarey appointed as ambassador

The interim government on Monday (Oct 21) appointed journalist Mushfiqul Fazal Ansarey as an ambassador of Bangladesh mission abroad with the rank of senior secretary for three years. The Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification in this regard. The notification stated

ZI Khan Panna granted bail

The High Court on Monday granted bail to senior Supreme Court lawyer and human rights activist ZI Khan Panna in an attempt to murder case filed with Khilgaon Police Station. Panna will remain on bail till submission of the probe report by police, according to the court order. An HC

3 of a family shot dead in Cox's Bazar Rohingya camp

A man, his son, and daughter were allegedly shot dead by unidentified attackers early Monday at a Rohingya camp in Cox's Bazar.  The incident occurred around 5 a.m. at Camp 20X in Ukhiya. The victims were identified as Ahmed Hossain, 65, his son Syedul Amin, 28, and

Prof Yunus allowed to appeal in embezzlement case

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court today (October 21) granted the interim government Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus permission to file a leave-to-appeal against a High Court ruling that upheld his indictment in an embezzlement case. A four-member Appellate Division bench led by

1.5 crore Smart NID cards printed but not distributed

A total of 15,029,836 Smart National Identity Cards (NID) have been printed but not yet distributed, even though they have been sent to the field-level offices for distribution. This information has been confirmed by sources within the Election Commission (EC). According to the

Salahuddin Noman appointed as Permanent Representative to UN

The government has appointed Salahuddin Noman Chowdhury as Bangladesh’s new Ambassador and Permanent Representative to the United Nations (UN) in New York, according to an official order issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday. Chowdhury will succeed Muhammad Abdul

Sirajganj court sentences man to death for killing wife

A Sirajganj court today (October 20) sentenced a man to death sentence for killing his wife in Ullapara upazila of the district in 2011. District and Session Judge M Ali Ahmed handed down the verdict to Chand Mia, 40, hailed in Enayet Ashrayan Project area in the upazila. The court

Shahriar Kabir placed on remand over Jatrabari murder case

Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee President Shahriar Kabir was placed on two-day remand today (October 20) in connection with the murder of Rafiqul Islam in the city's Jatrabari. Sub-Inspector of Jatrabari police station Mahbub Alam and also the Investigation Officer of the case

Supreme Judicial Council to be fully operational now: Asif Nazrul

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul today (October 20)  said the Supreme Court Judicial now can be made fully operational as the Supreme Court through its order today reinstated the council to remove apex court judges for incapacity or violating the code of

Mujibul Haque Chunnu possesses Tk thousands of crore abusing power

Jatiya Party secretary general Mujibul Haque Chunnu had become Member of Parliament (MP) from Kishoreganj-3 (Karimganj to Tarail) constituency for 5 terms. Jatiya Party had no strong position in the constituency; however, due to the concession given from the alliance, he became MP of that

Home Adviser lauds Ansar members for performing duties under adverse situation

Home Adviser Lt. Gen. Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd.) today said that members of the Battalion and Embodied Ansars were performing duties properly under adverse situations. Following the August 5 Anti-Discriminatory Students' Movement, the members of Ansars had played an