Staff Reporter : A high-level delegation from the United States is set to visit Dhaka this weekend for huge economic...
Day: September 11, 2024
Staff Reporter : The United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) has pledged its full cooperation with the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in preventing money laundering and recovering laundered assets from Bangladesh. This assurance came during a meeting between a five-member delegation of the UNODC and ACC officials at the anti-graft agency’s headquarters on Tuesday (10 September), according to sources familiar with the discussions. The delegation, led by Marco Teixeira, UNODC’s South Asia head, engaged in detailed discussions on increasing...
Staff Reporter : Dewanbagh Sharif, a renowned religious institution rooted in Tasawwuf, has vehemently condemned the recent wave of attacks, arson, and looting at various Darbar Sharifs and shrines across the country. Addressing the media at a press conference held at the Dhaka Reporters Unity Auditorium on Monday, former District and Sessions Judge Abdul Aziz Khalifa spoke on behalf of Professor Dr Kud-rate Kuda, the director of Dewanbagh Sharif. In a written statement, the organisation clarified that Dewanbagh Sharif remains...
Staff Reporter : Finance and Commerce Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed reaffirmed on Tuesday that the Indian Line of Credit (LoC) projects will continue, emphasising their importance for Bangladesh’s development. “The projects they [India] have with us are significant, and we will continue with those. We will also undertake another major project for our benefit,” said Dr Salehuddin, expressing Dhaka’s anticipation of enhanced cooperation with New Delhi. His comments followed a meeting with Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Pranay Verma, at...
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh has called for the prosecution of those responsible for the recent killings of Bangladeshis by the...
Md Abdur Rakib, JnU : Students of Jagannath University arranged a protest rally to stop ongoing killing at Bangladesh margin area and the cancellation of what they termed as “submissive” foreign policies with India. The rally, held on Tuesday afternoon under the banner of Jagannath University Students’ Forum, voiced strong opposition to ongoing issues between the two nations. In the protest, students demand justice for every individual killed at the border, urging the government to make a list of victims...
Al Jazeera : At least 19 people have been killed and many wounded in an Israeli strike on a designated “safe zone” in southern Gaza, according to officials. Gaza’s Health Ministry said the bodies of the victims recovered so far had arrived in hospitals after the missile attack on a tent camp in the al-Mawasi area of Khan Younis, where Palestinians were sheltering, early on Tuesday. Israeli attacks have frequently hit areas where its military had previously directedcivilians seeking safety....
Staff Reporter : At least two individuals, including a local leader of the Swechchhasebak Dal, were brutally hacked to death in a violent clash over local supremacy in the Gokul area of Sadar Upazila, Bogura, on Tuesday morning. The victims were identified as Mizanur Rahman Mizan, 37, son of Afsar Ali, and Ledu, 35, son of Bulu Miah, both residents of the Gokul area. Mizan served as the convener of the Swechchhasebak Dal’s Bogura Sadar Upazila unit, while Ledu was...
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AFP : Australia will ban children from using social media with a minimum age limit as high as 16, the...
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