President to appoint BB Governor under draft amendment
NN Online: A draft amendment to the Bangladesh Bank Ordinance proposes significant changes to the Bangladesh Bank Order 1972, including transferring the authority to appoint...
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Protect youth from tobacco industry influence
On 13 July, during a meeting of the Advisory Committee on amending Bangladesh’s Smoking and Tobacco Products (Control) Act, it was decided to invite representatives...
Malaysia ready to warmly welcome Prof Yunus with packed engagements
UNB: Malaysia, one of Southeast Asia’s most dynamic economies, is set to extend a warm welcome to Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, who left here...
Over 80,000 army personnel to be deployed during election: Home Adviser
UNB: Over 80,000 members of the Bangladesh Army will be deployed during the upcoming national election, said Home Affairs Adviser Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury. Besides,...
‘Plot graft’: Court starts hearing testimony against Hasina, children
NN Online: A Dhaka court has begun recording witness testimony in one of three corruption cases against deposed prime minister Sheikh Hasina and her children...
Australia will recognise Palestinian state: PM
AFP: Australia will recognise a Palestinian state at the UN General Assembly in September, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Monday. “Until Israeli and Palestinian statehood...
CA to receive honorary doctorate degree from UKM on Aug 13
BSS: Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia (UKM), the national university of Malaysia, will confer an honorary doctorate degree on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus during his visit...
Durga Puja to Light Up Times Square for the First Time — Global Bengali Heritage to Shine in NYC on October 1–2
Md Mojahidul Islam Dheow: For the first time ever, Times Square Durga Utsav Association is set to organize Durga Puja according to the hindu lunar...
The Russian past of Alaska, where Trump and Putin will meet
AFP: Presidents Donald Trump and Vladimir Putin will hold a high-stakes meeting about the Ukraine war on Friday in Alaska, which the United States bought...
Nodes Digital Wins €40,000 Innovation Grant from the Government of the Netherlands
NN Online: Nodes Digital Limited, a pioneering agri-tech startup in Bangladesh, has been awarded a €40,000 innovation grant by the Government of the Netherlands through...
Five Al Jazeera journalists killed in Gaza
Al Jazeera: Al Jazeera correspondent Anas al-Sharif was killed along with four colleagues when Israeli forces targeted a tent sheltering journalists in Gaza City. The...
Ex-CJ Khairul Haque denied bail
Staff Reporter : A Dhaka court on Sunday refused bail to former Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque in a case filed over allegations of corruption,...