First phase of Biswa Ijtema ends with Akheri Munajat
NN Online: The first phase of the 58th Biswa Ijtema has concluded with the Akheri Munajat (final prayer) held on the banks of the Turag...
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Power supply woes likely this summer due to unpaid debts
NN Online: The approaching summer may bring one of the most challenging power supply situations in recent years, as the government grapples with outstanding payments...
BNP’s 3-member delegation set to attend US National Prayer Breakfast
NN Online: A three-member delegation from the BNP, including party Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman’s daughter Barrister Zaima Rahman, is poised to participate in the annual...
July uprising injured protesters block Shishu Mela intersection
NN Online: A group of injured protestors from the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement blocked the Shishu Mela intersection in Shyamoli at around 11:30am on Sunday, demanding...
Bail abuse fuels Dhaka crime wave
Syed Shemul Parvez : Crime incidents, including extortion, snatching, robbery, and looting, are rising alarmingly across the country, particularly in the capital city, despite assurances...
Tourist travel to St Martin’s halts for 9 months
Staff Reporter : Tourist travel to St. Martin’s Island, a coral-rich destination in Teknaf, Cox’s Bazar, will be suspended for nine months starting February 1,...
Law enforcement on high alert against sabotage
Staff Reporter : Law enforcement agencies are fully prepared to tackle any form of sabotage, including hartals, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner SM Sazzat Ali has...
Babar hospitalised in Dubai
News Desk : Former State Minister for Home Affairs Lutfozzaman Babar has been admitted to a hospital in Dubai after suddenly falling ill en route...
Over 1,000 icddr,b staffs laid off due to US funding cuts
Staff Reporter : The International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) has laid off over 1,000 employees after the United States government decided to...
US imposed 25pc tariff on imports from Canada, Mexico
Reuters : US President Donald Trump has set a Saturday deadline to impose 25% tariffs on imports from Mexico and Canada to push the two...
Titumir College students resume road blockade
NN Online: Students from Dhaka’s Government Titumir College on Friday blocked the road for the second consecutive day outside their Mohakhali campus, calling for university...
Law enforcement ready to tackle any violence, hartals: DMP chief
NN Online: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Mohammad Sajjat Ali has said law enforcement agencies are fully prepared to tackle any acts of violence,...