Govt appeals against HC order banning auto-rickshaws
NN Online: The government on Monday filed a petition seeking to stay the High Court (HC) order that directed authorities to halt the operation of...
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Ex-IGP Mamun on 3-day remand
NN Online: A court on Monday placed former inspector general of police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun on a three-day remand in a case lodged over...
DMP chief urges auto-rickshaw pullers to wait till afternoon
NN Online: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Md Sazzad Ali on Monday has assured protesting battery-operated auto-rickshaw drivers during a meeting that the necessary...
DU students leverage Facebook, YouTube for learning: Research
A recent study published in the Teacher’s World: Journal of Education and Research by Saiful Islam and A B M Najmus Sakib explores how Dhaka...
Monday morning sees ‘very unhealthy’ air in Dhaka
Dhaka ranked third in the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 298 at 9 am this morning (November...
Who are behind battery-run rickshaw drivers’ movement?
Syed Shemul Parvez : Apparently thousands of battery-run rickshaw drivers have been blocking various streets in the capital protesting against the High Court’s ban on...
US legal battle unfolds for Adani
Staff Reporter : The US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has issued a summons to Indian billionaire Gautam Adani, following bribery allegations related to a...
Costly bureaucracy stifles new businesses, SMEs seek reforms
Muhammad Ayub Ali : Entrepreneurs seeking to start a new business in Bangladesh face significant challenges in obtaining the necessary documents and clearances. From banks...
ADP spending hits 15-year low amid political turmoil
Staff Reporter : The Annual Development Programme (ADP) spending in the July-October period of the 2024-25 fiscal year was the lowest in the past 15...
Hold previous election commissions accountable: ERC Head: Free, fair elections after reforms, says new CEC after taking oath
Staff Reporter : Newly-appointed Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin stated that the country was left in a dire state by the previous government,...
BFIU freezes bank accounts of 11 including journos
NN Online: Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU), the financial intelligence agency of the central bank, has ordered the freezing of bank accounts belonging to 11...
$1.726b remittance inflow in 23 days
NN Online: Bangladesh received $1.73 billion in remittance through legal channels, equivalent to Tk 20,716 crore (at an exchange rate of Tk 120 per dollar)...