‘Govt holds off onion imports to safeguard growers’
Staff Reporter : Agriculture Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said on Wednesday that the government has withheld onion imports to protect the...
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Hong Kong apartment fire claims 14 lives
Reuters : A massive fire ripped through multiple high-rise residential blocks in Hong Kong’s northern Tai Po district on Wednesday, killing at least 14 people...
Rajuk plot scam verdict today: ACC prosecutor seeks life terms for Hasina
Staff Reporter : A Dhaka court is set to deliver its verdict today (Thursday) in three major corruption cases involving alleged irregularities in Rajuk plot...
India examining Hasina’s extradition
Diplomatic Correspondent : After the conviction of Sheikh Hasian, who is now in India, Delhi has started examining a request made from the Interim Government...
Direct Dhaka, Karachi flight from December
Staff Reporter : Direct air travel between Bangladesh and Pakistan is set to commence from December, Bangladesh High Commissioner in Islamabad Iqbal Hussain Khan said...
Case filed against BNP candidate Tulee for hurting religious sentiment; PBI to investigate
NN ONLINE: A case has been filed against Sanjida Islam Tulee, the BNP-nominated candidate for the Dhaka-14 constituency and a key coordinator of Maayer...
Recovered gold not only Hasina’s, includes family members too, says ACC
NN ONLINE: The 832 totals (9,707.16 grams) of gold recovered from two Agrani bank lockers were not solely owned by convicted former Prime Minister...
‘Armoured Corps’ playing unique role to serve country: Army chief
NN ONLINE: Chief of Army Staff General Waker-uz-Zaman today called upon each member of the ‘Armoured Corps’ to play a unique role in serving...
Forex reserves stand at $31.14b
NN ONLINE: Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves have stood at US$ 31.14 billion. But, as per the International Monetary Fund (IMF) methodology under the Balance...
Probe body formed over Korail slum fire
NN ONINE: A five-member committee was formed to probe Korail slum fire in the capital on Tuesday. Headed by Mamunur Rashid, deputy director (operation...
85 Navy personnel leave Ctg for UN mission in Lebanon
NN ONLINE: An 85-member contingent of the Bangladesh Navy left Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram today to join the United Nations Interim Force...
Dhaka world’s 2nd largest city with 36.6 million people: UN report
NN ONLINE: A new United Nations report shows that Indonesia’s capital Jakarta has become the world’s largest city with 41.9 million people while Bangladesh’s...