Rizvi claims AL looted banks, Islamic group now taking control
NN Online: BNP’s Senior Joint Secretary Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has alleged that the Awami League looted banks before August 5, while an Islamic group...
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Wage growth falls behind rising inflation rates
Muhid Hasan : The monthly wage growth for Bangladesh’s working class has remained below the overall inflation rate for the past 34 months, since February...
LGRD ministry to begin operations at Nagar Bhaban Sunday
NN Online: The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (LGRD) is set to commence its official operations in the vacant offices of “Nagar Bhaban”...
Reforms first or Elections now?: Unity key to resolving political crisis, experts stress
Abu Jakir : Forum for Bangladesh Studies (FBS) organised a national dialogue titled “Unity in Which Way” on Friday at the Krishibid Institution Bangladesh (KIB)...
Architect of economic reforms, former Indian PM Manmohan Singh dies at 92
India’s former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, widely regarded as the architect of India’s economic reform program and a landmark nuclear deal with the United States,...
Saad followers’ activities at Kakrail mosque, Zubair supporters’ gatherings banned
NN Online: The Ministry of Home Affairs has banned the activities of the followers of Maulana Saad Kandlavi at the Kakrail Mosque in Dhaka. Besides,...
High-level committee formed to investigate fire at Secretariat
A high-level committee has been announced to investigate the devastating fire that swept through four floors of Bangladesh Secretariat building 7. Home Adviser Lt Gen...
Targeted assassinations?
Syed Shemul Parvez : Reports of killings, muggings, robberies, and other criminal activities have surged alarmingly across Bangladesh, including the capital, Dhaka. Despite significant law...
57 houses gutted in Gazipur fire
NN Online: A massive fire ravaged the Ambag area of Konabari, Gazipur, at midnight on Wednesday (December 25), completely destroying 57 houses in two colonies....
Joy denies corruption allegations in $12.65b nuclear deal
NN Online Sajeeb Wazed, son of ousted Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, has dismissed allegations of corruption and embezzlement in the awarding of a $12.65...
Christmas being celebrated across the country
The Christian community in Bangladesh is celebrating Christmas Day across the country, as elsewhere in the world, on Wednesday, commemorating the birth of Jesus Christ....
Intern doctors reject notification, call indefinite strike
NN Online: Postgraduate trainee doctors at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) – who boycotted their work and gathered at Shahbagh – have been granted...