ICT receives no letter from Hasina
International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Chief Prosecutor Aminul Islam has stated that the tribunal has not received any letter from ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina or...
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Writ petition seeks closure of schools until measles outbreak is contained
A writ petition was filed with the High Court on Thursday seeking directives to keep schools closed until measles outbreak in the country is brought...
372,388 litres of illegally stored fuel recovered
About 372,388 litres of illegally stored fuel have been recovered during the drives of energy and mineral resources division across the country. The fuel was...
Nasa’s Artemis II launches astronauts on first lunar mission in decades
Four astronauts blasted off on a high-stakes journey around the moon on Wednesday, marking humanity’s first lunar mission in more than 50 years and a...
20 killed in road crashes daily during Eid travel: RSF
At least 298 people were killed in 373 road accidents across the country in the 15 days – from March 14 to March 28 –...
Govt to review ‘tax evasion’ by major companies
The Bangladesh government is reviewing alleged tax evasion by major companies as it attempts to raise revenue amid the “three-sided challenge” of economic recovery among...
318km canals re-excavation by June
The government has set a target to re-excavate 318.639 kilometres of canals under the Bangladesh Water Development Board during the remaining period of the current...
Bangladesh, Maldives eye stronger ties
High Commissioner of the Maldives to Bangladesh, Shiuneen Rasheed, paid a courtesy call on State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam on Wednesday, with...
29 killed as Russian military plane crashes in Crimea
A Russian military transport aircraft crashed in annexed Crimea, killing 29 people on board, including crew members and passengers, according to Russian media reports citing...
Iran grants permission for 6 Bangladeshi ships to pass through Strait of Hormuz: Ambassador
Iranian Ambassador to Bangladesh Jalil Rahimi Jahanabadi on Wednesday said Iran’s Security Council has granted permission for six stranded Bangladeshi ships to pass through the...
Trump says Iran war could end in ‘two weeks, maybe three,’ to address US
US President Donald Trump said Tuesday that the war with Iran may be over in two or three weeks and it will be up to...
Bangladeshi expatriate killed by debris from intercepted drone in UAE
A Bangladeshi expatriate has been killed by falling debris after the UAE intercepted a drone in Fujairah, reports Dubai-based daily Khaleej Times. The UAE’s air...