Pakistan signs $475m flood loan deal with ADB
Reuters :Pakistan has signed a $475 million loan agreement for flood relief with the Asian Development Bank (ADB), the country’s economic affairs minister said on...
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Govt prepares list of river encroachers across the country
Staff Reporter :The government has prepared a list of river encroachers across the country and about 22,539 illegal structures so far have been evicted from...
TCB to procure 2.75 crore litres of soybean oil
Staff Reporter :The government has decided to buy 2.75 crore litres of Soybean oil from local suppliers for the state-owned Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB)...
Biden signs gay marriage law, calls it ‘a blow against hate’
AP :A celebratory crowd of thousands bundled up on a chilly Tuesday afternoon to watch President Joe Biden sign gay marriage legislation into law, a...
BNP vows to restore democracy on Martyred Intellectuals Day
Staff Reporter :Observing the Martyred Intellectuals’ Day, the BNP vowed to restore democracy in the country through stern democratic agitations.BNP Standing Committee Member Dr. Khandaker...
2 killed, 2 injured in city road crash
Staff Reporter :Two people were killed and two others injured when a covered van rammed against rickshaws in Russell Square area under Kalabagan police station...
Fakhrul, Abbas should’ve been given division facilities earlier, says HC
Staff Reporter :The High Court on Wednesday said that BNP leaders Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Mirza Abbas should have been given division facilities in...
Climate change will fuel humanitarian crises in 2023: Study
News Desk :Climate change will accelerate humanitarian crises around the world in 2023, adding to the issues created by armed conflict and economic downturns, according...
Ex-NSU trustee Shahjahan gets HC bail
Staff Reporter :The High Court on Wednesday granted conditional bail to Md Shahjahan, a former member of North South University’s trustee board, in a case...
GM Quader can’t perform duties as JaPa chairman: SC
Staff Reporter :The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled that GM Quader could not perform responsibilities as the Chairman of the Jatiya...
Rights experts decry advocacy of Jamaat’s British legal adviser
UNB :A number of Bangladesh’s leading rights activists decried the advocacy by British lawyer Toby Cadman – who was engaged by Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami as its...