Sharad Pawar urges onion export ban rethink
NDTV, Mumbai :In a sudden move, the Indian central government’s Department of Commerce on Monday banned “with immediate effect” export of onions as its average...
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West urges Saudi Arabia to prosecute Khashoggi killers
Reuters, Geneva :Dozens of Western countries voiced concern on Tuesday at Saudi Arabia’s continued detention of women activists and called for those behind the killing...
Police recover 2 bodies in city
Staff Reporter :Police recovered two bodies from Dhaka’s Khilgaon and Bosila areas on Tuesday morning.Both victims were killed and remained unidentified at the time of...
Bangladeshi-American Dr Ruhul Abid nominated for Nobel Peace Prize
News Desk :Dr Ruhul Abid, a Bangladeshi-American professor at Brown University, and his non-profit organization HAEFA (Health and Education for All) has been nominated for...
Narayanganj mosque ‘built on own land’
News Desk :The Baitus Salat Jame Masjid in Narayanganj’s Fatullah has been in the spotlight over the last 10 days after multiple air-conditioner explosions during...
Probe into ‘anonymous letter to jail’ underway: Minister
UNB, Dhaka :Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Tuesday said an intelligence team is investigating the anonymous letter sent to Lalmonirhat district jail.“Lalmonirhat jail authorities received...
Deposition in arms case against Shahed ends
Court Correspondent :The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka yesterday completed recording the depositions of witnesses in the arms case filed against Regent Group Chairman...
Biden, Trump jockey over climate as wildfires overtake campaigns
Al Jazeera News :The wildfires sweeping the West Coast of the United States took centre stage in the US election campaign on Monday, with President...
Mobilise global support to address climate refugee issue: PM to G20
UNB, Dhaka :Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said G20 has a greater responsibility to come forward with stronger commitment to mobilise global support to...
Rohingya refugees must participate in decisions affecting their lives
AI News :Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh must be given the right to participate in decisions affecting their lives and speak for themselves, Amnesty International said...
Khaleda’s conditional release extended by six months
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s conditional release from jail in two corruption cases has been extended by another six months.The Home Ministry issued a gazette notification...