DU student among 5 killed in Laxmipur
A Dhaka University student has been hacked to death along with her mother and sister in Raipur upazila of Laxmipur district on Thursday. Another sister,...
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Trump row with Republican senator over Iran deal to Gulf allies
A shouting match over Iran between US President Donald Trump and a senior Republican senator overshadowed efforts by America’s top diplomat on Thursday to swing...
6 Titas Gas officials sacked over office corruption
Six employees of Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company were suspended for publishing a video of drug use in the office on social media WhatsApp...
PM’s China visit to bolster Dhaka-Beijing economic ties: BNP
Bangladesh’s economic and strategic relationship with China will be further strengthened through Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s ongoing visit to the country, BNP senior joint secretary...
‘Debt burden rises by Tk1 lakh cr in 4 months’
The country’s debt burden increased by more than Tk1 lakh crore within four months of the new government taking office, warning that failure to implement...
Govt has no actual imams, muezzins data: Kaikobad
Religious Affairs Minister Kazi Shah Mofazzal Houssain (Kaikobad) told the parliament on Thursday that the government does not have any actual statistics on the number...
Online gambling now considers as criminal offence
Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has announced that the government has brought online gambling under the purview of criminal law through the “Cyber Security...
Waste pushes Rupsa, Bhairab towards crisis
At dawn, fishermen still cast their nets into the Bhairab and Rupsa rivers, hoping for a catch. But where these rivers once teemed with fish...
‘Sarwar removed to promote corruption’
Opposition Member of Parliament for Gazipur-4 constituency, Salah Uddin, participating in the budget discussion in the National Parliament, has alleged that honest and clean-image officer...
10,000 ‘illegal’ immigrants sent back to Bangladesh
West Bengal Chief Minister Suvendu Adhikari has said that around 10,000 “illegal” immigrants have so far been sent back to Bangladesh from the Indian state...
Govt’s decisions threaten economy
Leader of the Opposition in Parliament and Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Wednesday alleged that the government’s “wrong and shortsighted” decisions have pushed...