Man who ‘threatened’ Hero Alom arrested
Court Correspondent :Ashraful Hossain Alam known as Hero Alam on Monday filed a General Diary (GD) with Hatirjheel Police Station in the capital after he...
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Wildfires bring death and destruction to Mediterranean
Reuters :Wildfires killed 34 people in Algeria and forced the evacuation of thousands of tourists from the Greek island of Rhodes as an intense summer...
EC wants political settlement of poll crisis
Staff Reporter :Election Commissioner Anisur Rahman has said the commission does not have a mind to hold political dialogues for the time being, and also...
Adani Group offers to export another 1,600 MW of electricity to BD
UNB :India’s Adani Group has placed a fresh proposal to export another 1,600 MW of electricity to Bangladesh, according to highly placed sources here“The entire...
HC Bench bans using “My Lord” as address
Staff Reporter :Two judges of a High Court Bench have banned wording as “My Lord” toward them. The Bench of Justice Sheikh Md Zakir Hossain...
S&P lowers Bangladesh’s outlook to negative on liquidity risks
Reuters :S&P Global Ratings has lowered Bangladesh’s long-term rating outlook to negative from stable, citing risks the country’s external liquidity position could deteriorate in the...
US, Bangladesh share similar ideals on independence: Envoy
UNB :US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas has said the story of Bangladeshis in the United States carries significance. “The strength of our democracy is...
Cabinet secy urges to take new project cautiously
Staff Reporter :Cabinet Secretary Md. Mahbub Hossain on Monday asked the secretaries of the government to take new projects and financing the projects cautiously after...
Dengue control is not the task of Health Ministry
Staff Reporter :The health ministry’s major task is to provide medical care, but not job to control dengue, Health Minister said. Meanwhile, nine more deaths...
Japan expresses full coop to Bangladesh to become high income country
Staff Reporter :Japan has expressed its commitment to extend full cooperation to Bangladesh in her endevour to become a high income country by 2041. Japan’s...
Gold smuggling increases using hundi
Staff Reporter :Bangladesh has seen a huge leap in gold smuggling to neighbouring counties. Smugglers are using the country as a safe route for smuggling...