PM’s Saint Martin’s remark a political stunt: BNP
Staff Reporter :BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s remark that ‘BNP is to sell Saint Martin’s to...
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Woman in Mohammadpur calls 999, says she ‘killed husband’
UNB :A woman called the national emergency service 999, after apparently killing her husband in Dhaka’s Mohammadpur area early Thursday. The deceased was identified as...
Bill placed in JS with provision of life term jail for hoarding of foodstuff
UNB :The “Production, Storage, Transfer, Transportation, Supply, Distribution and Marketing of Food Products (Prevention of Prejudicial Activity) Bill, 2023” with a provision of maximum lifetime...
People start leaving Dhaka to enjoy Eid
Staff Reporter :People have started leaving the capital for their villages to celebrate upcoming the Eid-ul-Azha with their family members. On Thursday, Bus terminals, railway...
HC status quo on 5pc dividend to Grameen Kalyan staffs stayed
Staff Reporter :The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday stayed a High Court order that asked the authorities concerned to maintain status quo...
BD-Hong Kong FTA deal on cards
Staff Reporter :The Hong Kong investors are keen to ink a deal on Free Trade Agreement (FTA) between Bangladesh and Hong Kong. The urge came...
‘45 drug companies lost licences since 2009’
News Desk :Health Minister Zahid Maleque On Wednesday said that licences of 45 drug (allopathic) companies have been canceled between 2009 and 2023. The health...
Banks to operate in RMG industrial areas on June 27-28
Staff Reporter :Bangladesh Bank (BB) has directed keeping the scheduled banks open in RMG industrial areas on June 27-28(Tuesday and Wednesday) – which are public...
‘Sacrificial animal carrying trucks can’t be stopped, extorted’
Staff Reporter :Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Khandkar Ghulam Farooq said that no truck carrying sacrificial animals can be stopped and extorted. He also said...
Pre-Eid short-term flood likely in north
Staff Reporter :The river water of Brahmaputra, Jamuna, Ganges, and Padma are rising, which may continue in the next 48 hours. The official of the...
‘Lack of updated information hampers export exploration’
Al Amin :Lack of updated information about the Bangladeshi potential goods in the International Trade Centre (ITC) website is undermining the country’s export exploration, businesses...
Travel ban on BASIC Bank chairman
Court Correspondent :A Dhaka court yesterday issued a travel ban on former BASIC Bank Chairman Sheikh Abdul Hye Bacchu in a case filed about embezzlement...