UK’s Sunak faces first date with voters
AFP :Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s Conservatives are braced for heavy losses in their first major electoral test since he became the UK’s third leader in...
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Lightning strikes claim 340 lives in 13 months: SSTF
UNB :A total of 340 people were killed by lightning strikes in the country from April 2022 to May 3, 2023. Among them, 274 people...
HC seeks customs official’s explanations for reduction of evaded VAT
Staff Reporter :The High Court has sought explanations from customs official Mohammad Enamul Haque for his decision of reduction the amount of evaded value added...
Jahangir’s appeal for nomination rejected
Staff Reporter :The appeal of Jahangir Alam against the cancellation of his nomination paper for the mayoral post in Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) election was...
Probe committee concludes hearing allegations against DG Shipping
Staff Reporter :A five-member probe committee formed by the Shipping Ministry led with its Additional Secretary Sanjoy Kumar Banik on Wednesday concluded the hearing over...
Six int’l rights groups urge Bangladesh to suspend DSA
Staff Reporter :Six independent organisations, including Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch (HRW), and Reporters Without Borders, have urged for an end to the growing attacks...
44 years’ legal battle insufficient to fulfil dream of a potential doctor
Gulam Rabbani :Studying MBBS course is a dream for the students in our society. Salil Kanti Chakraborty of Bandarban had the same. However, he could...
PM’s foreign trips’ achievement is ‘zero’: BNP
Staff Reporter :BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has claimed that the achievement of the Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s current Japan and USA trips...
Russia accuses Ukraine of attempt to kill Putin with drones
Reuters :Russia accused Ukraine on Wednesday of a failed attempt to assassinate President Vladimir Putin in a drone attack on the Kremlin citadel in Moscow...
‘Journalists must be able to cover issues without fear’
Staff Reporter :The Media Freedom Coalition members, comprising of 14 Embassies and High Commission, have urged for ensuring a working environment for journalists without fear...
BD Diasporas in Malaysia lean to hundi, remittance declining
Reza Mahmud :Bangladeshi Diasporas in Malaysia are leaning towards hundi for sending their money to home which caused huge remittance declining in the country. The...