India to face 25pc US tariff starting Aug 1
Reuters : President Donald Trump said on Wednesday the United States will impose a 25 per cent tariff on goods imported from India starting on August 1. He said India, which has the world’s...
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Khaleda in good health, ready to contest next polls
Staff Reporter : BNP Vice Chairman Abdul Awal Mintoo has stated that party chairperson Khaleda Zia is in good health and intends to contest the upcoming national elections, which are expected to take place...
Women to contest 7pc of general seats, says NCC
Staff Reporter : The National Consensus Commission (NCC) has introduced a new proposal requiring political parties to nominate women candidates in at least 7 per cent of general parliamentary constituencies in the forthcoming election,...
Bangladesh renews call for full membership of Palestinian state in UN
UNB: Bangladesh renews call for full membership of Palestinian state in UN Dhaka, July 30 (UNB) – Bangladesh has reiterated its call for the full recognition and membership of the State of Palestine in...
Shibli Rubayat and Sheikh Shamsuddin banned from capital market
UNB: Shibli Rubayat-Ul-Islam, former chairman of the Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC), has been declared ‘persona non grata’ in the capital market for life, while Sheikh Shamsuddin Ahmed, a former commissioner, has been...
No security threat ahead of August 5: Home Adviser
NN Online: Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Wednesday assured that there is no security concern surrounding August 5, despite recent alerts from the Special Branch (SB) of Police....
Reform proposals useless without legal backing: Jamaat Deputy Chief
NN Online: Jamaat-e-Islami deputy chief Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher has said that the reform proposals discussed by the National Consensus Commission (NCC) will have no meaning unless they are legally binding and enforceable. “Without...
Govt reconstitutes panel to investigate last three national elections
NN Online: The government has restructured the previously formed committee and constituted a new five-member commission to investigate allegations of irregularities in the last three national elections held under the Awami League in 2014,...
CA chairs key meeting on Bangladesh’s LDC graduation progress
NN Online: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today presided over a high-level review meeting on Bangladesh’s preparations to graduate from Least Developed Country (LDC) status to a developing nation. The meeting took place at...
Govt orders removal of internet shutdown clause from telecom law
Md Mojahidul Islam: The Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications has instructed the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) to remove the internet shutdown provision from the telecom law. In a letter to BTRC Chairman Fayez...
JCD shifts rally venue, allowing NCP to hold event at Shaheed Minar
NN Online: The Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) today stepped aside from holding its August 3 rally at the Central Shaheed Minar, despite having secured prior permission, to make way for a parallel event organised...
Court orders forensic test of Meghna’s devices
NN online: A Dhaka court has ordered a forensic test of the passport, phones, MacBook, and laptop seized from model Meghna Alam in a fraud and extortion case. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate MA Azharul Islam...