Bangladesh ‘failing to provide evidence’ against Tulip Siddiq: UK lawyer
NN Online A UK-based lawyer for former Labour minister Tulip Siddiq has accused Bangladesh’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) of failing to provide any evidence to support...
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Education Ministry Begins Process to Remove KUET VC, Pro-VC
NN Online The Ministry of Education has initiated the process to remove Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) Vice-Chancellor Prof Muhammad Mashud and Pro-Vice-Chancellor...
WB to provide 850m financing package to create jobs, boost trade, modernize social protection
BSS: Bangladesh and the World Bank have signed two financing agreements totaling $850 million to help the country develop the Bay Terminal deep sea port...
BNP seeks no revenge, but justice: Tarique
Staff Reporter : BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman affirmed on Wednesday that his party seeks no revenge through retaliation, but justice through the realization of...
WB trims Bangladesh GDP outlook to 3.3pc
Staff Reporter : The World Bank (WB) has revised down its economic growth forecast for Bangladesh to 3.3 percent for the current fiscal year, a...
Parties cite public support for local vote first
Abu Jakir : Several key political parties – including Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, the National Citizen Party (NCP), Islami Andolan Bangladesh, and the Gono Odhikar Parishad –...
KUET Revokes Expulsion of 37 Students, Reopens Residential Halls
NN Online: The Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) has officially withdrawn the expulsion orders of 37 students. Alongside this decision, the university administration...
Chuadanga Scorches Under 39.5°C Heat
NN Online: A moderate heatwave continues to grip Chuadanga, pushing temperatures skyward and making life difficult for residents battling scorching heat and sticky conditions. At...
Tureen Afroz Breaks Down in Court Before Hearing
NN Online: Tureen Afroz, a former prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT), broke down in tears inside a Dhaka courtroom on Wednesday, moments before...
NBR tightens law to prevent abuse of bond law and facilities
UNB: The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has taken steps to tighten the bond law in a bid to curb its misuse, which has been...
Judges extend Venezuela deportation blocks, question Trump’s use of wartime law
Reuters: Two US judges on Tuesday extended temporary blocks on some deportations of Venezuelan migrants and signaled that President Donald Trump’s invocation of a 1798...
Trump says he has no plans to fire Fed’s Powell; market jumps
Reuters: President Donald Trump on Tuesday backed off from threats to fire Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell after days of intensifying criticisms of the central...