Buet student Fardin murder: Bushra placed on 5-day remand

A Dhaka court today placed Amatullah Bushra, the prime accused in the murder of Buet student Fardin Noor Parash, on a five-day remand.
10 November 2022, 08:43 AM

England ask India to bat in high-octane semi-final clash

England captain Jos Buttler has won the toss and chose to bowl first against India in the second semi-final of the T20 World Cup at the Adelaide Oval in Adelaide today. 
10 November 2022, 07:31 AM

Argument placed for lifting injunction on JP chief GM Quader

Arguments were placed today for lifting the injunction imposed on Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader on October 31.
10 November 2022, 07:21 AM

Road, bridges demolished to stop smuggling of timber from Ctg forest

The forest officials in Chattogram have demolished a road and four bridges inside a forest so that smugglers cannot steal timber from the area.
10 November 2022, 06:46 AM

Police sue 7 BNP leaders alongside AL man arrested with crude bombs

A union-level Awami League leader was arrested in Narsingdi with crude bombs, gunpowder and bomb-making materials on Tuesday, but police accused seven BNP leaders as well as the AL man in the case filed over the incident early Wednesday.
10 November 2022, 06:36 AM

Heavyweights collide as India face England in second semi-final

A high-octane clash is on the cards as India take on England in the second semi-final of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Adelaide on Thursday.
10 November 2022, 02:25 AM

Lankan wood coating company JAT Holdings starts manufacturing in Bangladesh

JAT Holdings PLC, a wood coatings company of Sri Lanka, started local manufacturing in September to grab the market in Bangladesh.
9 November 2022, 15:11 PM

Govt bans foreign travel of public sector employees

The government today restricted foreign travels of all public sector employees until further notice, a development that comes amid falling foreign exchange reserves.
9 November 2022, 14:09 PM

Man dies after being ‘pushed off’ moving bus in Gabtoli

A 45-year-old man reportedly died after being pushed off a moving bus in Dhaka's Gabtoli area today (November 9, 2022).
9 November 2022, 13:49 PM

Dengue fever: 5 die, 796 hospitalised in 24hrs

At least five dengue patients died while 796 others were admitted to different hospitals across the country in the last 24 hours till this morning (November 8, 2022).
9 November 2022, 13:27 PM

Irregularities in prisons staff appointment: HC wants to know of action against involved

The High Court today (November 9, 2022) wanted to know what action has been taken against the persons involved in irregularities in appointing staff in prisons.
9 November 2022, 12:42 PM

Facebook parent Meta to cut off 11,000 staff

Facebook parent Meta will lay off more than 11,000 of its staff in "the most difficult changes we've made in Meta's history", boss Mark Zuckerberg said on Wednesday.
9 November 2022, 12:06 PM

No Covid-19 death in 24hrs, positivity rate 1.66%

No Covid-19 deaths were reported in 24 hours till 8am today (November 9, 2022), said a press release issued by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).
9 November 2022, 11:09 AM

Mohila Dal leader Sultana sent to jail on completion of remand in DSA case

A Dhaka court today sent Sultana Ahmed, general secretary of Jatiyatabadi Mohila Dal and former lawmaker from reserved seats, to jail in a case filed against her under the Digital Security Act.
9 November 2022, 11:04 AM

Violence after Kamal murder:  AL man sues 200-250 BNP leaders, activists

A case has been filed yesterday (November 8, 2022) night against at least 200 leaders and activists of BNP and its affiliated organisations over the vandalism of billboards, banners and festoons with photos of Bangabandhu and the prime minister.
9 November 2022, 09:56 AM

Yunus inaugurates 12th Social Business Summit in Italy

Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus on November 7, 2022 opened the 12th Global Social Business Summit (GSBS) in Turin, Italy. 
9 November 2022, 09:43 AM

US midterm: Control of Congress unclear in close battle

Control of Congress hung in the balance early Wednesday as Democrats showed surprising strength, defeating Republicans in a series of competitive races and defying expectations that high inflation and President Joe Biden’s low approval ratings would drag the party down.
9 November 2022, 09:28 AM

No 3G network in Bangladesh from 2023: Jabbar

The third generation or 3G network will not remain available in the country from next year as the technology is no longer necessary thanks to the expansion of 4G network, Telecom Minister Mustafa Jabbar said today.
8 November 2022, 15:42 PM

Pradip Ranjan Chakraborty, new chairperson of competition commission

Pradip Ranjan Chakraborty, former secretary of the planning commission, has been appointed as the new chairperson of Bangladesh Competition Commission (BCC).
8 November 2022, 14:54 PM

Rules relaxed for financing coal-based power plants

Bangladesh Bank (BB) today relaxed its rule to facilitate lending for establishment of coal-based power plants and buy the dirty fuel to generate electricity.
8 November 2022, 13:09 PM