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Tk 11cr heist: Former Money Plant driver arrested

Detectives have arrested a former driver of Money Plant Link Private Ltd, an alleged mastermind behind the recent robbery of Tk 11.25 crore from a microbus of the company
18 March 2023, 12:20 PM

UK delegation visits Bangabandhu Memorial Museum

A five-member parliamentary delegation from the UK today visited Bangabandhu Memorial Museum at Dhanmondi 32 in the capital to pay homage to the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
17 March 2023, 13:42 PM

Rainfall to likely increase in next 3 days

Rainfall or thunder showers may increase in the country in the next 72 hours, Bangladesh Meteorological Department said in a forecast today.
17 March 2023, 10:41 AM

2 killed in separate road crashes in Dhaka

Two people including a motorcyclist died in two separate road accidents in Dhaka’s Kakrail and Jatrabari areas early today.
17 March 2023, 06:19 AM

SCBA polls: AL-backed panel wins all 14 posts

Pro-Awami League lawyers panel Bangabandhu Awami Ainjibi Parishad has won all the 14 posts of executive committee of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) in the annual election held on Wednesday and yesterday
16 March 2023, 18:57 PM

Wasa can’t hike water tariff until rule formulated: HC

The High Court today declared that authorities of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority cannot hike water tariff until a rule is formulated under the Wasa Act in this regard
16 March 2023, 16:55 PM

Reduce hajj airfare, religious affairs ministry asks Biman

Amid widespread criticism for higher airfare for hajj pilgrims, the religious affairs ministry today evening asked Biman to reduce the airfare to a "reasonable level."
16 March 2023, 14:53 PM

BNP delegation attends dinner hosted by Indian envoy

A five-member delegation of BNP led by Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today attended a dinner hosted by the Indian High Commissioner to Dhaka Pranay Verma
16 March 2023, 13:42 PM

I don't know about Shakib's Dubai visit: Papon

The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) President Nazmul Hassan Papon today said he was not aware of premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan's controversial visit to Dubai where he opened a jewellery shop in UAE
16 March 2023, 12:52 PM

VC of BSMRMU meets president

Rear Admiral Mohammad Musa, vice chancellor of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Maritime University (BSMRMU), paid a courtesy call on the country’s President and the university’s Chancellor Md Abdul Hamid on Wednesday, said a press release.
16 March 2023, 12:07 PM

SCBA election: Scuffles between pro-AL and BNP lawyers again

Pro-AL lawyers and pro-BNP lawyers once again locked in a clash during the Supreme Court Bar Association election today.
16 March 2023, 11:54 AM

Shakib, others joined opening even being aware of Arav’s criminal record: DB

"We do not know why they did it," DB chief Harun Or Rashid said, adding they would interrogate the cricketer and others, if needed for the sake of the investigation
16 March 2023, 11:30 AM

Awarding performance bonus to Wasa staffers illegal: HC

The High Court today declared illegal the decision to award performance bonuses to employees of Dhaka Water Supply and Sewerage Authority (Wasa).
16 March 2023, 10:32 AM

‘No scope to reduce cost of hajj package’

Amid widespread criticism over the exorbitant cost of hajj packages this year, the religious affairs ministry today said there is no scope for the government to reduce the cost
16 March 2023, 08:47 AM

'Never saw police enter SC and attack people, not even during military rule'

Noted Supreme Court Lawyer ZI Khan Panna today said he was ashamed of the scenes that unfolded during the Supreme Court Bar Association elections yesterday, when police assaulted journalists and pro-BNP lawyers inside the premises of the country's apex judicial body.
16 March 2023, 08:15 AM

Universities should adopt transparent recruitment process: president

President Abdul Hamid today said that the universities should adopt a transparent recruitment process, stop the politics of sycophancy and ensure the staying of genuine students at the university dormitories
15 March 2023, 17:37 PM

Urgent need for improved transportation infrastructure

Mayor Atiqul Islam has emphasised the urgent need for improved transportation infrastructure in the city, where only seven percent of roads are currently available in Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC)
15 March 2023, 17:08 PM

Just months until the travel chaos ends

The much-awaited third terminal of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport is scheduled for a soft-launching in October this year
15 March 2023, 17:00 PM

JnU BCL VP sues unit president, 4 others for extortion

A vice-president of Bangladesh Chhatra League's Jagannath University unit today filed an extortion case against the unit's president Ibrahim Forazi and four others, including a police inspector
15 March 2023, 16:19 PM

Truck runs over, kills 7-yr-old in Mohammadpur

A seven-year-old girl died after a truck ran her over in Dhaka's Mohammadpur area this afternoon
15 March 2023, 14:13 PM