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Security beefed up at Mujibnagar Complex

Mujibnagar Upazila Administration has beefed up security measures at Mujibnagar Complex and its surrounding areas.
8 December 2020, 16:44 PM

1971 trauma is motivation for seeking an end to genocide: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Bangladesh is among the few countries in the world that have experienced one of the worst forms of genocide.
8 December 2020, 16:12 PM

ACC power to appoint same officer for inquiry, investigation: HC rejects writ petition

The High Court today rejected a writ petition filed challenging the legality of an amended rule that allows the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to appoint the same officer to conduct both the inquiry and investigation of a corruption case.
8 December 2020, 15:43 PM

Ctg Double murder in 2014: HC summons additional metropolitan session’s judge over delay of trial

The High Court today summoned the additional metropolitan sessions judge concerned of Chattogram to appear before it on January 12 next year to explain why the trial proceedings of a double murder case were not concluded in the last six years.
8 December 2020, 14:49 PM

Netherlands, Sweden call for urgent UN assessment on safety of Rohingyas at Bhasan Char

The Netherlands and Sweden have called for urgent need for a UN assessment on the safety, feasibility and sustainability of Bhasan Char as a place for refugees to live.
8 December 2020, 14:21 PM

HC orders to remove illegal structures along Karnaphuli river in Ctg area

The High Court today directed the authorities concerned of the government to remove all illegal structures along the Karnaphuli river at Lal Dariarchar area in Chattogram within next two months.
8 December 2020, 13:46 PM

Cox’s Bazar airport gets new passenger departure lounge

The newly built passenger departure lounge was opened today at the airport of beach town Cox’s Bazar to give more comfort to local and international tourists.
8 December 2020, 13:43 PM

Didn’t say anything on demolishing sculpture, says Islami Andolon chief

Islami Andolon Bangladesh today toned down its aggressive stance against sculptures, saying they have not expressed any opinion for demolition of sculptures.
8 December 2020, 13:21 PM

SAARC member states should collectively address Covid-19 challenges: Foreign Minister

SAARC should reunite member states to collectively address the challenges of Covid-19 pandemic that is affecting global economies and public health in an unprecedented way.
8 December 2020, 13:03 PM

‘Anti-state content’: HC asks to block online portals of journalist Kanak Sarwar

The High Court today directed the authorities concerned of the government to immediately block all the digital portals of Kanak Sarwar, a Bangladeshi journalist who is now abroad, including his Facebook and YouTube channel for running “anti-state distorted content” through the platforms.
8 December 2020, 12:32 PM

10 workers injured as iron rods collapse on them at Rooppur plant construction site

At least 10 workers were injured as iron rods of a construction site collapsed on them at Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Pabna this morning.
8 December 2020, 11:13 AM

Govt to spend Tk 2,228cr to improve Narayanganj-Munshiganj connectivity

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) has cleared four development projects, including a Tk 2,228 crore one to widen the existing road and construct two-storey expressway from Panchabti to Muktarpur Bridge.
8 December 2020, 11:07 AM

HC directs to punish culprits involved in damaging Bangabandhu's sculpture

The High Court today directed the authorities concerned of the government to take appropriate legal action against the culprits who were involved in damaging a sculpture of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in Kushtia.
8 December 2020, 10:52 AM

Unipay2u money laundering: HC denies bail to convict

The High Court today refused to grant bail to a former employee of Unipay2u Bangladesh Limited in a money laundering case in which he was sentenced to 12 years' imprisonment.
8 December 2020, 10:23 AM

BSF kills 2 Bangladeshis in Thakurgaon border area

Two Bangladeshi nationals were shot dead by Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Betna border in Haripur upazila of Thakurgaon this morning.
8 December 2020, 09:42 AM

India gifts two buses to Rajshahi University

Assistant High Commissioner of India at Rajshahi has gifted two buses to Rajshahi University.
8 December 2020, 09:42 AM

‘Violating electoral code of conduct’: Faridpur MP Nixon Chowdhury gets bail

A Faridpur court today granted bail to lawmaker Mujibur Rahman Chowdhury, better known as Nixon Chowdhury, in a case filed for violating the electoral code of conduct during a local election.
8 December 2020, 08:48 AM

Bangladesh Ambassador to UN Rabab Fatima elected as vice-president of UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS

Ambassador Rabab Fatima, Bangladesh’s permanent representative to the United Nations, has been elected as vice president of UNDP, UNFPA, UNOPS Executive Board at an election held in New York, at the headquarters of the United Nations.
8 December 2020, 08:15 AM

4 inmates who fled Jashore juvenile correction centre rescued

Four among eight inmates who fled from Jashore juvenile correction centre early yesterday, have been rescued.
8 December 2020, 07:57 AM

HC questions legality of bail order for bdnews24.com’s editor-in-chief

The High Court today questioned the legality of a lower court order that granted bail to Toufique Imrose Khalidi, editor-in-chief of online news portal bdnews24.com, in a corruption case.
8 December 2020, 06:41 AM