16 Indian sailors return from Bangladesh on special flight

Sixteen Indian sailors, who had been stranded in Bangladesh due to the coronavirus outbreak, leave Dhaka on a special flight of Novoair.
10 July 2020, 13:43 PM

No decision on automatic promotion of students

The Ministy of Education has not taken any decision to automatically promote students to further their education to the next grade.
9 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Man held with gold bars in Ctg

Police arrested a suspected smuggler in possession of three gold bars weighing around 65 bhori worth Tk 33.3 lakh from a Chattogram Railway Station platform early Wednesday night.
9 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Bidyanondo gets Thai donation

Ambassador of Thailand to Bangladesh Arunrung Phothong Humphreys yesterday handed over items worth Tk 1 lakh to Bidyanondo Foundation to support its emergency response in flood-affected areas during the Covid-19 pandemic.
9 July 2020, 18:00 PM

BB governor’s age limit now 67

A bill titled “The Bangladesh Bank (Amendment) Bill, 2020” was passed in Parliament yesterday aimed at extending the age limit of the governor of the central bank to 67 years.
9 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Man run over in capital

A man was killed in a road accident in Dhaka’s Tejgain early yesterday.
9 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Sacrificial animals won’t be imported this year: minister

Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim yesterday said the government won’t allow import of sacrificial animals on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.
9 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Virtual Court Functions: Training for lawyers to start on July 12

The public prosecutors, government pleaders and individual lawyers across the country will be provided training about the technical and information technology in order to increase their competence in moving cases before the courts through virtual system.
9 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Road crashes kill 2

Two people were killed in road accidents in two districts during the last two days.
9 July 2020, 18:00 PM

US embassy provides PPE to police

The US embassy has provided essential personal protective equipment (PPE) to Bangladesh Police as part of continued US support for Bangladesh’s Covid-19 response efforts.
9 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Bangladeshi workers not being paid in Maldives

Many Bangladeshi migrant workers in Maldives have not been paid their due wages and allowances by their companies and employers, Bangladesh High Commissioner in Maldives M Nazmul Hassan said yesterday.
9 July 2020, 18:00 PM

House session prorogued due to Covid-19

The budget and eighth session of 11th parliament was prorogued yesterday due to the pandemic. With only nine working days, this was the shortest parliament session in recent history.
9 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Credit Card Fraud: Four members of ‘int’l gang’ held

Cyber police teams of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) have arrested 22 alleged frauds including 16 Nigerian nationals, in connection with two fraudulent activities.
9 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Corruption in Mask, PPE Procurement: Motazzerul Mithu skips ACC quizzing on health grounds

Dhaka Central International Medical College and Hospital Chairman Motazzerul Islam Mithu, who allegedly committed corruption in mask and PPE procurement, yesterday skipped interrogation by Anti-Corruption Commission on health ground.
9 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Luring Job Seekers to Vietnam: Rab identifies 6 recruiting agencies

All 11 recent Vietnam returnees to Bangladesh, who were trafficked by some unscrupulous recruiting agencies with a promise of attractive jobs, had permit cards from the Bureau of Manpower Employment and Training (BMET) which showed them as entrepreneurs.
9 July 2020, 18:00 PM

Freeze Regent Group chairman’s accounts: Bangladesh Bank asks all banks

Bangladesh Bank today asked all banks to freeze the accounts Regent Group chairman Md Shahed and accounts of his business establishments for 30 days.
9 July 2020, 13:59 PM

MP Shahid not a Kuwaiti citizen, says the country’s ministry of interior

Bangladeshi lawmaker Shahid Islam Papul is not a Kuwaiti citizen, Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior has said, a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said in the parliament that his seat would be vacated if it is found that Papul secured Kuwaiti citizenship.
9 July 2020, 09:31 AM

Fake Covid-19 certificates: Regent Group chairman barred from leaving country

Authorities have asked the immigration police to remain alert so that Regent Group chairman Md Shahed, who is accused in a case filed over Covid-19 certificate forgery, cannot leave the country.
9 July 2020, 07:43 AM

Rickshaw puller killed in hit and run

A rickshaw puller dies when an unidentified vehicle hits him in Dhaka’s Tejgaon area.
9 July 2020, 07:23 AM

Launch capsize in Buriganga: Moyur-2 owner arrested, placed on 3-day remand

The owner of Moyur-2, a launch that hit another and caused it to capsize at Buriganga leaving 34 people dead, have been arrested.
9 July 2020, 05:13 AM