Dhaka trusts New Delhi’s assurance

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen yesterday again ruled out any worry for Bangladesh over the National Register of Citizens (NRC) issue, saying that Bangladesh believes in India’s assurances.
26 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Rescued from a living hell

A Bangladeshi female migrant worker in Saudi Arabia has been rescued by local police after a video clip of her seeking help to escape torture went viral and made headlines.
26 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Onion Price Hike: CIID quizzes 32 more importers

The Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) yesterday quizzed 32 more onion importers and initially found that importers did not hoard the bulb that reached its highest ever price in recent days.
26 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Rohingyas Getting NIDs: Top EC officials directly involved

Some high-ranking Election Commission officials in Dhaka and Chattogram took money using their office staffers as middlemen and forged national ID cards for the Rohingyas.
26 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Cut emissions now or face disaster: UN

The world will miss its chance to avert climate disaster without an immediate and all-but-impossible fall in fossil fuel emissions, the UN said yesterday in its annual assessment on greenhouse gases.
26 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Shut illegal brick kilns in 15 days

The High Court yesterday ordered the government to conduct mobile court drives to shut down the illegal brick kilns in five districts -- Dhaka, Narayanganj, Gazipur, Munshiganj, and Manikganj -- within 15 days.
26 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Demand for Khaleda’s Release: BNP men block road, vandalise vehicles in city

Activists of a pro-BNP organisation and police personnel clashed after the activists, while agitating for Khaleda Zia’s release, blocked a road in the capital’s High Court area yesterday.
26 November 2019, 18:00 PM

A light shines in darkness

July 1, 2016, is considered one of the darkest days in the history of Bangladesh that saw the worst terrorist attack in the capital’s Gulshan.
26 November 2019, 18:00 PM

UNFORGIVABLE: The mindless massacre at Gulshan café

The Friday evening fell quietly at the Holey Artisan Bakery on July 1, one of the last days of Ramadan in 2016.
26 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Verdict today

The verdict in the Holey Artisan attack case is set to be delivered today.
26 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Gulshan Café Attack Investigation: Tracking new terror network

The Gulshan café attack investigation helped law enforcers get crucial leads on a new web of radicals and subsequently launch a series of successful operations ripping apart the network of militancy in Bangladesh.
25 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Dhaka gasping for fresh air

The hazy skies of Dhaka city in the beginning of winter may seem like harbingers of the cold season. But what appears to be only mist or fog, is actually smog and dust.
25 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh Biman Pilots: ACC finds scam in recruitment

Twenty-eight out of 32 pilot cadets had failed the tests but Biman recruited them anyway.
25 November 2019, 18:00 PM

It’s an issue of discomfort

Trespassing of people into Bangladesh from India might be an issue of discomfort for Bangladesh, said Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday amid concerns over India’s National Register of Citizenship (NRC).
25 November 2019, 18:00 PM

EC Secretariat: Commissioner, secretary launch tirades against each other

Election Commissioner Mahbub Talukder locked horns with commission Secretary Md Alamgir yesterday over running the EC secretariat and alleged irregularities in the appointment of employees.
25 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Climate Crisis: Greenhouse gas levels hit new high in 2018: UN

Greenhouse gas levels in the atmosphere, the main driver of climate change, hit a record high last year, the UN said yesterday, calling for action to safeguard “the future welfare of mankind”.
25 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Life-saving Antibiotics: Bacteria become more resistant

At least 10 types of bacteria have become more resistant to 17 life-saving antibiotics used for treating patients with infectious diseases across the country, according to a new government study.
24 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Credit Card Transactions Abroad: BB revokes rules on prior approval

Bangladesh Bank yesterday walked back on its stance of forcing international credit cardholders to take prior approval from banks for every cross-border transaction, as better sense prevailed amongst the decision makers of the regulatory body of the country’s financial system.
24 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Btrc Audit Claim: SC asks GP to pay Tk 2,000cr

The Supreme Court yesterday directed Grameenphone to pay Tk 2,000 crore, around 10 times higher than what the carrier was willing to pay as adjustable deposit, to the telecom regulator.
24 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Onion prices spike, so do vegetables’

With onion prices remaining high and unstable, consumers are bearing the brunt of high prices of essential foods, including vegetables, according to shoppers and market data.
24 November 2019, 18:00 PM