ACC director suspended for leaking info

The Anti-Corruption Commission yesterday suspended its Director Khandaker Enamul Basir on charges of leaking information and breaching service discipline.
10 June 2019, 18:00 PM

External Debt: Repayment to hit record high

Bangladesh is going for a record amount in external debt repayment this fiscal year, putting pressure on the almost stagnant foreign currency reserves and tightening market conditions.
10 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Bad loans soar

Defaulted loans soared to Tk 110,874 crore as of March this year, the highest ever in the country.
10 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Tigers to battle SL as well as weather

Crunch time has come for Bangladesh sooner than they would have liked, and it has as much to do with their opposition in today’s World Cup match as it does with the weather in Bristol.
10 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Shakib in doubt with thigh injury

A scan done yesterday on ace Bangladesh all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan suggested a Grade 1 strain on his left thigh, placing him in doubt for today’s World Cup match against Sri Lanka at the Bristol County Ground.
10 June 2019, 18:00 PM

No pressure on media

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said her government has not obstructed the media from writing anything, and she asked journalists to write freely.
9 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Myanmar, aid groups to blame

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said different international agencies that came to Bangladesh to extend voluntary services didn’t want the displaced Rohingyas to go back to their homeland.
9 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Scope likely for whitening black money again

The government may once again offer scope for whitening black money through investment in industries to boost private investment, say finance ministry officials.
9 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Dhawan ton helps India down Australia

Opener Shikhar Dhawan hit a blazing century to set up a 36-run win over Australia in the World Cup on Sunday as the reigning champions suffered their first defeat of this year’s tournament.
9 June 2019, 18:00 PM

River Erosion: Govt plans to allocate Tk 100cr for victims

The government is planning to allocate Tk 100 crore to rehabilitate the victims of river erosion across the country.
8 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Imran writes to Modi for talks

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan, in a letter to PM Narendra Modi, on Friday said that Islamabad wants talks with New Delhi to resolve all reconcilable problems, including the Kashmir issue,
8 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Mosquito Control Dept: IN ABSOLUTE SHAMBLES

In Dhakeshwari area in the old part of the city, a signboard reading “Moshok Nibaroni Daptor” stands out, especially for citizens tired of the mosquito menace that shows no signs of ending.
8 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Hosts dominate timid Tigers

Bangladesh are the seventh-ranked team and England are ranked number one, so it would have been overly optimistic to expect the Tigers to beat the form team in world cricket.
8 June 2019, 18:00 PM

44 killed on roads during Eid holidays

Some 44 people were killed and more than a hundred were injured in road accidents across the country during the Eid holidays, with motorcycle accidents causing about one-third of the fatalities.
7 June 2019, 18:00 PM

‘Protection of human rights diminished’

The UK has voiced concern over an increase in allegations of extrajudicial killings and further decline in freedom of expression in Bangladesh.
7 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Deaths in ‘shootouts’ on the rise

Despite concerns from rights defenders home and abroad, deaths in “crossfire” continues to rise in the country with 170 people killed in so-called gunfights since January.
7 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Outcry over leaked Rohingya report

An Asean report predicting half a million Rohingya refugees will return to Myanmar in two years has left observers incredulous for glossing over army atrocities, ignoring an ongoing civil war in Rakhine state and failing to mention the persecuted Muslim minority by name.
7 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Extortion on rise ahead of Eid

With a brinjal-loaded truck, driver Sabuj Mia came to the capital’s Karwan Bazar kitchen market from Tangail’s Madhupur early Sunday.
3 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Going home, mostly happy

With his seven-month-old nephew on his lap, Mohammad Shohag, along with his siblings, was seen waiting at the Kamalapur Railway Station to catch the Nilphamari-bound Nilsagar Express.
3 June 2019, 18:00 PM

Tigers gearing up for Kiwi challenge

Not far from The Oval, the scene of a stirring win in their World Cup opener against South Africa on Sunday, the Bangladesh team were enjoying a well-deserved rest day at their hotel yesterday.
3 June 2019, 18:00 PM