Bangladesh
ACC files 3 cases against ex-MP Awal, wife
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Monday filed three cases against former Awami League MP AKM Awal and his wife Lyla Parveen on charges of grabbing government land in Pirojpur.
Jubo Dal leader killed in Bagerhat road crash
A local Jubo Dal leader was killed as a truck ran over him at Digraj in Mongla upazila on Monday.
Bangladesh wants to end foreign debt
Planning Minister MA Mannan on Monday said Bangladesh is trying to come out of the cycle of debt caused by loans from foreign entities, particularly the World Bank (WB).
Cold-related diseases affect 5,876 people in 24 hours
Various cold-related diseases affected 5,876 people across the country in the last 24 hours till Monday morning while the country’s lowest temperature was recorded at 5 degrees Celsius in Tentulia of Panchagarh.
Ishraque, Tabith receive BNP tickets to file nomination Tuesday
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday formally handed over the party’s nomination papers to its two mayoral candidates -- Engineer Ishraque Hossain and Tabith Awal -- for the upcoming elections to Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) and Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) respectively.
Macroeconomic indicators put further downward pressure in 2019: UO
The Unnayan Onneshan (UO), an independent research organisation, has said the macroeconomic indicators put further downward pressure on the economy in the year 2019.
Indian FM Jaishankar shocked at Syed Muazzem Ali’s demise
Indian External Affairs Minister Dr J Jaishankar has expressed deep shock at the death of former Foreign Secretary and immediate-past Bangladesh High Commissioner to India Syed Muazzem Ali.
Two Rab members wounded in gun attack at Rohingya camp
Two members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) were injured in a gun attack by Rohingya drug peddlers during an anti-narcotic drive at Noyapara Rohingya camp in Teknaf upazila here on Monday afternoon.
AOFA mourns ex-Foreign Secretary Syed Muazzem Ali’s death
Members of the Association of Former BCS (FA) Ambassadors (AOFA) on Monday expressed profound sorrow over the death of former Foreign Secretary and immediate-past High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India Syed Muazzem Ali.
Memorial wall ‘Mritunjoyee-71’ opened at Dhaka Cantonment
Mritunjoyee-71, a memorial wall built in memory of the martyrs of Bangladesh Army’s Ordnance Corps, was inaugurated near the main gate of Central Ordnance Depot (COD) of Dhaka Cantonment on Monday.