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HC sets May 8 to deliver verdict in Ramna Batamul bomb attack case

Dhaka, April 30 -- The High Court has set May 8 to deliver its verdict in the case over the 2001 bomb attack on the Chhayanaut Bengali New Year event at Dhaka's Ramna Batamul. The bench of Justice Mu... Read More


Fuel prices reduced by Tk 1 per litre for May

Dhaka, April 30 -- The Interim Government has decided to reduce fuel prices Taka one per liter for the month of May 2025. "The new price schedule will be effective from May 01, 2025," BSS reports, ci... Read More


Dhaka Central International Hospital suspends services in protest against 'harassment' of principal

Dhaka, April 30 -- Intern doctors and students at Dhaka Central International Medical College and Hospital have shut down all non-emergency medical services to protest an "attempt to force out" and "h... Read More


Reciprocal visa exemption agreement with Algeria to be signed soon, says Home Adviser

Dhaka, April 30 -- A reciprocal visa exemption agreement between Bangladesh and Algeria will soon be signed, Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said on Wednesday. The advis... Read More


Court orders freeze on shares, bank accounts of Bashundhara Group chairman, family

Dhaka, April 30 -- A Dhaka court has ordered the freezing of 70 bank accounts and shares belonging to Bashundhara Group Chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan and his family members. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior S... Read More


424th board meeting of Al-Arafah Islami Bank held

Dhaka, April 30 -- The 424th board meeting of Al-Arafah Islami Bank PLC was held on Wednesday, according to a press release. Chairman of the Board of Directors Khwaja Shahriar presided over the meeti... Read More


Asif Mahmud passes masters admission test at NSU

Dhaka, April 30 -- Adviser to the Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain has passed the test for enrollment into a masters programme at North South... Read More


Court orders ACC to attach Putul's flat at Gulshan

Dhaka, April 30 -- A Dhaka court on Tuesday ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to attach a flat owned by Saima Wazed Putul, daughter of ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina. It also ordered ... Read More


BDR Mutiny: Tania Amir's statements "misleading, reflect her own political agenda"

Dhaka, April 30 -- Chief Adviser's press wing on Wednesday said statements by Barrister Tania Amir about the 2009 Bangladesh Rifles mutiny are "misleading" and reflect her own political agenda as a su... Read More


RADP fund cut may hit roadwork hard

Dhaka, April 30 -- The interim government is economising development spending, which is likely to hit road development badly as allocations for the sector in the FY25 revised annual development progra... Read More