Exclusive

Publication

Byline

Location

Thunderstorm kills 303 in eight months

Dhaka, Oct. 6 -- At least 303 people have died in lightning strikes across Bangladesh in the last eight months, according to a report released by Save the Society and Thunderstorm Awareness Forum. Th... Read More


Fascist allies target communal harmony: Home Adviser

Dhaka, Oct. 6 -- Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd.) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said that fascist allies were behind the conspiracies to disrupt communal harmony by spreading allegatio... Read More


EC to hold marathon meetings with stakeholders

Dhaka, Oct. 6 -- As part of the marathon preparations for the upcoming 13th parliamentary poll, the Election Commission (EC) is scheduled to hold dialogues with different stakeholders of the election ... Read More


IBL customers form human chain against S. Alam's appointees

Dhaka, Oct. 6 -- The Islami Bank Customer Forum staged a human chain demonstration on Sunday, calling for the cancellation of what they described as "illegal appointments" made during the period when ... Read More


Fakhrul cleared in arson case

Dhaka, Oct. 6 -- A Dhaka court has cleared BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and 21 others of charges in a 2023 case over the arson of a police vehicles in Dhaka's Paltan during the pa... Read More


NBR step up field-level investigations

Dhaka, Oct. 6 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has directed field-level tax regions to strengthen their intelligence and investigation activities to prevent tax evasion and accelerate the recove... Read More


'Probe against AL as party to begin soon'

Dhaka, Oct. 6 -- The Nationalist Democratic Movement (NDM) has brought allegations of crimes against humanity against the Awami League as a political party, according to International Crimes Tribunal ... Read More


Bitcoin hits all-time high above $125,000

Dhaka, Oct. 6 -- Bitcoin, the world's largest cryptocurrency by market value, hit a record high on Sunday and was up nearly 2.7 per cent at $125,245.57 at 0512 GMT. Bitcoin's previous record was $124... Read More


Hasina's stay in India a legal matter requiring bilateral engagement: Misri

Dhaka, Oct. 6 -- Explaining former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's presence in India and its impacts on bilateral relations, Indian Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri on Monday said this is a 'judicial leg... Read More


Israel violates int'l maritime, humane, HR law

Dhaka, Oct. 5 -- The Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), carrying humanitarian aid for the Palestinian people in Gaza, said that Israel has committed against the humanitarian activists by illegally intercept... Read More