BJP renews attack on Rahul Gandhi over Neha Bora video message
A recent statement by Neha Bora, president of the All India Students’ Association (AISA), is being widely discussed on social media. The sixth central conference of the Socialist Students’ Front, a left-wing party in Bangladesh, was held on 6…
Water cannon and tear gas on third day of Tirana protests
Tirana, the capital of Albania, has been rocked by protests by thousands of students and ordinary people, with clashes with police and a fire at a government building. The movement began over corruption, the poor quality and rising cost of education, and…
Italy expatriate missing in Savar after ‘back in the morning’ message
Kazi Jaber, 34, an expatriate living in Italy, has been missing for 34 hours in Savar, Dhaka. His father filed a general diary (GD) at Savar Model Police Station on Thursday evening over the disappearance. Kazi Jaber is the son of Bachchu Kazi of the…
National Bank pays out Tk 81 crore on first day against Tk 188 crore demand
The troubled National Bank has begun returning depositors’ money. On the first day, Thursday, the demand for withdrawals stood at Tk 188 crore, against which customers withdrew Tk 81 crore. The withdrawals were allowed from the bank’s…
Trader jailed for a month as 27 sacks of fertiliser seized in Shibganj
A mobile court has sentenced a trader named Parvez Prince to one month in jail and fined him Tk 20,000 for illegally storing and selling fertiliser in Shibganj, Chapainawabganj. Twenty-seven sacks of fertiliser were seized from his business premises…
Book to chart Azizul Hakim’s five decades on stage and screen
Azizul Hakim began acting with stage plays five decades ago. That journey, which began under the guidance of theatre personality Mamunur Rashid, continues to this day, and along the way he has found equal success in television plays and films as well as…
Mosaddek draws confidence from 2019 tri-series title
Bangladesh are getting a chance to test their preparations before the Asia Cup and the World Cup. The team’s aim is to do well in the tri-nation series against Afghanistan and Zimbabwe in Abu Dhabi. Mosaddek Hossain believes that winning this…
Mujibur Rahman made acting director general of BNNC
The Health Services Division of the Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued a notification on Thursday appointing Mohammad Mujibur Rahman as director general (acting) of the Bangladesh National Nutrition Council (BNNC). Before taking up the new…
Tower Hamlets speaker calls on deputy speaker
Mostaq Ahmed, speaker of the London Borough of Tower Hamlets in the United Kingdom, paid a courtesy call on Deputy Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad Barrister Kaiser Kamal at his office in the parliament building on Thursday. During the meeting, both sides…
PM tours parliament grounds, orders greenery drive and swift repairs
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman visited the grounds of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban on Thursday afternoon, where he instructed the officials concerned to keep the premises clean, expand greenery and complete the necessary repair work. Assistant Press…