Dhaka: Syed Manzur Elahi, the prominent businessman and chairman of Apex Group, was laid to eternal rest at the Banani graveyard next to the grave of his wife, Niloufer Manzur. He was buried at around 4:30 pm following his passing at a hospital in Sin…
Dhaka: A court here today imposed a travel embargo on former director general (DG) of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Maj Gen (retd) Md Shafeenul Islam and his wife Soma Islam. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib passed th…
Dhaka: Bangladesh and Gambia today signed an agreement for exemption from visa requirements for diplomatic and official passport holders. Home Adviser Lt. Gen. Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd.) and visiting Gambian Minister for Foreign Affairs and I…
Chandpur: Naval police have arrested 16 fishermen and seized current nets along with jatka (hilsa fry) during separate drives in the Padma and Meghna rivers in the last 24 hours. During the operations, a total of 8,15,700 meters of banned current nets…
New York: Women and Children Affairs Adviser Sharmeen S. Murshid sought stronger global cooperation and investment to advance gender equality, renewing commitments to ensure that no woman or girl is left behind. She came up with the call while deliver…
Dhaka: Home Adviser Lieutenant General Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd) today expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of an eight-year-old rape victim from Magura. In a heartfelt condolence message, he prayed for the eternal peace of the depart…
Dhaka: Law, Justice, and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Dr. Asif Nazrul announced that the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act is being amended to ensure swift and proper justice in rape cases. The investigation period for such cases will be r…
Dhaka: A court here today ordered the freezing of 160 shares registered under the names of former Member of Parliament (MP) from Jashore-3 constituency, Kazi Nabil Ahmed, along with his late father Kazi Shahed Ahmed, mother Kazi Amina Ahmed, and broth…
Dhaka: Bangladesh Bank (BB) has created four new departments to prevent money laundering and terrorism financing. The central bank issued a circular today to this end. The newly established departments are – Money Laundering and Terrorist Financing Pr…
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