Dhaka: Islami Bank Bangladesh PLC Concerned Customers’ Forum and a group of dismissed bank employees staged separate demonstrations in Motijheel and Jatiya Press Club area to press home their respective demands. Demonstrators from both groups gathered…
Jeddah: The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) will stand by Bangladesh in its efforts to ensure the speedy repatriation of Rohingyas to their homeland in Myanmar, newly elected OIC Secretary General Ismail Ould Cheikh Ahmed has said. He made t…
Dhaka: Gallery Cosmos and Cosmos Atelier71 will host the 12th session of their ongoing artist talk initiative, Cosmos Art Echo, featuring noted Bangladeshi artist, graphic designer, and researcher Sabyasachi Hazra. Titled ‘Contemplation: An Unhurried …
Rupganj: Hawkers’ stalls, makeshift markets, and vehicle stands have encroached on much of the road beneath the Bhulta-Gawsia flyover in Rupganj of Narayanganj, leaving only a narrow passage for traffic on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway. Long-distance buses…
Dhaka: A schoolteacher was killed after a bus crashed into a motorcycle she was riding pillion on in the capital’s Banasree area on Wednesday night. The deceased was identified as Tasfiya Ahmed Tisha, 31, a teacher at Milestone School and daughter of …
Dhaka: The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has further cut the tax on imports of equipment and parts used for solar power generation to 1% to facilitate the expansion of renewable energy. Under a notification issued Wednesday, importers will be exempt…
Dhaka: Bangladesh Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman left Dhaka for Japan on Wednesday on a four-day official visit to attend the opening ceremony of the 20th Asian Games.
According to United News of Bangladesh, General Waker-Uz-Zaman, who is also th…
Dhaka: The Special Response Battalion (SRB) has formally begun its operations as a specialised unit of Bangladesh Police following the publication of the Special Response Battalion (SRB) Act, 2026 in the gazette on Tuesday. SRB Director General Additi…
Dhaka: The Special Response Battalion (SRB) has successfully arrested Sohel Rana, a death-row convict who made a daring escape from Kashimpur High Security Central Jail on August 6, 2024. The escape occurred during a period of chaos resulting from the…