Court orders seizure of Nafeez Sarafat’s properties in Dubai
Dhaka, Jan 22: A Dhaka court has ordered the seizure of a flat and a villa in Dubai belonging to former Padma Bank chairman Chowdhury Nafeez Sarafat. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions…
City
Politics
Election after minimum reforms, not seeking it now: Fakhrul
Dhaka, Jan 21: Amid criticisms of the party’s early election demand, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has clarified that they are demanding the polls be held after minimum…
BNP leader urges interim govt to quickly arrange election
Dhaka, Jan 20: BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Monday urged the interim government to promptly arrange a credible national election to transfer power to public representatives peacefully and…
Business
IMF delays decision on Bangladesh’s $4.7 billion loan tranche until March
Dhaka, Jan 22: The release of the fourth tranche of Bangladesh’s $4.7 billion budget support loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has been deferred until March, primarily due to…
International
Israel kills 10 in West Bank; 120 bodies found in Gaza over 2 days
Intl desk, Jan 22: At least 10 Palestinians have been killed and many wounded in an Israeli military raid on the occupied West Bank city of Jenin, health officials say. US President…
Education
Urgent steps being taken to address accommodation crisis for female students at DU
Dhaka, Jan 06: A proposal to build four extended female student halls at an estimated cost of Tk 2,841.86 crore has been sent to the government for approval, as part…
Health
Nothing to be worried about HMPV virus: IEDCR
Dhaka, Jan 08: The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) has said that the people of the country have nothing to be worried about the risks of the…
Entertainment
Music maestro Rahat Ali dubs culture as revolutionary factor for peace
Dhaka, Dec 24: Pakistani Sufi devotional singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan who rattled the Bangladeshi audience with his thrilling voice during his just-ended Dhaka tour has dubbed culture as a…
Feature
‘Bou-Jamai Mela’ celebrates rural tradition in Lalmonirhat
Lalmonirhat, Dec 16: A cherished rural tradition came to life on Monday as the 15-day ‘Bou-Jamai Mela’ commenced at Barabari Abul Kashem Degree College in Lalmonirhat. The fair, held annually,…
Weather
Dhaka’s air quality ranks world’s 2nd worst on Thursday
Dhaka, Jan 16: Bangladesh’s densely populated capital, Dhaka, ranked as the city with the second-worst air quality globally, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) score of 240 at 8:16am on…