8 arrested, wedding gold worth Tk 20L recovered
Police have arrested eight people and recovered gold jeweler worth around Tk 20 lakh following a bus robbery in Dhaka’s Rampura. A private-sector employee was returning home from Dhaka airport…
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Travel ban imposed on 8 including 2 ex-army officials
A Dhaka court has imposed a travel ban on Maj Gen (retd) Abu Sayeed Md Masud, Lt Gen (retd) Mohd Habibur Rahman Khan, and six others over allegations of corruption.…
S Alam Group shares worth Tk 8,000cr frozen
A Dhaka court on Monday ordered the freezing of shares worth approximately Tk8,000 crore owned by S Alam Group chairman Mohammad Saiful Alam and 105 companies linked to him, following…
Women’s football squad announced for Thailand friendlies
The Bangladesh women’s national football team squad for two international friendly matches against Thailand was revealed on Monday as head coach Peter Butler stressed the need to face stronger opposition…
Mother hands over prime accused Mahir to police
The mother of Md Mahir Rahman on Monday handed her son, the prime suspect in the killing of Jagannath University (JnU) student Md Jobayed Hossen, to Dhaka’s Bangshal police station.…
Dhaka-Seoul CEPA talks to boost trade, investment
Bangladesh and South Korea are negotiating a Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA) that will strengthen bilateral trade and investment, South Korean Ambassador to Bangladesh Park Young-sik has said. Speaking at…
The case for an evidence unit in Bangladesh’s parliament
In parliamentary sessions, we hear parliamentarians proposing certain policies. The real question is, as we believe, whether those proposals are backed by evidence or not. If so, how was this…
Exporters estimate $1bn loss from Dhaka airport cargo village fire
The Exporters Association of Bangladesh (EAB) on Monday said the fire at the cargo village of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) has caused an initial estimated loss of $1 billion…
IUB to host International Conference on Economics, Business and Technology Management 2025
Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) will host the International Conference on Economics, Business and Technology Management (ICEBTM 2025) on November 14-15, 2025, at The Westin Dhaka, focusing on “Sustainability Focused Industry…
Three decades of the SRK-Kajol classic
The iconic Bollywood blockbuster Dilwale Dulhania Le Jayenge was released today, 30 years ago, on October 20 – etching the names of Raj and Simran forever in our hearts. A game-changer…