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DHAKA : Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus joined a meeting of the Council of Advisers at the Bangladesh Secretariat here for the second time since his assumption of office. He arrived at the Secretariat through Gate-5 at 9.25am under...

DHAKA : The Detective Branch (DB) of police today arrested former vice- chancellor of Begum Rokeya University, Professor Dr Nazmul Ahsan Kalimullah from the capital's Mohammadpur thana area. Professor Kalimullah was arrested from his Mohammadpur residence around 12:30pm today in a corruption case,...

DHAKA : A court here today sent to jail former chief justice ABM Khairul Haque after the end of his seven-day remand in a case lodged for allegedly manipulating the Supreme Court verdict on the caretaker government system. Dhaka Metropolitan...

DHAKA : The Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA), in collaboration with Swisscontact's PRABRIDDHI project, today hosted a high-level workshop in the city to present the findings of the Municipal Competitiveness Index (MCI) 2024-positioning it as a strategic instrument to...

DHAKA : Bangladesh pursued a balanced and pragmatic foreign policy over the past year, prioritising national interest and reciprocity, maintaining constructive engagement with all major global and regional players, Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain has said. “As a whole,...

DHAKA : The interim government has repaid an amount of Tk. 18,631 crore as outstanding foreign power bill against electricity imports, power division officials said today. “The government has been actively working to settle outstanding bills, including those owed to...

DHAKA : The interim government, which is completing its one-year term following the changeover of power through the student-led mass uprising last year, is pursuing quality expenditure in development schemes alongside checking misuse of fund to reach real benefits...

DHAKA : André Carstens, the outgoing Head of Mission of the Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands, today paid a farewell call on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna here. During their meeting, Carstens...

DHAKA : A year after the student-led mass uprising, the spirit of the historic movement was echoed in Canada's capital on Tuesday as youth leaders, academics and activists came together to commemorate the first anniversary of the July Uprising. Organized...

DHAKA : The Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi on Tuesday commemorated the first anniversary of the July Uprising that led to the fall of Sheikh Hasina's autocratic government on August 5 last year. The event began with the reading...