Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus today (Sep 24) joined a welcome reception hosted by United Nations (UN) Secretary General Antonio Guterres. The reception ceremony began at 8 am (NY time) at North Delegate Lounge of the UN headquarters in New York to welcome the global

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Tuesday (Sep 24) announced that polythene and polypropylene bags will be banned in all supermarkets from October 1 and in all kitchen markets from November 1.   The adviser made the announcement at a

The interim government and garment business owners on Tuesday agreed to meet all the 18 demands for which the workers have been demonstrating for more than a month. The RMG business owners have agreed to raise the minimum wage of workers to 2023 government declaration by October in all

Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus will hold a bilateral meeting with US President Joseph R Biden on Tuesday (Sep 24) on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The meeting will be held at 9:30 pm (Bangladesh time), which will be the first meeting of the

The central bank hiked its repo rate by 50 basis points to 9.50% on Tuesday, marking the fourth hike in its policy rate this year in a bid to tame inflation. A Bangladesh Bank (BB) circular said the new rate would be effective from Wednesday. BDST: 1649 HRS, SEP 24, 2024 MSK

Two people were killed and another was injured in a road accident on the Jhenaidah-Chuadanga highway in Sadhuhati area under Sadar upazila of the Jhenaidah on Tuesday (Sep 24). The victims were Anisur Rahman, 65, a resident of Baro Kaunia village and Farukh Matubbar, 45, resident of

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has detained member of an Indian Border Security Force (BSF) for illegally crossing into Bangladesh through the Biral border in Dinajpur. Shariful Islam, public relations officer at BGB headquarters, confirmed the matter on Tuesday. He said the jawan,

Bangladesh's army chief General Waker-uz-Zaman pledged support for the interim government "come what may" to ensure key reforms are completed following Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's ouster, paving the way for elections within 18 months. In early August, General Zaman

A Dhaka court on Tuesday (September 24) placed former inspector general of police Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun on a four-day remand in a case filed over the death of 16-year-old Mohammad Ismamul Haque during mass protests in August. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Saifuzzaman passed

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted that the ongoing mild heat wave sweeping over parts of the country including the capital is likely to abate from most places in the next 24 hours from 9 am today (September 24). "Mild heat wave is sweeping over Rangpur,

Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus today (September 24) arrived at New York in the United States of America (USA) to attend the 79th session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). A commercial flight of Qatar Airways carrying the chief adviser and his entourage members

Four Bangladeshi nationals were apprehended for illegally entering the country, and sent back through Assam’s Karimganj sector of the India-Bangladesh border, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Monday. “In yet another successful push back operation of illegal

Police on Monday night arrested one charge-sheeted accused in the case filed over attacking former US Ambassador to Bangladesh Marcia Bernicat's motorcade in the capital's Mohammadpur area in 2018. A team of the Detective Branch (DB) of police apprehended Siam Hasan, 26, from a

Interim government’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Md. Touhid Hossain held a meeting with India's External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar. During the meeting, they discussed issues of mutual interest between Dhaka and Delhi. The meeting took place on Monday (23 September) in New

Dhaka Road Transport Owners Association (DRTOA) today (Sep 23) announced that students from Tuesday will enjoy half-fare seven days of a week. Saiful Alam, general secretary of DRTOA made the announcement in a meeting of the organisation held at the Institution of Engineers in the

Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md Nahid Islam today (Sep 23) said that the interim government is hopeful about declaring the formation of the mass media reform commission by the next week. "I am optimistic that we will be able to declare the formation of the mass media

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has lodged a strong protest against remarks reportedly made by Indian Home Minister Amit Shah about Bangladesh nationals during his recent visit to the country’s eastern state of Jharkhand. A protest note in this regard was handed over to the

Industries Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan today sought cooperation from the United Kingdom (UK) to bring back money laundered from Bangladesh during the previous government. “The UK is a trusted development partner of Bangladesh for a long time. The two countries have excellent

A Dhaka court today (September 23) sent to jail former general secretary of National Press Club and daily Bhorer Kagoj editor Shyamal Dutta in a case lodged over the murder of Fazlu in the capital's Bhashantek area during the anti-discrimination student movement. Dhaka Metropolitan

National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan on Monday (Sep 23) said assets of the government officials will be investigated. He said this while talking to reporters after the official launching of the new e-Return Service Centre at the NBR Bhaban in the capital's