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Anjana no more
08:21 AM, 04 Jan 2025 SaturdayEminent actress Anjana Rahman passed away early Saturday while receiving treatment at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) Hospital. She was 58 years old. Doctors declared her dead at approximately 1:10 am. On November 24, Anjana was admitted to a private hospital in the capital after falling ill.
Tenure of 6 reform commissions extended
06:13 PM, 03 Jan 2025 FridayThe interim government has extended the tenure of six reform commissions formed for reforms to various sectors of the country. The Cabinet Division issued a notification in this regard on Thursday, January 2. The tenures of the Public Administration Reform Commission, Police Reform Commission...
Youths' sacrifice in July-Aug movement can't be futile: Shakhawat
05:29 PM, 03 Jan 2025 FridayBrigadier General (retd) M Shakhawat Hossain, adviser to the Shipping, and Labour and Employment ministries, on Friday said around 2,000 youths laid down their supreme sacrifice during the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement in July and August last year and their sacrifice cannot be in vain...
Attempt to arrest S Korea president suspended after dramatic standoff
04:33 PM, 03 Jan 2025 FridayAfter a dramatic six-hour long standoff with security, South Korean police have called off an attempt to arrest suspended President Yoon Suk Yeol...
We want foreign friend, not master: Jamaat Amir
03:51 PM, 03 Jan 2025 FridayJamaat-e-Islami Amir Dr Shafiqur Rahman has said Bangladesh does not want any foreign country becomes its master rather it seeks friendship that would be on basis of equity and mutual respect. “We want foreign friend, not master. This friendship will be based on equity,” he said...
Israel army says shot down missile fired from Yemen
02:50 PM, 03 Jan 2025 FridayIsrael's military reported that it shot down a missile and a drone launched from Yemen on Friday, the latest in a series of attacks from the country targeting Israel in recent weeks. "A missile that was launched from Yemen and crossed into Israeli territory was intercepted...
NBR's single window system to transform entire business: Dr Salehuddin
01:01 PM, 03 Jan 2025 FridayFinance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed has said that the launching of Bangladesh Single Window, BSW, would surely enhance business and transform its whole operations...
Bangladesh, India begin exchange of detained fishermen
12:32 PM, 03 Jan 2025 FridayThe reciprocal repatriation of 95 Indian fishermen detained in Bangladesh and 90 Bangladeshi fishermen detained in India began on Thursday, January 2, which is expected to be completed by Sunday, said the Foreign Ministry in Dhaka yesterday.
Magnitude 5 quake shakes Dhaka, other areas
11:53 AM, 03 Jan 2025 FridayAn earthquake of magnitude 5 shook capital Dhaka and other parts of the country on Friday morning. The quake struck at 10:32 am, Farzana Sultana, assistant meteorologist of Bangladesh Meteorological Department, BMD, told Jago News...
Army chief meets Khaleda Zia
11:44 AM, 03 Jan 2025 FridayChief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman met BNP Chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia at her Gulshan residence Firoza on Thursday night, January 2. BNP chairperson’s security affairs adviser Major General (retd) Fazle Elahi Akbar welcomed the army chief and his wife...
UN urges Palestinian Authority to reverse Al Jazeera suspension
09:42 PM, 02 Jan 2025 ThursdayThe United Nations on Thursday urged the Palestinian Authority to "reverse course" after it suspended broadcasts by Qatar-based Al Jazeera, accusing the network of incitement...
Notification issued declaring Nazrul National Poet
08:56 PM, 02 Jan 2025 ThursdayThe interim government has issued a notification recognising Kazi Nazrul Islam as the National Poet of Bangladesh. The Ministry of Cultural Affairs issued the notification on December 24. However, the matter was disclosed on Thursday, January 2...