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Which countries to be affected most by Trump’s foreign aid halt?
05:30 PM, 31 Jan 2025 FridayHours after taking office last week, United States President Donald Trump announced a temporary freeze on almost all foreign assistance as part of his “America First” agenda, pausing billions of dollars in global funding...
DMP takes stringent security measures for Ekushey Book Fair
04:49 PM, 31 Jan 2025 FridayDhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner SM Sazzat Ali today stated that intensified security measures have been put in place on Bangla Academy and Suhrawardy Udyan premises to ensure the peaceful holding of the month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair, set to begin tomorrow...
Action if BCL tries to hold programmes: DMP chief
04:10 PM, 31 Jan 2025 FridayDhaka Metropolitan Commissioner, DMP, Sheikh Md Sajjat Ali on Friday, January 31, warned of taking action against outlawed organisation Bangladesh Chhatra League, BCL, if it tries to hold any kind of programme in February. He said this in reply to a query from the journalists...
World awaits Trump tariff deadline on Canada, Mexico and China
03:33 PM, 31 Jan 2025 FridayWith less than 24 hours before President Donald Trump's deadline to impose sweeping tariffs on the three biggest US trading partners -- Canada, Mexico and China -- the global economy is bracing for impact...
First phase of Bishwa Ijtema begins
02:40 PM, 31 Jan 2025 FridayThe first phase of the 58th Bishwa Ijtema, one of the largest congregations of Muslims, began on the banks of the Turag River in Gazipur's Tongi, on the outskirts of Dhaka...
US business group keen to invest in Bangladesh
01:10 PM, 31 Jan 2025 FridayTop US businessman Gentry Beach on Thursday, January 30, called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and expressed his desire to invest in Bangladesh...
Light rain, drizzle likely in parts of country
12:53 PM, 31 Jan 2025 FridayThe Bangladesh Meteorological Department, BMD, has forecasted light rain or drizzle in some parts of the country over the next 24 hours, starting on Friday morning, January 31...
Ex-social welfare minister Nuruzzaman on 5-day remand
12:17 PM, 31 Jan 2025 FridayA court in Rangpur on Friday morning, January 31, placed former Social Welfare Minister Nuruzzaman Ahmed on a five-day remand in a case over the murder of a man during the Anti-Discrimination Students Movement in the district. Rangpur Metropolitan Magistrate Court-3 Judge Debi Rani passed the order...
Revive Buriganga River, Taskforce report suggests
11:28 AM, 31 Jan 2025 FridayAs the Buriganga River is on the brink of extinction, urgent action is needed for the survival of both the river and Dhaka, according to a report of a taskforce. Education and Planning Adviser Professor Wahiduddin Mahmud handed over the report of the taskforce on "Re-strategising the Economy and Mobilising Resources...
Ex-social welfare minister Nuruzzaman arrested
10:04 PM, 30 Jan 2025 ThursdayThe police arrested former Social Welfare Minister Nuruzzaman Ahmed in Rangpur city on Thursday night, January 30. He was apprehended at Central Road around 9:15pm, Rangpur Metropolitan Police Commissioner Majid Ali confirmed...
5 die as truck rams auto-rickshaw in Jamalpur
09:25 PM, 30 Jan 2025 ThursdayFive people were killed and another was injured as a truck rammed CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Jamalpur's Sadar on Thursday evening, January 30...
Gerrard leaves Al-Ettifaq after 18 months in charge
09:10 PM, 30 Jan 2025 ThursdaySteven Gerrard has left his role as manager of Al-Ettifaq by mutual consent after 18 months in charge...