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14 individuals, women’s football team to get Ekushey Padak
06:39 PM, 06 Feb 2025 ThursdayThe government has nominated 14 distinguished people and Bangladesh Women’s National Football Team for Ekushey Padak, the country's second highest civilian award, this year in recognition of their contributions to different fields...
Ex-UGC secretary Ferdous suspended
06:02 PM, 06 Feb 2025 ThursdayDr Ferdous Zaman, former secretary of University Grants Commission, UGC, has been suspended from his job...
Hasina’s provocative remarks caused Dhanmondi vandalism: Govt
05:19 PM, 06 Feb 2025 ThursdayThe government has condemned the vandalism at the house on Road 32 in Dhanmondi, calling it an "unintended and undesirable" incident. In an official statement, it attributed the act to public outrage sparked by former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s alleged inflammatory speeches while in exile in India.
Cummins, Hazlewood ruled out of Champions Trophy
05:06 PM, 06 Feb 2025 ThursdayPat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood have both been officially ruled out of the Champions Trophy...
Dhaka asks Delhi to stop Hasina’s activities in India
05:02 PM, 06 Feb 2025 ThursdayBangladesh has requested India to immediately take appropriate measures, in the spirit of mutual respect and understanding, to stop former prime minister Sheikh Hasina from making false, fabricated and incendiary statements using social media and other communications while she is in India.
Rahim Al-Hussaini designated as Aga Khan V
04:34 PM, 06 Feb 2025 ThursdayPrince Rahim Al-Hussaini has been named the new Aga Khan, becoming the spiritual leader of millions of Shia Ismaili Muslims worldwide.
Crowd vandalise, torch Obaidul’s Noakhali home
04:26 PM, 06 Feb 2025 ThursdayStudents and people vandalised and set fire to the home of former Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader in Noakhali’s Companiganj on Thursday, February 6. Witnesses said several thousand of students and people chanting slogans against Obaidul Quader stormed the house in Bararajapur village...
Commission for separate investigation agency outside police
04:12 PM, 06 Feb 2025 ThursdayThe Judiciary Reform Commission has proposed the establishment of an independent, efficient, reliable, and public-friendly investigation agency to ensure the integrity of the investigation process within Bangladesh’s justice system.
Arsenal keen to sign Inter Milan's Martinez
03:47 PM, 06 Feb 2025 ThursdayArsenal are willing to break their own transfer record in the summer with a £100m (120m euros) bid for Inter Milan and Argentina forward Lautaro Martinez, 27. (Fichajes - in Spanish)...
Traditional media faces disinterest in Bangladesh
03:33 PM, 06 Feb 2025 ThursdaySeventy-three per cent of Bangladeshis no longer read printed newspapers, while an astonishing 94 per cent do not listen to radio, according to a survey conducted by the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) for the Media Reform Commission that reveals a stark shift away from traditional media.
Court allows ACC to grill Shibli Rubayat at jail gate
02:56 PM, 06 Feb 2025 ThursdayA Dhaka court has ordered the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to interrogate former Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) chairman Shibli Rubayat Ul Islam and Max Group chairman Engineer Golam Mohammad Alamgir at the jail gate in separate graft cases.
Trump signs order barring trans athletes from women’s sports
01:47 PM, 06 Feb 2025 ThursdayUS President Donald Trump signed an executive order on Wednesday seeking to ban transgender athletes from participating in women's sports, in his latest move targeting transgender people since returning to office.