Central Desk
PM for promoting army officers with liberation war spirit
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday directed the armed forces to give importance to faith in Liberation War spirit, professional skills, leadership quality, standard of discipline, honesty, trustworthiness and loyalty while giving promotions to their officers.
Bangladesh logs 4 Covid deaths and 430 positive cases
Bangladesh today logged four Covid-19 deaths and 430 positive cases in the past 24 hours till Sunday morning.
US Awami League mourns death of Deputy Speaker
United States Awami League leaders expressed deep grief over the death of Jatiya Sangsad Deputy Speaker Advocate Md. Fazle Rabbi Mia. They expressed their deepest condolences to the bereaved family of Fazle Rabbi.
BNP's anti-state character becomes evident: Quader
Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday said BNP is making clear its anti-state characteristic through its anti-AL activities.
India’s forex reserves fall to 20-month low, now $572.7 billion
India’s foreign exchange reserves fell by another $7.54 billion to $572.71 billion, the lowest in over 20 months, for the week ended July 15, according to the central bank latest data.
CU expels 2 students over female student assault
Chittagong University (CU) authorities have permanently expelled two of its students who involved in sexual assault of a female student on campus on July 17.
Ghorashal power plant goes out of order, 3-hr power cuts in Desco areas
Consumers in the areas under Dhaka Electric Supply Company Limited (Desco) experienced load shedding for over three hours on Saturday while those in the areas under Dhaka Power Supply Company Limited (DPDC) saw no power cuts.
Dipu Moni: No changes on religion made to textbooks
Alleging that a BNP-Jamaat-Shibir faction is spreading propaganda through social media from abroad, Education Minister Dipu Moni claimed that nothing new on religion was included in or dropped from the textbooks.
Fakhrul to AL: Accept election-time govt demand or face ouster
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday warned that Awami League will be ousted from power through a street movement if it fails to accept their demand for election-time government.
Bangladesh logs four Covid deaths and 446 positive cases
Bangladesh today logged four Covid-19 deaths and 446 positive cases in the past 24 hours till Saturday morning.
Four held over CU female student assault
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) has arrested four people in connection with the alleged assault of a female student of Chattogram University that sparked protests on the campus.
Work for people who pay for your salaries: PM to public servants
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday asked the public servants to devote themselves to the welfare of the people who pay taxes for their salaries, comforts and luxuries.
Deputy Speaker's body to arrive in country on Monday
The body of Jatiya Sangsad Deputy Speaker and Bir Freedom Fighter Advocate Fazle Rabbi Miah will arrive here at 8:40 am on Monday.
India beat West Indies by 3 runs in first ODI
India just managed to hold off the challenge of an inspired West Indies team with the under-strength visitors coming away with a three-run victory in the first One-Day International of a three-match series at Queen's Park Oval in Trinidad on Friday.
Sri Lanka troops demolish main protest camp
Sri Lankan security forces demolished the main anti-government protest camp in the capital Friday, evicting activists in a pre-dawn assault that raised international concern for dissent under the crisis-wracked country's new pro-Western president.