Central Desk
Govt starts ‘old game’ to clear election field: BNP
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said the government has once again started the ‘old game’ of arresting and harassing BNP leaders and activists to clear the field before the next general election.
Mitu murder case proceedings against ex-SP Babul to continue
High Court today scrapped a petition of former superintendent of police (SP) Babul Akter, challenging a Chattogram court's order, framing charges against him in a case lodged over his wife Mahmuda Khanam Mitu.
PM returns home after 15-day foreign visit
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday (May 09, 2023) morning returned home from London after her 15-day official visit to Japan, the US and the UK.
Bangladesh’s forex reserves fall below $30bn
The foreign currency reserves of Bangladesh fell below $30 billion on Monday, after transferring payment of $1.18 billion in liabilities to the Asian Clearing Union - a payment arrangement between the central banks of a number of Asian countries. Payments are made at two-monthly intervals.
Renowned author Samaresh Majumdar passes away at 81
Renowned author Samaresh Majumdar, who spellbound Bengali readers with his novels for decades, has died in hospital care at the age of 81.
136 Bangladeshi evacuees from Sudan arrive in Dhaka
A total of 136 Bangladeshi nationals, who were among those stranded in crisis-hit Sudan, arrived in Dhaka via Jeddah in Saudi Arabia on Monday (May 08, 2023), according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
Ex-Gazipur mayor Jahangir's writ against decision to cancel his nomination dismissed
The High Court on Monday dismissed a writ petition challenging the legality of cancellation of Gazipur City Corporation’s (GCC) former mayor Jahangir Alam’s nomination paper for the mayoral post in the upcoming GCC election.
Two bikers killed after being hit by truck in city's Gendaria area
Two motorcyclists were killed and another was injured as a speeding truck knocked them down in Dholaikhal area of Dhaka's Gendaria early Monday.
Rabindranath Tagore's 162nd birth anniversary today
Today is the 162nd birth anniversary of Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore. He is one of the most revered poets and litterateurs in history, who towers above everyone else in the canon of Bangla. Tagore was a poet, visual artist, playwright, novelist, as well as a composer whose works reshaped Bangla literature and music as well as the arts of the Indian subcontinent with contextual modernism in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Kabiguru Rabindranath, was born at Jorasanko in Kolkata on 25 Baishakh, 1268 (May 7, 1861). He became Asia's first Nobel laureate after winning the Nobel Prize in Literature for Gitanjali in 1913. The government will celebrate the Rabindra Jayanti in a befitting manner. private cultural organizations are scheduled to host cultural programs, discussions, and awards ceremonies across the country on Monday. The state event this year will be held at Patishar in Naogaon district. In addition to that, the poet Rabindranath Tagore's birth anniversary will be commemorated as part of the national event at the Shilaidah of Kushtia, the Shahjadpur of Sirajganj, the Dakshindehi and Pithavog of Khulna, and the Shilaidah of Kushtia. Chhayanaut, the country's leading cultural institution will commemorate the occasion with a two-day cultural festivity. The programs will commemorate the occasion with different programs and cultural presentations including song, poetry, and dance recitals. Besides, different cultural organizations including Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy, Bangla Academy, and others will celebrate the birth anniversary with various events.
Dhaka's air unhealthy for sensitive groups this morning
Dhaka's air quality is unhealthy for sensitive people this morning (May 8, 2023).
IMF satisfied with recent macroeconomic developments
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed satisfaction with the recent macroeconomic developments of Bangladesh in line with the global lender's suggestions.
Tagore's 162nd birth anniversary tomorrow
Tomorrow is the 162nd birth anniversary of Biswakabi Rabindranath Tagore, who reshaped Bengali literature and music as well as arts of Indian subcontinent with contextual modernism.
China "unswervingly mediating" between Bangladesh, Myanmar to promote Rohingya repatriation: Yao
Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen on Saturday (May 06, 2023) said China, as a responsible major country, has been "unswervingly mediating" between Bangladesh and Myanmar to promote the repatriation of the Rohingyas to their homeland.
Freight train derails in Sirajganj, snaps operation between Dhaka and North Bengal
Train movement from Dhaka to the country’s Western, North and South regions has remained suspended since Friday afternoon after a freight train got derailed on Dhaka-Iswardi rail tracks in Ullapara upazila of Sirajganj.
Earthquake jolts in Dhaka
A light earthquake jolted different parts of Dhaka in the early hours of today.