Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner SM Sazzat Ali directed all members of the force to maintain cent percent impartiality in the upcoming national elections, stressing sincerity, professionalism and strict neutrality in performing their duties. He made the instruction while presiding over
Thailand and Cambodia accused each other of targeting civilians in border attacks on Wednesday, as US President Donald Trump said he would make a telephone call to stop the fighting and salvage a ceasefire he brokered in July. The Southeast Asian neighbours have blamed each other for the clashes t
The country’s capital market saw mixed movements on Wednesday as the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) ended lower while the Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) posted gains. At DSE, the benchmark DSEX fell 21 points, while the Shariah-based DS30 and selected blue-chip index DS30 declined by 7 and 8 po
At least 19 people were killed and 16 injured early on Wednesday after two buildings collapsed in Fez, one of Morocco’s oldest cities, the state news media reported, saying the blocks had shown signs of neglect for some time. Local authorities in the Fez prefecture reported two adjacent four
Although South Asia’s economic growth projection has been upgraded, the Asian Development Bank (ADB) has revised down Bangladesh’s growth outlook to 4.7 per cent for the current fiscal year (FY) 2025-26. In its previous Asian Development Outlook (ADO), the ADB had forecast Bangladesh&r
Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuyain and Mahfuj Alam, two student representatives serving as advisers to the interim government, have resigned from their positions as advisers. Local news portals, citing sources at the Chief Adviser’s Office, confirmed the development on Wednesday evening. Later, at
National Citizen Party (NCP) on Wednesday announced the names of its first batch of 125 preliminary nominees for the upcoming national parliamentary elections. The list was disclosed by Member Secretary Akhter Hossen at a press conference held at the party’s makeshift office in the city&rsqu
The American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh (AmCham) hosted a focus group discussion titled "Powering Bangladesh Toward Energy Security" on Tuesday at the Sheraton Dhaka Hotel, according to a press release. The event was supported by Chevron Bangladesh, an industry leader whose 30-year partners
Bangladesh is home to almost five million people living in internal displacement due to natural hazards, according to the first nationwide estimate released by the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) in Dhaka on Wednesday. The assessment marks the most comprehensive attempt to quantify
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday filed cases against owners, chairmen, managing directors, directors, and other accused persons of 60 overseas companies, allegedly for embezzling Tk 45 billion by overcharging the Malaysian expatriates than the official rate. The companies formed a
National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener Nahid Islam on Wednesday said the party is participating in the election to ensure a ‘Yes’ victory in the referendum, not to come to power, following the announcement of its candidates for 125 constituencies. “Let us not forget, this election
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 today set December 17 for holding a hearing on charge framing in a case against Salman F Rahman and Anisul Huq for allegedly inciting mass killings and other crimes against humanity by imposing curfew during the July Mass Uprising. The two-member tribunal,
