The Mobile Business Community Bangladesh (MBCB), Jamuna Future Park branch, has announced an indefinite closure of the shopping mall’s mobile market, effective from Tuesday. Traders said they made the decision after receiving no response from the government despite repeated calls for discuss
Hong Kong's leader said on Tuesday an independent committee would be established to investigate the cause of the city's deadliest fire in decades, including oversight of renovations blamed for the disaster that has claimed 151 lives. Police have arrested 13 people for suspected manslaughter in a c
Three people were killed and seven others injured when a truck crashed into a bus on Dhaka-Bhanga Expressway over Arial Khan Bridge in Shibchar upazila of Madaripur district on Tuesday. One of the deceased was identified as Munir Sheikh, 35, of Najirpur upazila in Pirojpur district. Md Sabuj, ser
A man has been stabbed to death in Dhaka’s Kamrangirchar. The victim has been identified as 25-year-old Rocky, an employee at a local grocer. The incident occurred in front of the Boro Gram Bazar Ashrafabad High School around 3:30am on Tuesday. Locals rescued Rocky and took him to Dhaka Me
Tarique Rahman, the son of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia - who is undergoing treatment in a hospital, has expressed his gratitude to everyone for wishing for his mother’s recovery. The BNP acting chairman said in a Facebook post on Tuesday: "The widespread expressions of concern from leaders,
The proctorial body of Chittagong University (CU), with the help of the university police outpost, has recovered an illegal liquor factory in a makeshift room on the campus and detained two individuals. The detainees were identified as Suman Chakma and his associate. Suman had been living and farm
United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Monday formally proposed slashing the core UN budget for next year by $577 million and cutting more than 18 per cent of jobs. Guterres is seeking ways to improve efficiency and cut costs as the world body turns 80 this year amid a cash crisis, d
Rice imports from India have been suspended at Dinajpur’s Hili Land Port. Other goods are, however, being imported and exported as usual. The land port stopped importing rice completely on Monday, reports bdnews24.com. Over the past four months, 234,270 tonnes of rice have been imported thr
Samsung Electronics unveiled on Tuesday its first multi-folding smartphone, in a bid to strengthen its position in a sector of the phone market where competition is expected to intensify. The launch of the Galaxy Z TriFold marks Samsung's bid to reinforce its footing in a segment where Chinese riv
CHANDPUR, Dec 01: More than a hundred marginal farmers of Hajiganj Upazila's Badarpur remain in acute poverty as they are unable to utilise 200 acres of their farmland since 2016 due to waterlogging. Water could not be drained from their land as a culvert under a village road was blocked with soil
Three people have been killed after a bus and a truck collided near the Arial Khan Bridge on the Dhaka-Bhanga Expressway in Shibchar upazila of Madaripur district. Zarirul Islam, chief of Shibchar Police Station, said the accident occurred around 9:45 am on Tuesday, reports bdnews24.com One perso
A 25-year-old young man was found dead with his throat slit at Belgachi in the Chuadanga municipality area on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Sohel, son of Asabul Haque of Bakcharpara area of the village, reports UNB. Md Shahidur Rahman, officer-in-charge of Sadar Police Station, sa
