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Cases to be filed and goods seized for illegal shops on roads and footpaths: DSCC Administrator

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Administrator and valiant freedom fighter Md. Abdus Salam has issued a stern warning that from now on, cases will be filed directly and goods seized if illegal shops are set up on roads and footpaths.

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Law Justice

Altercation between MP Rumin Farhana and OC in Sarail: Police file GD

Police have filed a General Diary (GD) over an altercation between Rumin Farhana, independent MP for Brahmanbaria-2 constituency, and Officer-in-Charge (OC) Monjur Kader Bhuiyan of Sarail Police Station.

2 days ago 234 views

Politics

Home Minister meddling in other ministries, leaving his own: Jamaat Ameer

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer and Leader of the Opposition in the Jatiya Sangsad Dr. Shafiqur Rahman has remarked that the current Home Minister, having failed to manage his own ministry, is making unwanted interference in other ministries.

2 days ago 301 views

National

Government will take strict action to prevent rape in madrasas: Religious Affairs Minister

Religious Affairs Minister Kazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain Kaikobad has warned that the government will take strict measures to prevent the recurrence of rape and indecent incidents in madrasas.

2 days ago 241 views

Economy

Bangladesh Bank website shut for third consecutive day over cybersecurity

Following a global cybersecurity alert, Bangladesh Bank's website has been shut for the third consecutive day. To ensure full protection, the authorities shut down the website at noon last Thursday (October 22). However, although the website is shut, the daily and normal activities of commercial banks with the central bank are continuing.

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Country

Sherpur added to Netrokona rural infrastructure project, cost rising by nearly Tk 1,200 crore

The Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) has proposed including Sherpur district in the ongoing ‘Rural Infrastructure Development of Netrokona District’ project, expanding its scope, duration and cost. This adds Tk 1,172 crore to the originally approved Tk 1,428 crore, taking the total cost to Tk 2,600 crore (an 82.07% increase), and plans to extend the deadline by two years to June 2029.

3 days ago 341 views

World

Claim of Kushner’s secret dealings with Saudi Arabia and UAE; Trump’s son-in-law denies allegations

Allegations have emerged against Jared Kushner, US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law, of secret financial transactions with top leaders of Saudi Arabia, the United Arab Emirates and Israel. A report in Vanity Fair claimed that during Trump’s first term, Dutch intelligence obtained information via Kushner’s iPhone about his signed account at an Emirati bank and the deposit of at least $200 million at the direction of Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman. It also claimed that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was involved as an adviser.

3 days ago 362 views

Industry

Anger over expired committee at Keraniganj Garments Association, allegations of embezzlement

In Dhaka's traditional Keraniganj Garments Traders and Shop Owners Cooperative Association Limited, the crisis of legitimate leadership has intensified due to the absence of elections for a long time. Allegations have arisen that after the political changeover in September 2024, several BNP leaders, by showing resignation, assumed new leadership without an election. Although the tenure of this committee ended in October 2025, they are still holding their posts.

3 days ago 368 views

World

Thousands protest in Venezuela demanding free elections

Thousands of people took to the streets in Caracas and other major cities across the country to demand free elections and political change in Venezuela. After former President Nicolás Maduro was arrested in a U.S. military operation, the socialist party (PSUV) remains in power under interim President Delcy Rodríguez, but no date for new elections has yet been announced.

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Economy

Bangladesh seeks $13.77 billion loan from World Bank to cope with country's economic pressure

Bangladesh has sought a total of $13.77 billion in foreign loans and assistance from the World Bank to tackle the country's economic crisis, strengthen foreign exchange reserves, and carry out long-term structural reforms, including in the banking sector. This includes $2.77 billion in project financing and $1 billion in budget support in the current 2026-27 fiscal year, and an additional $10 billion loan proposal over the next three years under the proposed ‘Resilience, Reform and Investment Partnership’ (RRIP) framework.

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World

China-India standoff at Arunachal border, ITBP chief's admission

Director General of the Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Shatrujeet Singh Kapoor has said that face-offs with Chinese soldiers are continuing at multiple locations along the border of India's Arunachal Pradesh. This is the first official admission regarding the situation ongoing since last July.

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Economy

Shops and shopping malls will close at 8 pm from today

The special permission to keep shops, markets and shopping malls open until 10 pm on the occasion of Sharadiya Durga Puja has expired. As a result, from today, Friday (23 October), all shopping centres in the country will again remain open from 11 am to 8 pm under the previous rule.

3 days ago 401 views

National

Ambassador Mushfiqul Fazal Ansari becomes Senior Fellow of South Asia Foresight Network

In recognition of more than two decades of experience in diplomacy, journalism and human rights, Washington-based research organization South Asia Foresight Network (SAFN) has appointed Bangladesh's Ambassador Mushfiqul Fazal Ansari as an honorary 'Senior Fellow'. The organization announced this appointment in a statement on Thursday (22 October).

3 days ago 351 views

Country

BRTA provides Tk 5 lakh aid to family of Firoza killed in State Minister's car collision

A cheque for Tk 5 lakh was given by BRTA to the family of Firoza Begum, who was killed after being hit by a government vehicle in Shibganj, Bogura, as assistance for self-employment and livelihood. State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mir Shah Alam handed over the cheque to the family of the deceased Firoza on Friday (October 23) morning.

3 days ago 328 views

National

Hajj portal closed for three days for maintenance

The Hajj portal (hajj.gov.bd) will remain closed for nearly three consecutive days for maintenance work.

3 days ago 362 views

Politics

NCP announces new 195-member central committee, Convener Nahid and Member Secretary Akhtar

The full reconstituted 195-member central committee of the National Citizen Party (NCP) has been announced. The list of the new committee was published in a notice signed by the party's office secretary, Sadia Farzana Dina, on Friday (October 23).

3 days ago 381 views

Politics

BNP implements what it promises: Ruhul Kabir Rizvi

BNP Acting Secretary General and Prime Minister's Political Adviser Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said that BNP always works with transparency and implements the promises it makes with dedication. He said this on Thursday (22 October) at a leaflet distribution programme to raise awareness on dengue prevention by Dhaka South City Corporation in Shantinagar of the capital.

3 days ago 308 views

Country

Detained on suspicion of being banned Jubo League leader; Jamaat leaders get him released from police station by showing evidence

In Kotchandpur of Jhenaidah, local leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami, claiming that Haider Ali—detained by police on suspicion of being the ward general secretary of the banned organization Jubo League—was their activist, secured his release from the police station.

3 days ago 319 views

National

Body of Shahed, killed in missile attack in Riyadh, brought home; received by State Minister for Foreign Affairs

The body of Bangladeshi expatriate Md. Shahed Ahmed, who was killed in a missile attack at King Khalid International Airport in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on October 10, has arrived in the country.

3 days ago 314 views

Crime

Madrasa teacher arrested in Tongi over child sexual abuse allegation, mob beating and father's slap

A seven-year-old child has accused Musleuddin, vice principal of 'Qariul Quran International Madrasa' located in Auchpara, Tongi, Gazipur, of sexual abuse. When the incident was reported at home, he threatened to beat the child, so the child had remained silent out of fear until now.

3 days ago 407 views

Cases to be filed and goods seized for illegal shops on roads and footpaths: DSCC Administrator

Altercation between MP Rumin Farhana and OC in Sarail: Police file GD

Home Minister meddling in other ministries, leaving his own: Jamaat Ameer

Government will take strict action to prevent rape in madrasas: Religious Affairs Minister

Bangladesh Bank website shut for third consecutive day over cybersecurity

Sherpur added to Netrokona rural infrastructure project, cost rising by nearly Tk 1,200 crore

Claim of Kushner’s secret dealings with Saudi Arabia and UAE; Trump’s son-in-law denies allegations

Anger over expired committee at Keraniganj Garments Association, allegations of embezzlement

Thousands protest in Venezuela demanding free elections

Bangladesh seeks $13.77 billion loan from World Bank to cope with country's economic pressure

China-India standoff at Arunachal border, ITBP chief's admission

Shops and shopping malls will close at 8 pm from today

Ambassador Mushfiqul Fazal Ansari becomes Senior Fellow of South Asia Foresight Network

BRTA provides Tk 5 lakh aid to family of Firoza killed in State Minister's car collision

Hajj portal closed for three days for maintenance

NCP announces new 195-member central committee, Convener Nahid and Member Secretary Akhtar

BNP implements what it promises: Ruhul Kabir Rizvi

Detained on suspicion of being banned Jubo League leader; Jamaat leaders get him released from police station by showing evidence

Body of Shahed, killed in missile attack in Riyadh, brought home; received by State Minister for Foreign Affairs

Madrasa teacher arrested in Tongi over child sexual abuse allegation, mob beating and father's slap

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