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A Dhaka court has sent three people, including BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s Foreign Affairs Advisory Committee member Ishraque Hossain, to jail in a case filed for involvement in provocative activities with Paltan Thana on October 2023. Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Judge Mohammad As-Shams Jaglul Hossain passed the order on Sunday afternoon. Ishraque’s lawyer Taherul Islam Tauhid…
BNP leaders are making absurd comments, as they are suffering from mental trauma, said Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader. He made the comment while replying to a question after joining a programme in a city hotel on Sunday. When asked about claim made by BNP leaders that AL…
Although Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP) is supposed to start commercially generating electricity from next December, this is not happening. The first unit may go for electricity generation at the end of 2025. Sources at the power plant authorities said the work of the project has been disrupted due to the Covid pandemic and the…
Foreign minister Hasan Mahmud said there was no report on any Bangladeshi students, who received severe injuries, in Kyrgyzstan yet and the ambassador in Uzbekistan has been instructed to go to the Central Asian country to monitor the situation. Dhaka also conveyed its concerns to Bishkek over the attack on Bangladeshi students, he added. Hasan…
The drivers of battery-run auto-rickshaws have been demonstrating blocking roads in Mirpur-10 roundabout area protesting against stopping the movement of the vehicle on roads. They started the demonstration around 10:30 am, obstructing movement of other vehicles, leading to sufferings of commuters. The police are not allowing the movement of the battery-run auto-rickshaws, said the demonstrators….
The court has ordered BNP leader Ishraque Hossain, son of former mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka, to be sent to jail in a sabotage-related case with the Paltan police station. The order was passed today, Sunday, by Dhaka metropolitan sessions judge Mohammad As-Shams Joglul Hossain. Ishraque’s lawyer Touhidul Islam confirmed the news to Prothom Alo. Lawyer…
Israeli war cabinet minister Benny Gantz has threatened to resign unless Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu sets out a post-war plan for the Gaza Strip. Mr Gantz set an 8 June deadline for a plan to achieve six “strategic goals”, including the end of Hamas rule in Gaza and the establishment of a multinational civilian administration…
Take beef and eggs for example. The price of these two commodities is higher than in neighbouring countries. If necessary, beef and eggs can be important for a limited span of time. That should be a market management strategy. The market cannot be controlled by fixing prices There are no visible integrated or effective initiatives…
Written in the late eighteenth century, Pride and Prejudice perfectly encapsulates the many relations we have in our lives. Even after more than two hundred years since its release, the book continues to make us feel all sorts of emotions through Jane Austen’s clever prose and well-moulded characters. A select few women in the novel…
The post-Covid global recession and spiralling costs of fuel import triggered by the Russia-Ukraine war, put considerable strain on Bangladesh’s foreign currency reserves. Having no other alternative, Bangladesh turned to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), seeking a loan. In January 2023 IMF pledged to lend Bangladesh USD 4.7 billion on certain conditions, including that subsidy…
