Author: Times Report

Cyclone Remal is likely to make landfall between 6:00am and 12:00pm on 26 May in Bangladesh, affecting coastal areas from the Barguna in Barishal Division to Cox's Bazar in the Chattogram Division, a meteorologist said on Tuesday (21 May). The front of the cyclone may begin to enter coastal areas after

The ruling party does not care about the sanctions against former army chief General Aziz Ahmed as they still haven't stopped their misdeeds, Secretary General of the BNP Mirza Fakhrul Alamgir said today (21 May). Speaking at an event in the Dhaka Reporters Unity, he said, "Democracy is being destroyed and

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has expressed deep concern over the theft and online sale of citizens' confidential information and demanded severe punishment for those responsible. The anti-graft watchdog highlighted the alarming nature of this data theft, involving the misuse of IDs of law enforcement officials responsible for protecting sensitive citizen information

Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud Tuesday said there is someone “paid by BNP,” deployed in the US Department of State regular briefing, to ask questions purposefully to generate negative responses. "There’s someone there who used to work for Khaleda Zia's press wing. He is paid by BNP. He asks questions purposefully to

The government on Tuesday approved separate proposals for procuring some 1.10 crore liters of soybean oil and 30,000 metric tons of fertilizer to meet the growing demand of the country. The approval came from the 12th meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) this year held today at the

Former Bangladesh army chief Gen Aziz Ahmed said the travel ban imposed on him and his family could have been done to embarrass or discredit the government. During a local television channel interview on Tuesday (21 May), he criticised the allegations brought against him, saying those were irrelevant. Aziz vehemently denied any

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas on Tuesday said it will take contributions from the government, private sector, and civil society to achieve a just energy transition in Bangladesh. It will require good policies in place to incentivize smart investments and cross-border electricity trade, privatization of underperforming state-owned assets, adoption of

More than 30% of votes were cast in the second phase of the country's sixth Upazila Parishad election held in 156 upazilas, Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal said on Tuesday (21 May). Speaking to reporters at Agargaon's Election Building on Tuesday afternoon, the CEC noted that the voter turnout