Former State Minister for Home Affairs Lutfozzaman Babar has been admitted to a hospital in Dubai after suddenly falling ill en route to Saudi Arabia for Umrah. Mirza Haider Ali, Babar’s personal assistant said Babar, along with his son Labib Ibn Zaman left Dhaka for Saudi Arabia via Dubai on an
Author: United News of Bangladesh
Putul’s Shuchona Foundation has no registered address: ACC
Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday said that the Shuchona Foundation, founded by ex-PM Sheikh Hasina’s daughter Saima Wazed Putul, has no registered address and its illegal activities have been revealed. A team of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), led by its Assistant director of ACC Md Naushad Ali, raided the so-called registered
Bangladesh media enjoying unprecedented freedom: Dr Yunus
Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday said Bangladesh’s media are now enjoying an unprecedented freedom, but misinformation and disinformation have flooded the social media. He made the remarks when a delegation of the Open Society Foundations headed by its chairman, Alex Soros, and President Binaifer Nowrojee, called on him expressing
Govt won’t let AL to hold protests unless it apologises: Press Secretary
Awami League will no way be allowed to hold protests unless it apologises for massacres, corruption and separates itself from its current leadership and its fascist ideology, Chief Adviser’s Press Secretary Shafiqul Alam has said. Shafiqul Alam wrote these on his Facebook wall on Wednesday following media reports over Awami League’s
Ebtedayee madrasahs to be nationalised: Education Ministry
The government has decided to nationalise all registered Ebtedayee madrasahs in the country in phases. SM Masudul Haque, joint secretary to Technical and Madrasah Division under the Ministry of Education, came up with the announcement at on Tuesday afternoon following demonstrations by Ebtedayee madrasah teachers at Shahbagh since Sunday demanding nationalisation. At
Brazilian envoy meets Fakhrul, discusses elections issues
Brazilian Ambassador to Bangladesh Paulo Fernando Dias Feres met BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and discussed issues relating to the next national election and bilateral cooperation. The over an hour-long meeting, which began at around 11 am on Tuesday, was held at the BNP Chairperson’s Gulshan office. BNP Standing Committee
No tree felling without authorities’ permission: HC
The High Court on Tuesday ordered taking prior permission from the authorities concerned for felling trees. The HC bench of Justice Fahmida Quader and Justice Mubina Asaf passed the order after hearing a writ petition filed over the issue. The court also asked Senior Secretary of the Public Administration Ministry to form
China, India to be urged to consider Bangladesh’s interests during dam construction: Rizwana
China and India will be requested to ensure that planned dams on the Siang River in Arunachal Pradesh and near the Tibet border are constructed without compromising Bangladesh’s interests, said Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan. “We have formally sought information from China regarding their hydropower project near Tibet. They assured us
Affiliations of 7 colleges under DU to be revoked: VC
Dhaka University’s affiliation with seven government colleges will be cancelled from the 2024-25 academic session, said DU Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Neaz Ahmad Khan. The Vice Chancellor made the announcement after an emergency meeting with principals of the affiliated colleges at the VC’s office on Monday. No new students will be enrolled
Improvement in law and order situation essential to attract investment: BCI
Bangladesh Chamber of Industries (BCI) has appreciated the government for providing accurate data of the country's economic trends and stressed the need for improvement in law and order situation to attract local and foreign investment. “The government should pay extra focus on improving the law and order situation,” said Anwar-ul-Alam Chowdhury