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A parliamentary standing committee on Sunday expressed deep dissatisfaction and concern over the execution of two Bangladeshi nationals in Saudi Arabia on October 14, directing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to investigate whether officials at Bangladesh’s mission in the kingdom had been neg
Mia Sattar, a Bangladesh-born Russian businessman and head of National Group, has been appointed chairman of the newly established Russia-Bangladesh Business Council.
Police say customers were prevented from withdrawing winnings as the syndicate ‘delayed transactions’ and left requests pending indefinitely
Bangladesh is unlikely to see an immediate fall in remittances from Saudi Arabia even as Houthi attacks on the kingdom intensified from early October, but a slowdown in new migration could weigh on inflows in the years ahead.
The case filed under the Anti-Terrorism Act names 40 people and accuses another 50-60 unidentified individuals.
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The tribunal passed the order today (25 October).
Prime Bank PLC recently signed a payroll banking agreement with Pharma Solutions Bangladesh Limited, a pharmaceutical distribution, warehousing and healthcare supply chain services company operating across Bangladesh, to offer comprehensive payroll banking services.
Government, semi-government, autonomous and semi-autonomous institutions, private offices, banks and courts reopened on Sunday following a five-day holiday for Durga Puja.
Artificial intelligence-generated actors are moving from online short dramas into advertising and other commercial settings in China, offering production teams a cheaper and more controllable alternative to human performers, while raising questions about employment and the future of the entertainment industry.
He is accused of assaulting an on-duty security official and obstructing government work at Dhaka airport
Terming the government “illegitimate”, Nahid said it was refraining from implementing the referendum decision in defiance of the people’s verdict.
Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva’s comeback victory in Sunday’s presidential runoff is already facing its first hurdle, as his rival, Sen. Flávio Bolsonaro, challenges the results, setting the stage for a possible confrontation between the country’s two polarising political forces.
Modhumoti Bank PLC held a two-day conference on Saturday and Sunday to review branch business performance and develop strategies to achieve business targets.
Police have arrested two journalists, including a staff reporter of a national daily, on charges of extortion and obstructing construction work at a government college in Jhenaidah on Monday.
Police arrested 1,314 people in weekend protests across France, the interior ministry said Sunday, adding that 53 officers were hurt in clashes. The arrests occurred as violence broke out on the margins of mass demonstrations in major cities on Saturday over the high cost of...
A legal notice has been sent to Islamic preacher Mufti Dr Syed Muhammad Enayetullah Abbasi, demanding an unconditional apology within seven days for his derogatory remarks about journalists and alleged threats to beat them. Supreme Court lawyer Khademul Islam issued the...
Negotiations at the UN biodiversity conference COP17 are entering a critical phase, with countries divided over who should pay for nature conservation and how Indigenous peoples and local communities should participate in decisions affecting their territories and livelihoods....
Tribunal grants investigators three additional months to submit findings.
New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international affairs
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