Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today (Sept 4) issued a 'marching order' to the secretaries of all ministries and divisions to take and implement reform programmes at all levels. He said, "Consultation must be held and opinions should be taken from the stakeholders,

A defamation lawsuit of Tk5,000 crore has been filed against expelled BAJUS members Enamul Haque Khan Dolon and Dilip Kumar Agarwala for spreading false information. Ruhul Amin Russel, an advisor to the Bangladesh Jewellers Association (BAJUS), filed the defamation lawsuit with the

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Haibul Awal and four other election commissioners could announce resignation from their posts Thursday, the CEC told reporters Wednesday (Sept 4). The CEC held a closed-door meeting with other election commissioners at the Election Commission

Another case has been filed today (Sep 4) against 56 people including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina over the killing of Hafez Mawlana Sadikul in the capital's Uttara area during the recent anti-discrimination student movement. The other prominent accused in the case are-

Man sustained from injuries during the clash between students and the Ansar members near the Secretariat in Dhaka died this morning. The deceased Shahin Howlader, 45-year-old passed away on Wednesday morning at Dhaka Medical College Hospital. Confirming the death, Inspector Md

The Anti-Discrimination Student Movement has announced to hold ‘Shaheedi March’ on the occasion of one month since the fall of the Awami League government. This programme will begin at Dhaka University on Thursday afternoon. Sarjis Alam, one of the coordinators of the

At least 60 garment factories have been forced to declare themselves closed in Ashulia industrial area amid protests by workers over various demands. According to industrial police sources, the workers of different factories from Baipail to Zirabo area on the Baipail-Abdullahpur road

The Indian Border Security Force (BSF) handed over the body of Swarna Das, a 13-year-old Bangladeshi girl, who was shot and killed in BSF firing, to the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) on Tuesday night, 45 hours after the incident occurred. Kulaura Police Station Officer-in-Charge Binoy

Former Awami League MP Haji Mohammad Salim, who had fallen ill in police remand, was taken to court from Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Wednesday.  Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Akhtaruzzaman issued the order following a court hearing. A team of Detective Branch (DB) of

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus is holding a meeting with secretaries as part of a series of discussions. The meeting started at 11:30 am at the Chief Adviser's Office in the capital. Earlier, the Chief Adviser held meetings with political parties and newspaper editors.

Bangladesh Meteorological Department predicted light to moderate and moderately heavy to heavy rainfall or thundershowers with temporary gusty wind at places over all eight divisions of the country in the next 24 hours commencing 9 am today (Sept 4). According to the BMD bulletin,

A joint operation began across the country in a bid to recover illegal firearms Tuesday midnight. Members of the Bangladesh Army have also been working to recover the looted arms across the country. Meanwhile, law enforcers recovered 3,880 arms looted in recent times from police

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested Diamond World Managing Director and controversial businessman Dilip Kumar Agarwala in a raid on his Gulshan-1 office in the capital on Tuesday night. Senior Assistant Director (Legal and Media) of the RAB Headquarters ANM Imran Khan confirmed

A Dhaka court today (Spet 4) placed former inspectors general of police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun and AKM Shahidul Hoque on different terms of remand in two murder cases. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Md Akteruzzaman passed the orders, said a sub-inspector working in the court.

The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) is conducting a drive at the Diamond World’s office in the capital’s Gulshan-1 to apprehend its Managing Director Dilip Kumar Agarwala. Members of the battalion cordoned off the office since they began the drive around 10pm on Tuesday. 

Mohammad Zainal Abedin Mazumder, father of the Daily Sun's graphics in-charge Md Delwar Hossain, passed away early Tuesday. He breathed his last at around 3:45 am at his residence at Ramavallavpur area of Lalmai upazila in Cumilla. He was 95, family sources said. Zainal Abedin

A data reveled by Bangladesh Bank said that default loans in the banking sector hit an all-time high of Tk2,11,391 crore at the end of June this year. Such loans rose by Tk29,096 crore between March and June, from Tk1,82,295 crore as of 30 March. The disbursed loans at the end of

The Criminal Investigation Department (CID) of police has launched an investigation into allegations of money laundering against Diamond World Managing Director Dilip Kumar Agarwala and other stakeholders related to the business entity. Confirming the matter on Tuesday, CID’s

A writ petition was filed today (Sep 3) with the High Court (HC) seeking probe into Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant financial irregularities against ousted premier Sheikh Hasina, and her family members. Hasina, aided by her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy and niece Tulip Siddiq, siphoned off Tk500

Textile and Jute Adviser Brigadier General (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain urged Pakistan to enhance investment, communication, and cooperation in strengthening the bilateral relationship with Bangladesh.  He also requested Pakistani investors to explore opportunities in Bangladesh by