Actress Nipun stopped from going to London

Actress Nipun Akter was on Friday quizzed at Osmani International Airport in Sylhet and prevented from travelling to London. She was scheduled to fly to London by a flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines `BG-201` from the airport at 10am. The Immigration police took her in their custody and questioned her for a while after she had arrived in the morning, said an official speaking on condition of anonymity.

UK govt ’considering candidates to replace Tulip’: Sunday Times

Senior allies of UK Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer are considering candidates to replace Tulip Siddiq if she is forced to quit over links to her aunt`s ousted Bangladeshi regime, reports The Sunday Times. The Sunday newspaper quoted officials who said they had identified candidates to succeed the treasury minister over the weekend before the public announcement that Tulip had referred herself to the prime minister`s ethics watchdog, which was made on Monday (6 January).

Tarique thanks Qatar Emir for support in transporting Khaleda to London

BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has expressed his gratitude to the Emir of Qatar for providing the royal air ambulance and logistical support to transport his ailing mother Khaleda Zia to London for advanced treatment. "I am deeply grateful to His Highness Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad bin Khalifa Al Thani, the Emir of Qatar, for graciously providing transportation and logistics for my mother, former Prime Minister of Bangladesh, Begum Khaleda Zia," he said in a post on his verified Facebook page early on Friday.

Panchagarh shivers amid season’s lowest temperature

The northwestern district of Panchagarh is enduring severe cold as this season`s lowest temperature 7.3 degree Celsius was recorded here on Friday. The mercury has come down to single digits, with the temperature starting to drop and causing suffering of people, especially children, senior citizens and the poor. The,chilly weather has pushed up the demand for warm clothing. Jitendranath Roy, officer-in-charge of Tetulia Weather Observation Centre, said they recorded the season`s lowest temperature at 6am on Friday.

Dhaka’s weekend air marks “very unhealthy” on Friday

Dhaka, Jan 10 (UNB)-Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has again ranked the fourth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 219 at 9am this morning (January 10, 2025). Today`s air was classified as `very unhealthy`, referring to a severe health threat, according to the AQI index. Such unhealthy air quality in Dhaka continued for the past few days, underscoring an urgent action to address the issue.

3 committees formed to advise recruitment, transfers of senior officials

The government has formed three high-level committees to provide recommendations on recruitment, transfers, and discipline of senior officials under the Ministry of Public Administration, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and senior officials in the police. The Cabinet Division issued a notification today (9 January), announcing the formation of these committees.

July uprising : 11 injured sent abroad for treatment, 28 more to follow, foreign ministry says

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বিকেল গড়াতেই সড়ক দখল করে সাদিয়া’স কিচেন

চট্টগ্রাম নগরে ফুটপাত, সড়ক ও মহাসড়ক দখল করে চলছে নানা ব্যবসা। প্রতিটি এলাকায় বসছে শত শত টংয়ের দোকান। এতে থেমে নেই নামিদামি রেস্টুরেন্টও। সাদিয়া`স কিচেন নামে এক রেস্টুরেন্ট মহাসড়কসহ ফুটপাত দখল করে পরিবেশন করছে খাবার। অস্বাস্থ্যকর পরিবেশে খাবার পরিবেশনে স্বাস্থ্যঝুঁকির পাশাপাশি বাড়ছে সড়ক দুর্ঘটনার প্রবণতা। অস্বাস্থ্যকর খাবার প্রকৃয়াজাত করে দণ্ডপ্রাপ্ত ওই রেস্টুরেন্টের নতুন এক আউটলেট ফুটপাত দখলে রেখেছে ঝুঁকিপূর্ণ গ্যাস সিলিন্ডারে। এনিয়ে ক্ষুব্দ এলাকাবাসী।

‘শিক্ষাজীবন শেষের আগেই দেশ চালাতে চাইলে হিতে বিপরীত হবে’

চট্টগ্রামে আগুনে ঝলসে দেওয়া গৃহবধূর মৃত্যু, স্বামী গ্রেফতার

“শিশুদের মানবিক মানুষ হিসেবে গড়ে তুলতে হবে”

বিদেশি বস্তায় নিম্নমানের চাল বিক্রি, জরিমানা গুনলো রাইস মিল মালিক

Bangladesh

Actress Nipun stopped from going to London

Dhaka’s weekend air marks “very unhealthy” on Friday

July uprising : 11 injured sent abroad for treatment, 28 more to follow, foreign ministry says

Chief adviser urges Turkey to relocate industries to Bangladesh

3 committees formed to advise recruitment, transfers of senior officials

International

UK govt ’considering candidates to replace Tulip’: Sunday Times

US Embassy Dhaka welcomes Tracey Ann Jacobson as Chargé d’affaires

Biden cancels trip to Italy as fires rage in California

Trump’s inaugural committee raised a record $170m in donations

Whole streets burn as fires rage around Los Angeles

At least five people have been killed in rampaging wildfires around Los Angeles, officials said Wednesday, with firefighters overwhelmed by the speed and ferocity of multiple blazes. Up to 1,500 buildings have burned in fires that have broken out around America`s second biggest city, forcing over 100,000 people from their homes.

UK extends travel entry scheme to US, Canada, Australia

The UK`s new visa-waiver entry system took effect on Wednesday for passengers from dozens more countries, including millions of annual visitors from the United States, Canada and Australia. The Electronic Travel Authorisation (ETA) scheme similar to the ESTA system in the United States requires visitors who do not need a visa to enter Britain to acquire pre-travel authorisation.

Canadian PM dismisses Trump’s idea to merge Canada into U.S.

Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau on Tuesday dismissed U.S. President-elect Donald Trump`s willingness to use "economic force" to merge Canada into the United States. "There isn`t a snowball`s chance in hell that Canada would become part of the United States," Trudeau wrote on his social media account. "Workers and communities in both our countries benefit from being each other`s biggest trading and security partner," said Trudeau.

Trump announces $20B US investment by Emirati businessman

President-elect Donald Trump on Tuesday announced a $20 billion investment for data centers in the United States by an Emirati company led by billionaire Hussain Sajwani, a close business partner of the Trump family. The investment by DAMAC Properties in the United Arab Emirates is intended to highlight Trump`s personal ability to attract new money for big projects.

POLITICS

Tarique thanks Qatar Emir for support in transporting Khaleda to London

BNP thanks Qatar, UK for facilitating Khaleda’s treatment

Unity essential amid efforts to divide nation: Fakhrul

BNP files application at ICT for killing 2,276 partymen in crossfire

Khaleda reaches London for treatment, meets Tarique for first time in seven years

Sports

Amidst retirement rumours, Tamim ponders Champions Trophy return

Bangladesh`s former captain, Tamim Iqbal`s participation in the forthcoming ICC Champions Trophy is still uncertain. After a meeting with the chief selector of the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB), Tamim said he is expecting a decision in the next two to three days. Tamim met with Gazi Ashraf Hossain, the chief selector, on Wednesday in Sylhet. While meeting him, Tamim said he would make the call after discussing it with his family and well wishers.

New Zealand beats Sri Lanka by 113 runs in rain-hit 2nd ODI to win series

Rachin Ravindra and Mark Chapman made half centuries in a 112-run second-wicket partnership which helped New Zealand to a 113-run win over Sri Lanka in the second one-day international on Wednesday and an unassailable 2-0 lead in the three-match series. Ravindra made 79 from 63 balls and Chapman scored 62 from 52 as New Zealand reached 255-9 batting first in a match reduced by rain to 37 overs per side.

Real Madrid’s Vinicius Junior Banned For Two Matches After Red Card

Hales guides Rangpur Riders to big win over Sylhet

Sylhet post big total vs Riders in front of home crowd

Pakistani batter Fakhar Zaman confident of returning at Champions Trophy

Country

Panchagarh shivers amid season’s lowest temperature

Colorful rally, discussion meeting and cleanliness drive at Chandkhali

Jajira thana OC found dead at police station compound

Removal of illegal fishing nets and gear at the Youth Festival in Paikgacha

Call for new membership of Chittagong Chamber

The Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI), one of the oldest and centenary trade organizations of the country, has invited applications from businessmen of all walks of life for new membership in order to hold a transparent, fair and participatory election. The process of updating and inclusion of the application for new membership is underway.

Ctg court asks to re-investigate case against ex-OC Nazim

A Chattogram court on Tuesday ordered re-investigation into a case filed against former officer-in-charge (OC) of Panchlaish police station Nazim Uddin Majumder and former sub-inspector Abdul Aziz on charges of torturing a relative of a patient in police custody.

5 killed as train hits microbus at Faridpur level crossing

Five people were killed and four others injured as a microbus fell into a pond after being hit by a train on Gerda Level crossing on Rjabari-Bhanga rail route in Sadar upazila of Faridpur district on Tuesday. Four of the deceased were identified as Sayem, 40, son of Masum Sharif, Sadia Zahir, 45, Rani Sharif Bhuiya, 67 and Raihan, 11, all from Narayanganj district while the identity of another deceased could not be known immediately.

CCCI distributes blankets among cold-hit people

The Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI) distributed blankets among the cold-hit people of the city. He inaugurated the blanket distribution program at the chamber office of World Trade Center in Chattogram on Monday afternoon Muhammad Anwar Pasha, Additional Divisional Commissioner (General) and Administrator of Chittagong Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CCCI).

Business

The Government of Bangladesh and JICA signed a record of discussion

Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has signed a record of discussion (R/D) with the Economic Relations Division (ERD), Ministry of Environment, Forest, and Climate Change (MoEFCC), and Bangladesh Forest Department (BFD) of the Government of Bangladesh (GoB) for the project titled ‘Project for Enhancing Coastal Resilience through Technology-based Forest Management’.

Fantastic Friday with Khana’s : Exclusive delights for GPStars

Grameenphone has teamed up with popular local brand Khana’s to make the weekends more delightful with its exciting initiative, Fantastic Friday, starting January 10, 2025. This flagship campaign is designed to make weekends extra enjoyable for GPStar customers through exclusive perks and delicious offers. The collaboration was announced in the presence of Md. Iftekhar Alam, Acting Head of Brand & Market Communications at Grameenphone, and Ehsan Ahmed, Chairman of Khana’s. Both expressed their excitement about this partnership and its aim to create delightful experiences for customers.

Restaurant owners threaten strike if govt doesn’t reconsider VAT hike plan

Celebrate new year with TECNO’s amazing offers on CAMON series

DSEX index gains 4.7 points in early trading

Eastern University and BGAPMEA sign MOU at GAPEXPO Fair

Entertainment

23rd Dhaka International Film Festival to begin on January 11

The 23rd edition of the Dhaka International Film Festival is going to start in Dhaka from January 11 organised by the Rainbow Film Society. The festival will continue till January 19. The festival director, Ahmed Muztaba Zamal, eminent actor Ilias Kanchan, festival chairperson Kishwar Kamal, festival committee member Rafiquzzaman, masterclass coordinator Bidhan Rebeiro and Women in Cinema conference director Sadia Khalid Reeti spoke at the festival`s press conference on January 9 at Dhaka Club.