West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee arrived in Dhaka on Thursday evening on a three-day visit as Dhaka. State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md. Shahriar Alam and Indian High Commissioner in Dhaka Pankaj Saran received the West Bengal chief minister…
We are deeply saddened to inform you of the sad demise of Mrs. Jahanara Begum, mother-in-law of our Executive Director Mr. S.M.A. Rashid. Mrs.Jahanara Begum passed away last night (Wednesday) at her home in Thakurgaon, Dinajpur due to ageing-related illness.…
Jamaat leader Muhammad Kamaruzzaman, sentenced to death for war crimes, will file review petition before the Supreme Court with the 15 days time limit to reconsider his conviction, according to his lawyer. “We are yet to receive the certified copy…
BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, who is staying at her Gulshan office since January 3, is not going to Shaheed Minar this time to pay homage to the language martyrs, according to BNP leaders. However, the senior leaders and activists of…
RDRS Bangladesh has introduced rice seedling transplanter machines here on trial basis under Sustainable and Resilient Farming Systems Intensification (SRFSI) Project during this Boro season at two research farms.
A mobile court and police in separate raids seized huge quantity of contraband Yaba tablets and ganja and arrested five drug traders from different places here last evening, police sources said.
Elite force RAB recovered five cocktails and two petrol bombs from a house in Manikpur under Munshiganj town last night.
A mobile court and police in separate raids seized huge quantity of contraband Yaba tablets and ganja and arrested five drug traders from different places here last evening, police sources said.
Police arrested a local leader of Jamaat-e-Islami from Bak Point area in the district town on charge of subversion on Wednesday.
A Dhaka Thursday deferred hearing in a graft case filed against BNP Standing Committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed and his brother Manjur Ahmed to March 12. Judge-in-Charge Md Imrul Kayes of the Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka passed the…
An alleged YabaYaba trader killed in Cox’s Bazar ‘gunfight’ with BGB trader was killed in a ‘gunfight’ with Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) at Alikhali near the Naf River bank in Teknaf upazila early Thursday.
Police recovered the body of a young man from Putkhali border area here early Thursday.
The industrial estate of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) in Rajshahi metropolis has started making profit with investment by some of the country’s big companies.
A man was injured in an attack by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) in Putkhali border area here early Thursday.
Six people, including five members of police, were injured in a clash that between the law enforcers and the supporters of an accused of a petrol bomb attack case following his arrest from Bhelanagar village of North Eliotganj union parishad…
The BNP-led 20-party alliance Thursday welcomed the letters of UN secretary-general Ban Ki-moon to top leaders of two major parties urging them to sit for a dialogue to overcome the political impasse. “We welcome initiatives taken by all sides including…
Russia and Hungary have signed a cooperation agreement for development of human resources for the nuclear power sector on February 17, 2015 in Budapest during the visit of Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to Hungary. Sergei Kirienko, Director General of Russia’s…
A Correspondent Unidentified miscreants on Thursday set the district unit office of the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on fire. Chair, table, fan and other belongings in the office were damaged in the fire. The District BNP has blamed ruling…
British lawyer Geoffrey Robertson wants trial of some freedom fighters for alleged war crimes perpetrated against surrendered Pakistani troops and Urdu-speaking civilians locally called ‘Biharis’. “There are some severe allegations of war crimes against the Bengali freedom fighters ,” Robertson…
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT-2) has issued the death warrant for Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mohammad Kamaruzzaman who had earlier been convicted of war crimes. The warrant, wrapped with red cloth, was sent to the jail on Thursday afternoon. The three judges…
US President Barack Obama says the US is “not at war with Islam – we are at war with the people who have perverted Islam”. He was speaking to representatives from 60 nations attending a three-day event on extremism that…
Diplomats from various countries stationed in Dhaka held a meeting in the city and discussed political issues to find ways on how they can help Bangladesh resolve the ongoing crisis peacefully. A diplomatic source said the meeting was held at…
Introduction 1. The Rio+20 outcome document, The future we want, inter alia, set out a mandate to establish an Open Working Group to develop a set of sustainable development goals for consideration and appropriate action by the General Assembly at…
The Global Water Partnership (GWP) launched in early February a campaign to maintain a dedicated water goal on the UN post-2015 development agenda. Countries are currently negotiating the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as part of the United Nations Post-2015 Development…
The chief minister of West Bengal Mamata Banarjee is scheduled to arrive in Dhaka Thursday on a 3-day visit. “We hope the visit will deepen Bangladesh’s soul-ties with the West Bengal. We also expect it’ll create supportive environment in settling…