Bangladesh’s relations with World Bank (WB) will reach a new height, with the top official of this global development partner visiting Dhaka this week to recognise the country’s significant success in poverty reduction and mark the “End Poverty Day”. Jim…
Health Desk A recent research carried out at the University of Michigan examined how the negative quality of marriage can be a contributing factor to weight gain, possibly leading to obesity, when couples are stressed. The results though varied by…
Dhaka – Chinese President Xi Jinping left here for Goa, India on Saturday morning wrapping up his historic two-day state visit to Bangladesh.
New York – In an unprecedented step, the Committee to Protect Journalists today released a statement recognizing that a Donald Trump presidency would represent a threat to press freedom. In response to Trump’s threats and vilification of the media during…
New York–The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Thailand’s military government to lift a blanket censorship order on television news broadcasters imposed in the wake of King Bhumibol Adulyadej’s death yesterday.
An online campaign to decriminalize defamation in India is being led by a member of the country’s main opposition party. “Criminal defamation can lead to people being put in jail for something they have said publicly. This law needs to…
Bangla Academy Director General Professor Shamsuzzaman Khan has reportedly been threatened with death on his mobile phone, bdnews24.com reported.
Dhaka – Global Handwashing Day-2016 will be observed today in Bangladesh as elsewhere in the globe. The day marks the campaign to motivate and mobilize people around the world to improve their handwashing habits by washing their hands with soap…
United Nations (AP/UNB) – An Israeli human rights group urged the U.N. Security Council on Friday to take decisive action now to end the country’s occupation of Palestinian territory. Hagai El-Ad, executive director of B’Tselem, told an informal council meeting…
New York — Forty medical experts at a New York hospital Friday successfully separated conjoined twins attached at the head after a 20-hour procedure. Officials at Brooklyn’s Montefiore Medical Center said the 13-month-old boys, Jadon and Anias McDonald, were recovering…
Dhaka – Bangladesh and China on Friday signed loans and investment deals worth over US$ 24 billion with Chinese President Xi Jinping saying the Bangladesh-China relations are now at ‘new historical’ turning point and heading towards a ‘promising future’. The…
El-Arish (AP/UNB) — Suspected Islamic militants in Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula attacked an army checkpoint on Friday, killing 12 soldiers and wounding eight, according to security and medical officials. The officials said the attack took place about 80 kilometers (50 miles)…
Masum Billah With a view to addressing the challenges girls face and promoting girls’ empowerment and the fulfilment of their human rights International Day of the Girl Child is celebrated every yea on 11 October globally. Education is essential for…
Dhaka – An extensive study led by a researcher at Lund University in Sweden has mapped the effects of small farmers on the rain forests of Southeast Asia for the first time. The findings are discouraging, with regard to environmental…
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) members arrested 39 people at Shah Amanat International Airport here on Thursday while they were going to Libya illegally.
Dhaka – Visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping has expressed his desire to have Bangladesh at China’s side in geopolitics, BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir says after Xi’s meeting with his party chief Khaleda Zia. The BNP chairperson met Xi…
Dhaka-The expatriate Bangladeshis working in Saudi Arabia sent the highest amount of US$ 600.51 million remittance during the July-September period of the current fiscal year.
A woman has allegedly taken her own life by taking poison after ‘killing’ her minor boy at Balia village in Tala upazila.
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said the first-ever Bimstec outreach meeting with its leaders will be a significant event and hoped that it will yield dividends for all.
Dhaka-India continues to have serious levels of widespread hunger forcing it to be ranked a lowly 97 among 118 develop ing countries for which the Global Hunger Index (GHI) was calculated this year. Countries worse than India include extremely poor…
Dhaka – Chinese President Xi Jinping on Friday said there is ample scope to expand ties between Bangladesh and China in the areas of economic, trade, agriculture and industrial sectors.He also assured of considering the matter of increasing Bangladesh’s export…
Dhaka-Bangladesh and China have signed 27 deals on cooperation in a number of sectors, among which are coastal disaster management and construction of a Karnaphuli tunnel. The deals, signed on Friday, altogether relate to 15 agreements and MoUs and 12…
DHAKA- President Abdul Hamid has sought duty-free and quota-free entry of all Bangladeshi products into the Chinese market to address the current trade imbalance.”We would request you to allow all Bangladeshi products duty-free and quota-free entry into the Chinese market…
Dhaka: Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on Friday proposed strengthening relations between Bangladesh parliament and China’s National People’s Congress. She came up with the proposal during a meeting with visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping at Hotel Le Meridien in the city.…
Dhaka: President Abdul Hamid on Friday entertained visiting Chinese President Xi Jinping with Dhakai Kachchi Biriyani, Shami Kabab and Aloo-Bukhara chutney as he hosted dinner in honour of his Chinese counterpart at Bangabhaban. The Bangladesh President laid out 10 items…
Dhaka – WFM Nazrana Khan Eva clinched the 36th National Women Chess Championship title with unbeaten record, dethroning WIM Shamima Akter Liza after the 11th and final round at Bangladesh Chess Federation hall-room on Friday.Eva, hailing from Manikganj district, secured…
Dhaka: Chinese President Xi Jinpin on Friday said there is ample scope to expand ties between Bangladesh and China in the areas of economic, trade, agriculture and industrial sectors. He also assured of considering the matter of increasing Bangladesh’s export…
Dhaka – Arambagh Krira Sangha beat Sheikh Russel Krira Chakra by 1-0 goal in the 10th round match of the JB Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) Football that began at Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Friday after a recess of 13…
Dhaka – Bangladesh’s golfer Siddikur Rahman vividly stay in the race of $1,100,000 Venetian Macao Open after the cut-round at Macau Golf and Country Club on Friday.Siddikur moved up to admiring joint 7th slot from joint 16th in the 2nd…
Dhaka – From a leading position, Bangladesh conceded a narrow 32-35 points defeat against South Korea in their 3rd Pool A match in the 12-team Kabaddi World Cup-2016 in the Indian city of Ahmedabad on Thursday night.With this defeat, the…