On International Migrants Day this year we celebrate the extraordinary contributions that migrants make to societies all over the world. Migration flows today are at unprecedented levels: the number of people living and working outside their country of birth well…
Four new sites designated Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems for innovation, sustainability and adaptability Four traditional farming systems in Bangladesh and Japan have been designated today by FAO as “Globally Important Agricultural Heritage Systems.” They include Bangladesh’s floating gardens, a…
Hinting that Khaleda Zia will one day face trial for patronising war criminals including the executed ones, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said there will be no existence of the cohorts of the defeated forces in Bangladesh.
Indian police recovered the body of a Bangladeshi youth from a river in Indian territory opposite to Bontara border in Sadar upazila.
At least 15 people, including traders, were injured in a clash between traders and Bangladesh Chhatra League activists of Dhaka College in the city’s New Market area on Thursday.
Special correspondent Golam Nabi of Natore, could not progress in academic education but dreamt to be self-reliant. He began fish farming in 1994 with a small funding of his own.
Court Correspondent The Speedy Trial Tribunal-1 of Dhaka on Thursday completed recording the depositions of Awami League Advisory Committee member Suranjit Sengupta MP in the August 21 grenade cases.
STAFF REPORTER Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal yesterday said the government would soon take initiatives for holding the trial of war criminals residing in Pakistan.
Court Correspondent A Dhaka court on Thursday deferred the hearing on charge framing against 46 BNP leaders and activists including Acting Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir until January 28, 2016 in the case filed for alleged crude bomb explosion…
CNN – Despite strong opposition from China, the Obama administration authorized a $1.83 billion weapons sale to Taiwan Wednesday, marking the first U.S. arms shipment to the island in four years. Consisting almost exclusively of defensive weapons, the military package…
Joint Statement by Secretary General Maulana Muhammad Zafarullah Khan and Minority Affairs Advisor Shree Sanjeeb Chowdhury of Bangladesh Khelafat Andolon (Bangladesh Khelafat Movement We are unequivocally expressing our condemnation of the cowardly attack by miscreants on ISKCON (International Society for…
Brussels – As global humanitarian needs are set to reach a historic high in 2016, the European Commission is stepping up its humanitarian budget to record levels. The European Commission on Thursday adopted its humanitarian aid budget for 2016. With…
Bandarban – Seven labourers were killed and eight others injured as a truck slewed sideways into a roadside ditch for obscure visibility caused by dense fog at Yeangcha in Lama Upazila on Thursday morning.
The nation celebrates the 45th Victory Day today with patriotic fervor and a fresh vow to achieve the ideals the Shaheeds of the glorious War of Liberation – who made possible the victory through their supreme sacrifices – cherished. The…
Historic Suhrawardy Udyan resonated with the national anthem as thousands of citizens joined the chorus to observe the 44th anniversary of Bangladesh’s victory over Pakistan with a call to fight against terrorism. It was here, 44 years ago, that the…
Dhaka – The Pakistan High Commission on Wednesday refuted media reports on alleged involvement of one of its female diplomats in terror financing here terming those reports “utterly baseless”. In a “rebuttal” note, the High Commission said all “diplomatic norms…
By Tamara Khandaker It may have started out in jest, but two Canadians are now profiting off a smog “red alert” in Beijing, as Chinese people buy canisters of fresh air from the Rocky Mountains. From December 8 to December…
The government issued a gazette notification on the 8th pay scale for public servants on Tuesday with retrospective effect from July, 2015.
At least 24 people were killed and 58 others injured in road accidents in the capital, and Sirajganj, Rajshahi, Jessore, Rangpur and Bagerhat districts.
At least five people were inured in a clash between the activists of Islami Chhatra Shibir and Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) on Chittagong College campus here on Wednesday.
RU Correspondent The authority of Rajshahi Universiy (RU) has celebrated the national victory day amid festivity and various programs.
DU Correspondent Tens of thousands of people on Wednesday sung Bangladesh’s national anthem ‘Amar Sonar Bangla, Ami Tomay Bhalobashi’ (My Bengal of Gold, I love you) at the Suhrawardy Udyan where the Bangalees’ charter of freedom was written 44 years…
Election Commission (EC) is closely monitoring different allegations against the candidates and ‘important’ persons who are campaigning on behalf of the contestants in the upcoming municipality polls by violating the election code of conduct.
Special Correspondent Kurigram-After implementing the Land Boundary Agreement between India and Bangladesh, people of the now-defunct Indian enclaves Dashiarchhara and Basposai Vitorkuti in Kurigram and Lalmonirhat districts freely observed the 45th victory day of Bangladesh with much enthusiasm yesterday.
STAFF REPORTER The nation celebrated the 45th Victory Day yesterday with a vow to impose a ban on the politics of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, a platform of war criminals who committed crimes against humanity during the country’s Liberation War in 1971.
BNP leaders and supporters were out in the streets yesterday after a long absence to celebrate the 45th Victory Day.
Governments around the world have for the first time in history committed to cutting greenhouse gas emissions to tackle climate change, signalling an end to the fossil fuel era. Heads of businesses and organisations give their reactions to this landmark…
The Prime Minister and her cabinet members do not speak of anything regarding deaths and killings at present. They all are reiterating the murders, rapes and killings that happened more than 44 years ago.