The search committee will meet President Abdul Hamid on Monday evening at Bangabhaban, and is likely to propose 10 names to him for appointing the new chief election commissioner (CEC) and four commissioners. “The search committee is scheduled to meet…
Muggers have snatched Tk 500,000 from two women after opening fire on them in broad daylight at Uttara in the capital.Four men, riding on two motorcycles, opened fire on them in front of Jamuna Bank at Sector-3 on Sunday.
Bangladesh has so far received US$ 448.65 million as assistance from different agencies to face adverse impacts of climate changes, Environment and Forests Minister Anwar Hossain Manju told Parliament on Sunday. Besides, Bangladesh got commitment of US$ 175 million from…
Bangladesh has requested its international partners to support it in implementing the relocation plan of Rohingyas to Hatiya by providing assistance in developing the island and transporting the Myanmar nationals living in Bangladesh to the new place of their residence.…
Nepal’s capital Kathmandu has been dubbed as the seventh most polluted city in the world, thanks to rampant air and water pollution. Numbeo recently made public the pollution ranking of 290 cities around the world.With pollution index 97.73, Kathmandu featured…
The notion that Russia can persuade Pyongyang to stop its nuclear program is a misreading of reality source:NK News
Iran is holding a military exercise on Saturday to test its missile and radar systems, a day after US President Donald Trump’s administration imposed sanctions on Tehran for a recent ballistic missile test.The United States sanctioned 13 individuals and 12…
The Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF) 2017 ended with a record Tk 243.44 crore worth export orders. Besides, the businesspeople sold products worth Tk 113.53 crore in the 35-day long 22nd DITF, it was disclosed at the closing ceremony of…
Local MP Hasibur Rahman on Saturday claimed that Samakal journalist Abdul Hakim Shimul was killed in gunshots fired by Shahjadpur municipality mayor Halimul Haque Miru. “While discharging his professional duty, journalist Shimul received bullet openly fired by the municipality mayor,”…
Urgent action is needed to prevent salt intrusion causing severe damage to rice production and loss of drinking water in Bangladesh and Vietnam, according to reports by the World Bank and the Norwegian Institute of Bioeconomy Research (NIBIO). The reports…
Militants on Friday blew up a school in the city of Rafah in Egypt’s northern Sinai Peninsula, according to a local security source, APA reports quoting Anadolu Agency.”Terrorists remotely detonated a bomb planted in a school in Rafah’s Al-Rasm neighborhood,”…
Authorities say they believe the man who attacked soldiers in front of Paris’ Louvre Museum on Friday is a 29-year-old Egyptian national who traveled to the French capital from Dubai. Authorities have not yet formally confirmed his name or full…
The death toll from the road accident occurred this morning rose to eight as another victim succumed to her injuries at Chittagong Medical College Hospital (CMCH). Earlier, seven people were killed and 15 others injured as a cargo-loaded truck ran…
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas was given a hearty send off as he left Dhaka for home today after wrapping up his three-day official visit to Bangladesh. The Palestinian president paid his maiden official visit to Bangladesh from February 1-3 at…
S.Korea can count on 100% U.S. “steadfast defense commitment,” Mattis says source:NK News
Gang-rapes, killings, including of children, brutal beatings, disappearances and other serious human rights violations by Myanmar’s security forces in a sealed-off area north of Maungdaw in northern Rakhine State have been detailed in a new UN report issued Friday. The…
European Union leaders meet on Malta on Friday to endorse plans they hope can forestall a new wave spring of migrants sailing for Italy from Africa, but aware that anarchy in Libya means any quick fix is a long shot.…
Another case was filed against national cricketer Arafat Sunny and his mother Nargis Akter under the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act by a woman who claims to be his wife. The woman, Nasrin Sultana, filed the case with the…
Bangladesh today rolled out the red carpet as Palestine President Mahmoud Abbas arrived here on a three-day official visit. President Abdul Hamid and senior ministers in the cabinet received the Palestinian leader as a 21 gun salute heralded his arrival,…
Bangladesh’s decision to gradually relocate the documented and undocumented Rohingyas to Noakhali’s Hatiya Island will be a ‘temporary arrangement’, considering the ‘humanitarian ground’. “This is a very temporary arrangement that we need to make. We want Myanmar to take back…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said all need to encourage their children to read literature as it can prevent them from slipping into a wrong path. “We can rescue our children from the wrong path they are following these…
A red carpet was rolled out as Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrived here on Wednesday on a three-day official visit at the invitation of his Bangladesh counterpart Abdul Hamid. President Hamid received the Palestinian President near the VVIP Tarmac of…
Bangladesh Ambassador in Nepal Mashfee Binte Shams has announced the government’s plan to buy hydroelectric power at a roundtable in Kathmandu.She has said Bangladesh is ready to invest $2 billion for hydropower projects. She also shared Bangladesh’s renewable energy experiences…
Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas arrives here on Wednesday on a three-day official visit to advance the ‘special relations’ with Bangladesh. A special flight carrying Abbas and his entourage is scheduled to land at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 5pm, said…
The visiting delegation of the Advisory Commission on Rakhine State on Tuesday said providing citizenship to and ensuring the dignity of Muslims in Myanmar’s Rakhine State is the key to have a better situation there. “Yes, this is the key…
The search committee, formed by President Abdul Hamid, on Tuesday shortlisted 20 people examining 125 names proposed by 25 political parties to appoint as new election commissioners. Cabinet secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam came up with the announcement after a meeting…
The month-long ‘Amar Ekushey Boi Mela’ will kick off in the capital on Wednesday. A three-day ‘International Literature Conference’ will also be held at the fair venue from Thursday, the 2nd day of the book fair.
The High Court has pulled up the government over formulating a law on constituting the Election Commission (EC).On Monday, the bench of justices Jahangir Hossain and Md Jahangir Hossain issued a rule asking why the government would not be directed…
The 20-Party alliance led by the BNP has decided to suggest names for the election commissioners.Despite being sceptical about the neutrality of the search committee constituted to form the next Election Commission, it has nevertheless decided to respond to the…
The British government came under increasing pressure on Monday to cancel US President Donald Trump’s future state visit with the Queen following mounting outrage over his travel ban on mainly Muslim countries. The government has also been facing growing criticism…