Bangladesh and Myanmar are likely to finalise an agreement on the ‘physical arrangement’ on Monday to start the repatriation of Rohingyas from Bangladesh to Myanmar. A 14-member Bangladesh delegation, led by Foreign Secretary M Shahidul Haque, will leave here for…
Making it clear that the next general election will be held as per the Constitution, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday expressed her high optimism that all the parties registered with the Election Commission will take part in the polls…
Dhaka, Jan 11– Expressing concern at surveillance of cybercrime, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) on Thursday said the misuse of surveillance of cybercrime can lead to the risk of curbing freedom of speech and freedom of expression.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged all concerned to create awareness among the people about the projects and programmes under taken by the government for their welfare and also encourage them to participate in the implementation process. “Participation and cooperation…
Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited (BAPEX) has undertaken initiative to develop 108 wells for increasing supply of natural gas aimed at ensuring energy security and its production. “Of the wells, the BAPEX would search 53 wells, dig 35…
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Thursday said top scholar of Indian Tabligh Jamaat Maulana Saad Kandhalvi will not join the 53rd Biswa Ijtema, beginning on Friday. He disclosed the decision while talking to reporters after a meeting with the Sura…
Dhaka, Jan 10 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday called BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia an ‘insane’ for her recent remarks over the Padma Bridge.
Dhaka, Jan 10 – Bangladesh needs to proactively engage the two economic powers – India and China – on trade and investment, said a leading economist on Wednesday.
Traffic resumed on Dhaka Airport Road as a faction of Tabligh Jamaat followers withdrew their barricade after four-and-a-half-hour demonstration in protest against the arrival of a top leader of the organisation from India. A good number of Tabligh Jamaat men…
Ousted Pakistani Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has said Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was not a rebel, but was made into one. Sharif came up with the remark while talking to a group of lawyers gathered at Punjab House, Islamabad on Tuesday,…
By International Organization for Migration Geneva, Jan 9 (IOM) – IOM, the UN Migration Agency, reports that 1,072 migrants and refugees entered Europe by sea during the first week of 2018, with around 450 each landing in Italy and Greece…
Dhaka, Jan 9 – Environment and Forest Minister Anisul Islam Mahmud on Tuesday said the government is implementing clean air and sustainable environment (CASE) project to check air pollution in Dhaka and Chittagong.
Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Md. Assaduzzaman Mia on Tuesday said that there are imbalances and inconsistencies in the organogram of police force. “As a result, overall supervision including maintaining domestic discipline, law and order and intensive supervision is being hampered,…
Lowest temperature recorded 4.8 °C in Dinajpur Dhaka, Jan 9 – The overall situation of the cold wave, sweeping over parts of the country over the last few days, is gradually improving as the temperature across the country rose by…
North Korea has said it will send a delegation to the 2018 Winter Olympic Games, taking place in South Korea in February, says Seoul.
Bone-chilling cold gripped the country, especially the northern districts, with the lowest-ever 2.6 degrees Celsius temperature being recorded in Panchagarh’s Tentulia on Monday, as the cold wave keeps on battering normal life and leading to the deaths of a number…
President Abdul Hamid on Monday asked the police to ensure services without harassment as the people go to them (police) as last resort. “The peace-loving people usually don’t go to Thana or Police in this country. They go to police…
Dhaka, Jan 8 – Tentulia Upazila of Panchagarh the northernmost district of Bangladesh on Monday morning experienced 2.6 degree Celsius, the lowest temperature of in 50 years, with poor people hard bearing the real brunt.
Dhaka, 07 Jan – President Abdul Hamid on Sunday urged all, including the ruling and opposition parties, to play their proper and effective role together in Parliament in fulfilling the aspirations of people.
The government is losing around Taka 700 crore duties every year due to illegal import, mainly through luggage, of unauthorized mobile phone sets. “The government has been losing huge amount of duties due to the sale of unauthorized mobile sets…
Dhaka, Jan 6 – At least two elderly women died in Thakurgaon on Saturday besides three others in Kurigram overnight as the northern districts bore the brunt of a cold wave crossing over of the country.
Donald Trump has rejected doubts over his mental health raised in a bombshell new book, describing the book as “fiction” and the author as a “fraud”. His remarks followed an earlier rebuttal on Twitter, in which the president claimed he…
Dhaka, Jan 6 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the January 5 election of 2014 was not a voterless election like the ones held during Ershad and Khaleda Zia’s regimes.
Inspector General of Police (IGP) AKM Shahidul Hoque said on Saturday that it is not possible to control drugs and militancy only by applying law and filing cases. Speaking at a press conference on the occasion of police week in…
Although more than 90 percent of Rohingyas in Cox’s Bazar have received emergency food assistance, a major concern is limited access to a well-diversified and balanced diet, says a new study. The Rohingya Emergency Vulnerability Assessment (REVA) was carried out…
By Katie Hunt, CNN Hong Kong (CNN) China’s Tiangong-1 space lab was billed as a potent symbol of the country’s rise when it launched in 2011. Now, the lab is out of control and expected to crash-land on Earth by…
Dhaka, 05 Jan – A mild cold wave has been sweeping across Bangladesh causing immense sufferings for the poor people and dense fog that had come in its wake has disrupted flights and river ferry services.
Dhaka International Trade Fair (DITF), 2018 witnessed a significant influx of visitors on Friday, the first weekend of the month-long trade fair at Sher-e Bangla Nagar in the capital. As city dwellers took the opportunity of the holiday to visit…
The OIC Independent Permanent Human Rights Commission (IPHRC) on Friday said the situation of Rohingyas carries the hallmark of an organised campaign of ethnic cleansing, which is a crime against humanity under international law and must be stopped by all…
By Kara Fox, CNN (CNN) Excerpts from journalist Michael Wolff’s forthcoming book “Fire and Fury: Inside the Trump White House” detail salacious allegations and explosive insight into background conversations thought to have shaped US President Donald Trump’s first year in…