Jashore, June 12 (UNB)- District police on Wednesday received the arrest warrant issued against former officer-in-charge of Feni’s Sonagazi Police Station Moazzem Hossain. He is hailing from Dalmil Raipara of the city’s Chanchra area. Now his two brothers and a…
The 2nd Bangladesh Film Festival organised by the Embassy of Bangladesh was started at the Yongsan Art Hall of Seoul on Tuesday. Chairman, Korea-Bangladesh Parliamentary Friendship Group Kim Kisun, MP and Mayor of Yongsan County Jang-Hyun Sung were Guests of…
Dhaka, June 12 (UNB) – Bangladesh has moved nine steps down in the Global Peace Index (GPI) 2019, produced by the Institute for Economics and Peace. This is the thirteenth edition of the Global Peace Index (GPI), which ranks 163…
Dhaka, June 11 (UNB)— Bangladesh and the United States have agreed to work toward security and economic cooperation and enhancing people-to-people ties in support of a stable and prosperous Indo-Pacific region. The two countries acknowledged the continuing challenge of terrorism,…
Yuxi City (Yunnan), June 12 (UNB) – Bangladesh has raised the Rohingya issue in an international media forum here and sought more Chinese and other Asian nations’ involvement to solve the Rohingya crisis for regional peace and stability. Bangladesh stressed…
Dhaka, June 12 – A rape victim on Tuesday evening sued Keraniganj Police Station OC of Dhaka and 10 others for kidnapping and raping her and the court directed the Police Bureau of Investigation (PBI) to submit a report after…
Dhaka, June 12 – A Dhaka court on Tuesday sentenced two persons to life term imprisonment for stealing a newborn baby from Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) and trafficking about a decade ago. The life term sentenced convicts are Jharna…
Dhaka, June 12 – A vacation bench of the High Court on Tuesday sent a petition filed by BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia challenging the government’s move to hold trials in 17 cases against her inside the Keraniganj Central Jail,…
Dhaka – Bangladesh played out a goalless draw with Laos in their second-leg match to earn right to play in round-2 of the joint qualification phase for the FIFA World Cup 2022 and AFC Asian Cup’ 2023 at Bangabandhu National…
Dhaka – Tuesday’s match between Asian rivals Bangladesh and Sri Lanka at Bristol was called off without a ball being bowled due to rain. The match referee made the call at 1:57pm (Bangladesh time 6:57pm). Bangladesh were looking to make…
Dhaka, June 11 (UNB) – The government is going to procure some 2,50,000 metric tonnes of paddy directly from farmers so that they can enjoy the benefits of farming, said Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder on Tuesday. The minister came…
Dhaka, June 11 (UNB)- The country’s macroeconomics is currently under pressure, claimed Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya, distinguished fellow of Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD) on Tuesday. He blamed the shortfall of revenue, problems in the banking sector and pressure on the…
Dhaka, June 10 (UNB)-Bangladesh’s export earnings from Ready-Made Garment (RMG) sector earned $31.73 billion in the first 11 months of the fiscal (July to May), up 12.82 percent from the corresponding period of the last fiscal, when it was $28.12…
Dhaka, Jun 10 – Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) temporarily suspended its director Khandaker Enamul Basir on allegations of leaking information in violation of the rules. According to a report broadcast on private TV channel ATN News yesterday (June 9), ACC director…
Dhaka, June 10 – Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has fined 16 internet providers Tk 20.20 lakh and filed cases against four others for providing internet connections without licences. The cases were filed with Sonadanga Model Police Station in Khulna,…
Dhaka, Jun 10 – Jatiya Oikya Front will forge a greater unity with all the pro-liberation and anti-government political parties to wage a strong movement for the ‘restoration’ of democracy. “We’ll forge greater unity. We’ll continue our movement for the…
Dhaka -BTV World and Bangla TV will broadcast live the 2nd-leg match of the joint pre-qualification round for the FIFA World Cup 2022 and AFC Asian Cup 2023 between hosts Bangladesh and touring Laos on Tuesday at 7pm at the…
The first budget session of the 11th parliament formed through the December-30 general election will begin on Tuesday. Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal will place the proposed national budget in the House on Thursday. The size of the budget for…
Kunming (Yunnan), June 9 (UNB) – China has said its Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) has brought new opportunities for Bangladesh and other countries in South and Southeast Asia. “We’re making every effort to speed up and make the region…
Dhaka, June 9 – The sixth Agriculture Census of Bangldesh began in the country on Sunday to collect the latest information on crops, fisheries and livestock resources. According to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), the census will continue till…
Dhaka – Bangladeshi archers will start their World Archery Championship and OG QT World Ranking competition on Monday with an aim to qualify for the upcoming Tokyo Olympics 2020. The competition is scheduled to take place at s-Hertogenbosch in Netherlands…
Dhaka, June 8 – An immigration police officer at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport has been suspended over the travel of a Biman Bangladesh Airlines pilot to Qatar without his passport. On June 5, Captain Fazal Mahmud reached Doha Hamad International…
Chattogram, June 9 – Two suspected drug dealers were killed in an alleged gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Fatehpur in Feni Sadar Upazila on early Sunday. The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. Rab raided…
Dhaka – Bangladesh National Football Team started their training session at Bangabandhu National Stadium here on Saturday ahead of their upcoming home match for the joint pre-qualifications for FIFA World Cup 2022 and AFC Asian Cup 2023 against Laos. After…
Dhaka – Bangladesh and England are gearing up for their battle in the ICC Men’s World Cup which is scheduled for Saturday. Before the match, England captain Eoin Morgan said this set-up of Bangladesh team is more experienced than the…
Khulna, June 7 (UNB) – There is a reserve of 5.6 crore tonnes of carbon in the Bangladesh part of the Sundarbans, says a survey of the Forest Department. This carbon worth Tk 18,816 crore could be extracted without causing…
Cox’s Bazar, June 7 – Three Rohingya youths were killed in an alleged gunfight with police in connection with the kidnap of a minor girl in Teknaf Upazila while a suspected drug peddler was killed in Comilla on early Friday.…
Finland, June 6 – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged expatriate Awami League leaders and workers to give a befitting reply to the BNP-Jamaat which, she said, is carrying out false propaganda and hatching conspiracies against the country. “The BNP-Jamaat…
London (AP/UNB) – New Zealand beat Bangladesh by two wickets after a thrilling end to their day-night match at the Oval. Set 245 to win, New Zealand was cruising at 218-5 in the 43rd over, but the loss in consecutive…
Dhaka, June 5 — The celebration of Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest festival of Muslims in Bangladesh, was dampened by incessant rainfall since Wednesday morning. On this day, people usually go out in a festive mood but the downpour forced many to…