Bangladesh will host a two-day world peace conference in November this year, marking the ongoing birth centenary celebration of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman

Bangladesh will host a two-day world peace conference in November this year, marking the ongoing birth centenary celebration of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
Dhaka, Mar 23: The government of Bangladesh on Monday acknowledged with deep gratitude the decision of the government of India to confer the Gandhi Peace Prize 2020 to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, given posthumously for the first time.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said the government is committed to sustaining Bangladesh’s recognition as a developing country through the expansion of education and building skilled workforce and worthy citizens.
The 12th anniversary of the atrocious carnage at the Pilkhana BDR (now BGB) headquarters in the capital is being observed on Thursday.
By Kalinga Seneviratne SYDNEY (IDN) – The release of a report into a landmark four-year investigation into the behaviour of Australians special forces known as the SAS (Special Air Service) in Afghanistan, seem to have shocked the nation, judging from…
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday called upon all to get united for tackling the coronavirus situation instead of confusing the nation with the ‘virus of division’.
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Former Pakistan cricketer Shoaib Akhtar said he is ready to coach fast bowlers from any country — even if an offer from arch-rivals India came his way.
News Desk Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will address the nation this evening on the occasion of Bangla Nabo Barsho (Bengali New Year) 1427.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will brief the nation on the overall coronavirus situation in the country on March 25, Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said Monday.
Stating that the low presence of voters in the recent city polls is an ‘ominous sign’ for the nation, Jatiya Oikyafront convener Dr Kamal Hossain on Tuesday said the two mayors-elect of Dhaka south and north city corporations are not…
The outgoing year, 2019, has been a very shocking year for Bangladesh as the nation saw a number of sensational murders that grabbed the international headlines.
Dhaka, Dec 15 – The nation is set to celebrate the 49th Victory Day on Monday with elaborate programmes to pay deep homage to the martyrs who laid down their lives for the country during the Liberation War in 1971.
The nation is set to observe the Martyred Intellectuals’ Day tomorrow in a befitting manner.
Dhaka, Jan 03 – Jatiya Oikya Front leaders, who have been elected Member of Parliament (MP) in the just concluded general elections, won’t take the oath and not join the 11th parliament, said Oikya Front spokesperson Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has announced two days of national mourning for the victims of Bangladesh’s worst-ever hostage crisis. At least 20 hostages, mostly foreigners, were found dead inside an upscale Dhaka cafe after commandos took out six gunmen to…
The Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) on Wednesday directed all organisations related to emergency services to take special steps to keep their services operational during the upcoming Eid vacation.It asked the ministries, departments and organisations concerned to inform the PMO regarding…
The Primary Education Completion (PEC) and Junior School Certificate (JSC) examinations will be held this year as usual as a proposal of the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education seeking cancellation of the PEC examinations of class V did not…
The falter of outdated surveillance equipment at Dhaka airport could not be more exposed as in the delay in landing of a flight carrying the Prime Minister and her entourage from Saudi Arabia on June 7 last. This happened at…
Bangladesh Bank and all other scheduled banks will remain closed on July 4 but those will remain open on July 16. Bangladesh Bank on Sunday took the decision, said its deputy spokesman Anwarul Islam. Earlier, the central bank took decision…
Bank branches will remain open on July 2 and 3 in industrial areas of Dhaka, Chittagong, Narayanganj, Gazipur and Savar, aiming to facilitate the disbursement of salaries to garment workers by factory owners. The central bank took the decision on…
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the Dhaka-Chittagong and Joydebpur-Mymensingh four-lane highways on July 2. The minister disclosed this while inaugurating the Mobile One-stop Motorcycle Registration programme of Bangladesh Road Transport Authority…
Awami League, the country’s oldest political party, is observing its 67th founding anniversary today (Thursday). Founded on June 23, 1949, at the historic Rose Garden in the old part of Dhaka, the party played the lead role in all the…
Primary and Mass Education Minister Mostafizur Rahman on Tuesday said there will be no Primary Education School Certificate (PESC) examination for the Class V students from this year. The minister came up with the disclosure while talking to reporters at…
British Queen Elizabeth II will present Queen’s Young Leaders Award to an exceptional young man from Bangladesh at a ceremony at Buckingham Palace, London on Thursday. As the Commonwealth celebrates The Queen’s 90th birthday, this year’s Award winner, Osama Bin…
Two Bangladeshi nationals were shot to death by members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) along Charaldanga border in Gomastapur upazila on Monday. The deceased were identified as Jabdul Haq Bhadu, 32, son of Daud Ali of Radhanagar village, and…
War criminal and death row convict Jamaat-e-Islami leader Mir Quasem Ali was shifted to Dhaka Central Jail from Kashimpur Jail in Gazipur on Monday morning. Law enforcers along with Quasem started for the capital from Kashimpur Jail part-2 around 7.15am,…
Accusing the government of trying to establish its control over the media, BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia on Wednesday called upon journalists to put up a united resistance against it. “I urge the journalists to get united and create a strong…
Dhaka – Parliament on Thursday passed the ‘Anti Corruption Commission (Amendment) Bill 2016’ empowering the police to investigate some fraud and forgery charges instead of by the Anti Corruption Commission. Agriculture Minister Begum Matia Chowdhury, who is also in charge…
Leaders and activists of BNP and its associate bodies observed the 35th death anniversary of its founder and late president Ziaur Rahman with various programmes. BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, also the widow of Zia, together with party leaders and activists…