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December 17, 2021

Bangladesh a regional leader, economic force in S Asia: US

US Department of State’s Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Dean Thompson has said Bangladesh continues an impressive journey as a regional leader and an economic force in South Asia, and laid emphasis on working together to realize many opportunitie…

Trafficked teenager rescued in Dhaka, 3 arrested

Rab have rescued a teenage girl who was trafficked from Chattogram to Dhaka’s Fakirapul area and arrested three people in this connection, officials said on Friday.The girl was rescued on Wednesday night from a parked bus of Hanif enterprise at Fakirap…

Indian President wraps up his 3-day Bangladesh visit

Indian President Ram Nath Kovind wrapped up his three-day state visit to Bangladesh on Friday that saw a slew of announcements.Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen saw him off at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 12.40pm, an official said. At 1.0…

An unbreakable bond forged with blood, sacrifice in 1971

Indian President Ram Nath Kovind on Friday said they will remain closely connected with their Bangladeshi friends to jointly achieve development and prosperity, and to meet the aspirations of the people of the two countries.”India values your extraordi…

Virtual concert to address concerns of migrants on Saturday

The International Organization for Migration (IOM) in Bangladesh will host a virtual ‘Concert for Migrants’ to mark International Migrants Day that falls on December 18 and help raise awareness about safe migration.The concert organised for the second …

A Myanmar citizen and Bangladeshi held with arms and drugs

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has detained two drug smugglers including a Myanmar citizen with arms, crystal methamphetamine (Ice) and Yaba from Naf River of Teknaf upazila in Cox’s Bazar.The detainees were identified as Dwin Mohammad, 40, of Teknaf up…

Virtually empowering the visually impaired in Bangladesh

Braille, a tactile writing system, is the only way for the visually impaired to survive in this world.A group of students at Sylhet’s Shahjalal University of Science and Technology (SUST) has just taken it to the next level — by developing an electron…

Woman’s burnt, decomposed body recovered from city dump station

The burnt and decomposing body of an unidentified young woman was recovered from a garbage dump at Bhanga Press in the city’s Jatrabari area on Thursday night.Informed by a local garbage collector named Shafiq, police recovered the body around 11:30 pm…

Boris thanks British Bangladeshis, says “Joy Bangla”

British Prime Minister Boris Johnson has extended his thanks to British Bangladeshis for everything they have done in their struggle against Covid and said they look forward to the next 50 years of friendship between Britain and Bangladesh.“Let’s look …

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