President Joe Biden, speaking at a summit of Arab leaders, said Saturday that the United States “will not walk away” from the Middle East as he tries to ensure stability in a volatile corner of the globe and boost the worldwide flow of oil to reverse r…
Law Minister Anisul Huq on Saturday said that as the highest court of the country has declared caretaker government system illegal, there won’t be any such government in the country before the next general elections.The minister added that the governme…
Bengal governor Jagdeep Dhankhar is likely to become the country’s next Vice-President, with India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party on Saturday naming him as its candidate for the coveted constitutional post.”Dhankhar is a ‘kisan putra’ (son of a farmer…
The government has allocated assistance to repair or rebuild just 6,000 houses damaged in the recent floods in Sylhet, even though more than 40,000 houses were damaged.According to the government’s own figures, 40,091 houses were damaged in Sylhet dist…
Some four days after a 35-year-old woman was tied to a tree and beaten up in Koyra upazila of Khulna over a land dispute, police on Saturday claimed to have arrested two men in the case.The arrestees have been identified as Arafat Hossain and Saidur Ra…
Parents of two minors and a kazi – legally empowered to register Muslim marriages and divorces – were sentenced to six months imprisonment for their involvement in child marriages in Bagerhat.Musabberul Islam, Bagerhat Sadar upazila nirbahi officer (UN…
Environmental issues are holding back the export of Bangladesh’s leather to Europe and the US and a potential earning of up to $10 billion a year, according to traders and exporters.Industries are selling raw (wet blue) leather at $1 per square foot to…
The World Bank on Friday approved a loan of $500 million to help Bangladesh improve disaster preparedness against inland flooding in 14 flood-prone districts, benefiting over 1.25 million people.The Resilient Infrastructure for Adaptation and Vulnerabi…
European Union (EU) Ambassador and Head of Delegation to Bangladesh Charles Whitely has hoped that Bangladesh-EU ties would grow significantly in the next 10 years.The ambassador attended the programme “Meet the ambassador,” hosted by the Centre for Go…
Egyptian Ambassador to Bangladesh Haytham Ghobashy has urged the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) to look into the possibility of setting up joint ventures in the apparel and textiles industries in Egypt.The ambassador…
At least 65km of the road network has been badly damaged due to the recent flooding in Sylhet City Corporation.According to the officials of the Road and Highways Department, LGED and City Corporation, the roads have been affected most during the flood…
Consumers Association of Bangladesh (CAB) has urged the government to readjust edible oil prices in the country following their continuous downward trend in the international market.SM Nazer Hossain, Vice-President of the CAB central committee made the…
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