January 18, 2023

Mild cold wave is sweeping Kishoreganj, Nilphamari, Panchagarh and Kurigram districts and it may spread, the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) said Sunday morning.Temperature between 8 to 10 degrees Celsius is considered a mild cold wave, 6 to…

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Sunday conveyed to the United States that they, as a government, want a “free, fair, transparent and credible” election and there should be no doubt about that.“No country is perfect, not even the USA. We are tryin…

Three independent candidates in the by-polls to Brahmanbaria-2 have withdrawn their candidacy.The three independent candidates are: joint secretary of Brahmanbaria district AL and general secretary of district Sports Association Mahbubul Bari Chowdhury…

Alou Diallo says he was drinking tea with his family one morning last month when groups of “white soldiers” invaded his village in central Mali, setting fire to houses and gunning down people suspected of being Islamic extremists. He scrambled to safet…

Tens of thousands of Israelis gathered in central Tel Aviv on Saturday night to protest plans by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s new government to overhaul the legal system and weaken the Supreme Court — a step that critics say will destroy the cou…

Executive Director of Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB), Dr Iftekharuzzaman, has said that keeping Khaleda Zia and Tarique Rahman – sentenced by the court – in BNP’s top leadership “contradicts” the party’s 27-point outline for state reform, …

Lawyers for President Joe Biden found more classified documents at his home in Wilmington, Delaware, than previously known, the White House acknowledged Saturday.White House lawyer Richard Sauber said in a statement that a total of six pages of classif…

The United States is “committed” to continued cooperation with Bangladesh in its efforts to improve labor rights, visiting US Assistant Secretary Donald Lu said today.At a meeting with Bangladeshi labor leaders, Lu listened to their experiences and con…

The first phase of the three-day Bishwa Ijtema – the second largest congregation of Muslims after Hajj – ended today (January 15, 2023) with ‘Akheri Munajat’ (final prayer).Maulana Hafez Zobair Ahmad, leader of Bangladesh Tabligh Jamaat, conducted the …

Dhaka Wasa has denounced as baseless and fabricated a recent Bangladesh news report that its managing director Taqsem A Khan owns 14 apartments in the United States.“Dhaka Wasa dismisses the report with contempt. The news has been published with motive…

The government has no intention to increase Hajj package, according to State Minister for Religious Affairs Faridul Haque Khan.“The hajj package will be announced on January 25 or January 30 and the government has an intention to keep the package as it…

Flight operations at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka were disrupted on Sunday due to dense fog.Four international flights were diverted and operations of eight others were delayed due to dense fog, Group Captain Kamrul Islam, executive …