Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina recently launched a campaign called Smart Bangladesh which targets to bring equality in women’s participation in ICT to support the transition of Bangladesh to a developed country by 2041.Women and Children Affairs State Mi…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday offered land for increased investment from Saudi Arabia in the country’s Special Economic Zone (SEZ).She also invited Saudi Arabia to set up an oil refinery in Bangladesh where all kinds of oil including crude can…
The US has for years been imposing sanctions on individuals and entities without national criminal jurisdiction and in the absence of universal jurisdiction, a UN independent human rights expert said Thursday.This is a clear violation of due process ri…
The outlook of Mymensingh has radically changed with massive development works implemented in the last 14 years under consecutive Awami League governments.Development is visible in all sectors, including agriculture, education, health and infrastructur…
Iran and Saudi Arabia on Friday agreed to reestablish diplomatic relations and reopen embassies after years of tensions between the two countries, including a devastating attack on the heart of the kingdom’s oil production attributed to Tehran.The deal…
Moves by a small number of governments to legalise the non-medical use of cannabis have led to increased consumption without explaining the potentially serious health dangers that users face from the drug, a UN narcotics watchdog said Thursday.At the l…
Hosts Bangladesh made a flying start in the three-nation Group H match of the AFC U-20 Women’s Asia Cup Qualifiers outplaying Turkmenistan by 4-0 goals in their first match at the Bir Shrestha Shaheed Shipahi Mohammad Mustafa Kamal Stadium in Kamalapur…
Hollywood is gearing up for the 95th Academy Awards, where “Everything Everywhere All at Once” comes in the lead nominee and the film industry will hope to move past “the slap” of last year’s ceremony. Here’s everything you need to know about the 2023 …
The best actress category at the 95th Oscars is full of great awards season drama, from the surprise nomination of Andrea Riseborough to the potential history to be made if Michelle Yeoh wins, which AP’s film writers predict will happen.All will be cel…
UK’s Indo-Pacific Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan began her first visit to Bangladesh Friday to discuss security, democracy, human rights, trade and the Rohingya crisis.Trevelyan will meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen …
Meta, formerly known as the Facebook company, has been working with partners in Bangladesh to support programmes to empower women through economic and digital awareness.On March 9, Meta and BRAC hosted an event “Empowering Women and Youth in Digital Sp…
Awami League has destroyed the country’s economy, freedom of the press and the education system for its own sake, said BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday.He said this while speaking as the chief guest at the biennial conference…
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