Dhaka: The United Kingdom (UK) is interested in forging a new partnership to bolster Bangladesh’s capacity to mitigate and cope with climate change impacts. The interest emerged during a meeting where a high-level British delegation, led by British Hi…
Dhaka: A court here today imposed a travel ban on former Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) mayor AHM Khairuzzaman Liton, his wife Shahin Akter, and daughters Anika Fariha Zaman and Maisa Samiha Zaman over graft allegations. Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Spe…
Dhaka: Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan today emphasized the urgent need to eliminate all forms of discrimination in the pursuit of true democracy and unity within the country. Rizwana underscored the importance of s…
Dhaka: The ministerial committee has recommended the withdrawal of 4,615 cases identifying those to be filled for harassment on political grounds. “The ministry-level committee formed for scrutinizing political harassment cases so far held six meeting…
Dhaka: Bangladeshi expatriates in the United States sent home the highest remittance, amounting to US$491.26 million in February, according to Bangladesh Bank (BB) data. This marks a significant shift as the US surpassed the United Arab Emirates (UAE)…
Dhaka: Alibaba shares surged more than seven percent in Hong Kong trade on Thursday after the Chinese tech giant launched an artificial intelligence model it says can compete with DeepSeek, this year’s surprise tech star.
According to Bangladesh San…
Dhaka: At least 185 shanties were gutted today in two separate incidents of fire in the city’s Shahi Masjid Slum at Gabtoli and BRB Slum at Bhashantek. Fire in both the slums was brought under control and no casualties were reported.
According to Ba…
Geneva: Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul has stated that the interim government is fully committed to conducting an impartial and credible investigation into the massacre that occurred in Bangladesh between July and August…
Dhaka: Leaders of Bangladesh Sangbadpathro Karmachari Federation (BSKF) and Bangladesh Federal Union of Newspaper Press Workers (BFUNPW) have called for the immediate formation of the 10th wage board for journalists and newspaper employees. They empha…