Istanbul: A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight en route to London from Sylhet made an emergency landing in Istanbul today after a passenger fell seriously ill mid-air. Flight BG 201, operated by the national flag carrier, departed Sylhet for London on T…
Dhaka: The country witnessed a series of groundbreaking initiatives in the areas of conserving forests, wildlife, and biodiversity, and strengthening environmental protection and climate resilience in the past one year. The success has been achieved u…
Dhaka: On the occasion of the upcoming World Indigenous Peoples Day on August 9, NTV will air a special drama titled ‘Joya’ on Friday night. The drama has been written and directed by Shuvashis Sinha and portrays the journey of a young Manipuri woman …
Dhaka: Bangladesh Gas Fields Company Limited (BGFCL) today signed an agreement with the Chinese company Chuanqing Drilling Engineering Company Ltd to drill two deep gas wells in the Titas and Bakhrabad fields. BGFCL company secretary Md Mozahar Ali an…
Dhaka: Findings of three research studies focusing on the health concerns of ethnic communities in the country have been unveiled at Bangladesh Medical University (BMU) here today. The event, marking the World Indigenous Day (August 9), was held at Co…
Chattogram: The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) today apprehended Md. Russell, 36, the main suspect in the Manik murder case, in Anwara upazila of the district. Russell, the son of the late Abu Naser, a contractor from the Purba Kanyara area of the upazi…
Dhaka: The UN Bangladesh Security Adviser Tess B. Bresnan today paid a courtesy call on Inspector General of Police (IGP), Baharul Alam. The meeting took place at the Police Headquarters this morning.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the se…
Rajbari: An elderly man was killed when a private car hit his motorcycle near Bangladesh Hat under Pangsha upazila of the district early today. The deceased was identified as Ferdous Ali, 60, son of Abdul Gani Mollah, and a resident of Agargaon Taltol…
Munshiganj: Rapid Action Battalion in a drive arrested a man along with a foreign-made pistol and bullets in Louhjang upazila of the district last night. The arrested was Md. Shahanur, 53, son of late Siraj Uddin of Kharia village under Padma Bridge N…