Dhaka: A court here today sentenced two people to life imprisonment in a case filed over the murder of wholesale vegetable trader Md Chunnu Miah in the capital’s Shyambazar area under Gendaria Police Station. The two convicts are Md Mamun and Babu ali…
Dhaka: As media reports circulate about Myanmar’s alleged agreement to repatriate 300,000 Rohingyas from Bangladesh, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam clarified on Thursday that no discussions have taken place between the two govern…
Teknaf: The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), in a joint operation with police, recovered 11,200 Yaba tablets from the cargo store of a courier service in Teknaf of Cox’s Bazar. According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the Teknaf BGB Battalion conducted…
Dhaka: State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Aninda Islam Amit has declared that the government will not permit a recurrence of past practices that resulted in the squandering of public funds on unplanned and unnecessary projects. He …
Dhaka: The flagship project of the Ministry of Commerce, ‘Export Competitiveness for Jobs (EC4J),’ has emerged as one of Bangladesh’s most successful export diversification initiatives. It has transformed non-RMG manufacturing industries, created near…
Dhaka: Three people died of dengue and 467 new patients were hospitalised across the country in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Thursday. With the latest fatalities, the dengue death toll has risen to 53 in the country this year, according to the Directo…
Lalmonirhat: Rising from a poor farming family in Lalmonirhat, taekwondo practitioner Santona Rani Roy has earned national and international recognition through her achievements in martial arts and is now training young women while working to promote …
Dhaka: Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir expressed concern over the lack of change in the country’s administrative culture despite the July mass uprising, but voiced hope for transformation unde…
Dhaka: The Syndicate of Dhaka University (DU), the highest decision-making body of the university, has decided to review all appointments of teachers, officers, and employees made since the Awami League government assumed power in 2009 up to June 30, …