Dhaka: A delegation from UNESCO’s Dhaka office paid a courtesy call on Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology, and Science and Technology Minister Faqir Mahbub on Wednesday to brief him on UNESCO’s ongoing and upcoming work in Bangladesh…
Dhaka: A Dhaka court today granted three days’ remand each for 15 accused arrested in a case for allegedly planning sabotage and terrorist activities in the capital’s Bashundhara Residential Area marking August 15. The accused are: Motalib, Mehjabin A…
Dhaka: Police on Wednesday arrested the driver of a covered van three days after it ran over and killed an Independent University, Bangladesh (IUB) student in the capital’s Sher-e-Bangla Nagar area. The arrestee was identified as Md Limon Khan, 26. A …
Dhaka: Five full-fledged children’s hospitals will begin operations in five divisions of the country by October, State Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr MA Muhith announced today. ‘By October, five newly constructed full-fledged children’s hos…
Dhaka: A motorcyclist and a pedestrian were killed when the motorcycle hit the pedestrian in the Bhanga Interchange area of the Dhaka-Khulna Highway in Faridpur on Wednesday night. The deceased were identified as pedestrian Hridoy Sheikh, 20, son of I…
Dhaka: Vice-Chancellor of Bangladesh Medical University (BMU) Prof. Dr. F M Siddiqui has called for unity to protect the country from fascism again, emphasizing the importance of keeping the spirit of the July mass uprising alive. ‘Because of the July…
Rangpur: Prime Minister’s Adviser (State Minister) for Policy and Strategy, Information and Broadcasting and Cultural Affairs Ministry, Dr Zahed Ur Rahman, emphasized the importance of spreading the life, thoughts, and ideals of national poet Kazi Naz…
Dhaka: Four more children have died with symptoms indicative of measles in the past 24 hours. This development raises the total number of deaths from measles-related illnesses to 922.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, a press release from th…
Dhaka: Bangladesh Bank (BB) and the Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) today signed an agreement involving Taka 5,000 crore to accelerate economic activities at the grassroots level and create sustainable employment through increased financing for …