Dhaka: Recalling the vision of late President Ziaur Rahman, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir on Wednesday requested Bhutan’s support for the revitalisation of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) for the collect…
Sylhet: A platform of Bangladeshi expatriates on Wednesday pressed for direct air connectivity between Sylhet and New York, United States, saying it will ease air travel for the Sylheti diaspora living in the US. The demand was made at a press confere…
Dhaka: Seven more people succumbed to dengue, and 1,753 new patients were admitted to hospitals nationwide in the 24 hours leading up to 8 am on Wednesday. This development has raised the total dengue-related deaths in the country to 171 this year, as…
Bandarban: Two newly built Temporary Operational Bases (TOBs) have been inaugurated in Arachchhatala Tila and Haturani Tila in Ghumdhum Union of Naikhongchhari upazila, Bandarban, to strengthen border surveillance along the Bangladesh-Myanmar border. …
Faridpur: A Faridpur court has delivered a verdict sentencing four individuals to life imprisonment for the murder of a man in 2018, attributed to previous enmity. The judgment was passed by Faridpur Special District and Sessions Judge Md Sharif Uddin…
Dhaka: BNP acting Secretary General and Prime Minister’s Adviser on Industries Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Wednesday stated that many properties of the Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) are deteriorating due to insufficient oversigh…
Dhaka: Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Wednesday urged crime reporters to play a responsible and objective role in preventing crime and building a safer society, stating that their role is increasingly important as the nature of crime evolves with a…
Thakurgaon: Three BNP aspirants on Wednesday submitted their nomination forms to contest the by-election to the Thakurgaon-1 constituency on the party ticket. The contenders are Mirza Faisal Amin, Sultanul Ferdous Chowdhury, and Obaidullah Masud. Thei…
Dhaka: Dhaka University unit of Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD) staged demonstration on the campus on Tuesday night protesting several crude bomb explosions. Around 11:30pm, JCD leaders and activists marched through the campus before holding…