Dhaka: The government is continuing necessary diplomatic and legal efforts to bring ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina back to Bangladesh, a parliamentary standing committee meeting was told today. The government’s position on bringing Hasina back to…
Dhaka: Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman announced that incidents of enforced disappearance and extrajudicial killings have been ‘almost nil’ during the government’s first six months in office. ‘We are proud to announce th…
Chattogram: Nineteen used engines, various types of old motor parts, and fragments of two vehicles have been recovered from an imported consignment at the Chattogram port. Customs Intelligence and the Chattogram Custom House Inland Container Depot (IC…
Dhaka: The Election Commission will review the timeframe for holding Union Parishad elections in phases before finalising the election schedule, said Election Commissioner Abul Fazal Md Sanaullah on Thursday. ‘We’ll review requests from different mini…
Dhaka: Prime Minister’s Press Secretary AAM Saleh Shibly today urged media outlets to verify information through fact-checking and raise public awareness about misinformation. False information, rumors, propaganda, and disinformation spread through so…
Dhaka: BRAC has appointed Arinjoy Dhar as its deputy executive director, placing him in charge of microfinance, technology, education, skills development, migration programme, and operations. According to United News of Bangladesh, Dhar brings a wealt…
Chattogram: Three Chinese Navy ships-‘Tang Shan’, ‘Da Qing’, and ‘Tai Hu’-arrived in Chattogram, Bangladesh, today for a five-day goodwill visit. Upon their arrival, the Chief Staff Officer to the Commander of the Chattogram Naval Area welcomed the sh…
Dhaka: UK-based Menzies Aviation plans to invest US$12 million and create more than 1,000 direct jobs in its first year of operation if it is selected as the second passenger-handling operator at the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Ai…
Boalkhali: The Fisheries Department of Boalkhali upazila today seized 4500 meters of illegal nets and 12 fishing rods during a special operation in the Halda River, which is recognized as the only natural fish breeding ground in South Asia. The raid c…