Dhaka: The government has announced a seven-day holiday from May 25 to May 31 for Eid-ul-Azha, the second-largest religious festival of the Muslim community in Bangladesh. The decision was made at a cabinet meeting chaired by the Prime Minister Tariqu…
New york: Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Ariful Haque Choudhury has called for stronger global cooperation on migration governance, urging improved data systems, enhanced protection for migrant workers, and intensified efforts t…
Dhaka: Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA) on Thursday presented three research papers aimed at accelerating the rollout of Electronic Toll Collection (ETC) systems across its installations as part of broader efforts to make toll management cashless, fa…
Dhaka: Adviser to the Prime Minister for Finance and Planning, Dr. Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, has highlighted the importance of developing a robust digital public infrastructure in Bangladesh alongside expanding social protection and enhancing self-reg…
Dhaka: A Dhaka court on Thursday dismissed a petition seeking permission to initiate legal proceedings against 16 individuals, including Prof Yunus, the Chief Adviser of the interim government, and former Law Adviser Asif Nazrul. The case is related t…
Feni: A village imam in Feni’s Parshuram upazila has been cleared of rape allegations after DNA testing confirmed that the biological father of a child was not him, but the complainant’s elder brother. The case led to his arrest, more than a month in …
Dhaka: A delegation led by the Australian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Susan Ryle, paid a courtesy call on State Minister for Food and Public Administration Md. Abdul Bari at the Ministry of Food on Thursday. During the meeting, the two sides disc…
New york: Bangladesh’s Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister, Ariful Haque Choudhury, has urged the international community to bolster efforts in migration governance. He emphasized the necessity for improved data systems, better prote…
Dhaka: Twelve more patients have died in the country in the last 24 hours due to measles and measles-like symptoms, according to a press release sent from the control room of the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) here today. Of them, it st…