Geneva: Hurricane Melissa could affect 1.5 million people in Jamaica alone, the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies said Tuesday, warning of a “massive impact”. “1.5 million people may be impacted,” Necephor Mghendi, the I…
Gopalganj: A truck helper lost his life in a road accident in the Pathalia area of Sadar upazila this morning. The deceased has been identified as Md Jasim Sheikh, aged 23, son of Sahabur Sheikh from Char Darial village in Mollahat upazila, Bagerhat d…
Dhaka: The government has issued an office order suspending international flight operations at Cox’s Bazar Airport until further notice, just two weeks after declaring it an international airport. The Civil Aviation and Tourism Ministry issued a direc…
Lisbon: Portugal’s minority government on Tuesday secured an accord with a far-right party to propose a new law toughening the rules for foreigners to obtain Portuguese nationality, officials said. A first vote on the law was scheduled in parliament l…
Narsingdi: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami today staged a protest rally in Madhabdi of Narsingdi demanding the trial of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her associates for allegedly ordering the killings during the ‘Logi-Boitha’ violence on October …
Rangpur: A court has sentenced Jamil Mia to death for killing his mother Jamila Begum more than three years ago in Najirdaho village of Kawnia upazila in Rangpur district. At the same time, the convict has also been fined Taka 20,000. Senior District …
Dhaka: BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury announced today that the party intends to work on enhancing the bilateral relationship between Bangladesh and the UK. “The relationship between Bangladesh and the UK is a long-standing …
Dhaka: A new 10-member supporting committee has been formed to reactivate the activities of the Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS). The committee was constituted on Monday night under the Trade Organization Act by Abul…
Dhaka: Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has submitted an 18-point proposal to the Election Commission (EC) with the aim of ensuring a free, fair, and neutral national election. A seven-member delegation led by Jamaat’s Secretary General Professor Mia Golam …