Dhaka: The sacrifice of BUET student Abrar Fahad and the martyrs of the July uprising must serve as a guiding force for Bangladesh’s youth, Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md Mahfuj Alam said today, calling for a renewed commitment to society, in…
Dhaka: The two-day event titled ‘HERizon Fest 2025: Celebrating Women, Skills and Employment’ concluded today in the city with a strong call for gender-responsive, inclusive, and future-oriented skills development programmes to promote women empowerme…
Cairo: The Supreme Courts of Bangladesh and Egypt have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance mutual cooperation in the judicial sector. Bangladesh Chief Justice Dr. Syed Refaat Ahmed, currently on an official visit to Egypt at the invi…
Rangpur: The flash flood situation in the Teesta region has begun to improve significantly after a sharp decline in water levels in the river Teesta, attributed to the absence of rainfall in the greater Rangpur district and its upstream regions over t…
Dhaka: Dhamrai police have arrested five leaders and activists of the Awami League and its affiliated organizations, including a former upazila chairman, for their alleged involvement in a mass killing in Ashulia during last year’s mass uprising. Offi…
Dhaka: Bangladesh Bank Governor Dr Ahsan H Mansur today urged Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund (PIF) to invest in Bangladesh. “I noticed that PIF has been investing substantially in South Asia, particularly in India, but not yet in Bangladesh. My…
Dhaka: Health Adviser Nur Jahan Begum today instructed the authorities concerned to take all-out steps to achieve 100 percent coverage of typhoid vaccination that will begin from October 12 across the country. “The death rate of children from typhoid …
Kishoreganj: A man was killed after being struck by lightning at Karancha Barahati village under Dhanpur union in Itna upazila of the district this afternoon. The deceased was identified as Suranjit Das, 27, son of Parash Das, a resident of the same v…
Khulna: Speakers at a discussion here today emphasized that protecting the rights of elderly people is a shared social responsibility. “Elderly citizens are not a burden to society; they are our pride,” they said, adding that the country owes much of …