Dhaka: As food prices rise, low-income workers in Dhaka are quietly giving up the fish and meat they once ate regularly. At lunchtime, a small roadside eatery near the Azimpur Etimkhana intersection fills with rickshaw pullers and other low-income wor…
Khulna: The Sundarbans reopened to tourists and forest-dependent people on Tuesday following a three-month ban aimed at protecting fish breeding and preserving the biodiversity of the world’s largest mangrove forest. Fishermen and other forest-depende…
Dhaka: State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir announced today that Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s visit to India is contingent upon the creation of an appropriate environment, with no specific date yet set for the anticipated bilateral meet…
Chuadanga: Humayun Kabir Farazi, a farmer residing in Begumpur Colonypara of Chuadanga Sadar upazila, has made significant strides in agriculture by successfully integrating vanilla cultivation with a variety of fruits, vegetables, and livestock on hi…
Dhaka: A special cultural evening featuring Kazi Nazrul Islam’s Leto Gaan and Kabigaan will be held at the Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy on September 3 evening and it will be open to everyone. As part of the ongoing celebrations of Nazrul Barsho, the …
Rajshahi: Speakers at a participatory discussion in Rajshahi underscored the critical role of youth and women in climate action, emphasizing their involvement to mitigate the adverse impacts of climate change in the region, particularly the vast Barin…
Uttara: The Uttara unit of Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) staged a rally to celebrate the party’s 48th founding anniversary. BNP Acting Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi joined the rally as the chief guest, followed by a street march th…
Faridpur: A 14-year-old boy, Towhid Sheikh, was allegedly subjected to torture after being accused of stealing iron rods in Madhukhali upazila of Faridpur. The boy’s hands, feet, eyes, and mouth were reportedly tied during the ordeal, which occurred o…
Pabna: A 44-year-old woman was rescued from a moving train after she called the National Emergency Service 999 on Monday night, alleging that three men had raped her on board the “Kurigram Express” train.
According to United News of Bangladesh, acti…