Zurich: Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus arrived here today to attend the annual meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF) in Davos, Switzerland. A flight of Emirates Airline, carrying Prof Yunus and his entourage, reached Zurich Internationa…
Dhaka: A writ was filed at the High Court today, pleading for its direction to probe allegations of corruption against the chairman of National Curriculum and Textbook Board (NCTB). Supreme Court lawyer Md Kamal Hossain filed the writ today, making of…
Dhaka: Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Adviser Prof Dr. Asif Nazrul announced today that more than 2,500 ‘ghost’ cases filed during the previous Awami League government across 25 districts have been identified for withdrawal within the next sev…
Chattogram: A full-scale fire drill titled ‘Fire Drill-2025’ was held today at Shah Amanat International Airport (SAIA), aimed at enhancing the capacity of its staff and passengers to effectively manage fire-related incidents. The exercise simulated a…
Dhaka: Bangladesh Navy’s annual sea exercise, ‘Exercise Safe Guard-2024’, commenced today, as per a press release from the Directorate of Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) this afternoon.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the exercise a…
DHAKA: Canadian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Ajit Singh today paid a courtesy call on Disaster Management and Relief Adviser Faruk E Azam, Bir Protik at his secretariat office. During the meeting, they discussed the recent devastating floods in Ban…
Teknaf: Bangladesh Navy conducted a joint operation in Baharchhara area of Teknaf under Cox’s Bazar district and detained 20 people, including human traffickers, in the early hours of today.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the detainees we…
Davos: The Munich Security Conference Chairman, Ambassador Christoph Heusgen, today called on Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on the sidelines of the World Economic Forum meeting in the Swiss city of Davos. Ambassador Heusgen extende…
Dhaka: Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter emphasized that while taxation is an effective tool to curb tobacco consumption, it should not be viewed as the sole strategy. She made these remarks during a seminar on tobacco held at Bishwa Shahi…