Dhaka: State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam has reaffirmed Bangladesh’s commitment to enhancing quality education, skills development, and youth empowerment through stronger cooperation with UNESCO. She emphasized the need for collabor…
Dhaka: Sheikh Azizur Rahman, who survived a gunshot wound during the July 2024 mass uprising, on Thursday fulfilled a long-held wish by meeting Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and presenting him with the blood-stained national flag he had used to stop t…
Customs intelligence and investigation directorate: Officials have seized 101 cartons of allegedly misdeclared imported goods worth around Tk 1 crore at the air freight area of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, suspecting violations of Banglades…
Dhaka: A court here today sentenced two people to life imprisonment in a case filed over the murder of wholesale vegetable trader Md Chunnu Miah in the capital’s Shyambazar area under Gendaria Police Station. The two convicts are Md Mamun and Babu ali…
Dhaka: The Bangladesh Bridge Authority (BBA) has approved leasing 120 acres of land at the Jamuna Bridge site to Northwest Power Generation Company Limited (NWPGCL) for setting up a 55-megawatt solar power plant, aimed at promoting environment-friendl…
Dhaka: Nazrul Islam Khan, the prime minister’s political adviser and a member of BNP’s Standing Committee, announced on Thursday that 43 percent of the tree plantation target set for 2026 under the government’s five-year, 25-crore tree plantation prog…
Dhaka: National Citizen Party (NCP) Convener and Opposition Chief Whip Nahid Islam on Thursday declared a firm stance against allowing any ‘autocrat or oppressor’ to remain in power in Bangladesh, asserting that sacrifices would be made if necessary. …
Naogaon: A school teacher was killed after being run over by a bus in Dayaler Mor area of the district town this morning. The deceased was identified as A.T.M. Yusuf, 45, a resident of Hajipara in Jagatsinghpur area of the town and a teacher at Joypur…
Dhaka: Sylhet district administration has sought deployment of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) in five upazilas to maintain law and order ahead of the National Citizen Party’s (NCP) July march programmes scheduled for Thursday and Friday. Deputy Commis…