Ramisa’s father echoes Sagar-Runi’s unsolved case
As the country entered a third consecutive day of protests over the rape and murder of eight-year-old Ramisa Akter, her father Abdul Hannan Mollah sat...
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BD, India sit for Ganges talks
Bangladesh and India have opened a crucial round of talks in Kolkata on the future of the Ganges water-sharing agreement and broader cooperation on transboundary...
Power price to rise by Tk1.25 per unit
The Technical Evaluation Committee (TEC) of the Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has proposed a weighted average increase of Tk1.25 per kilowatt-hour (kWh) in retail...
Budget must send clear reform signal: Debapriya
The upcoming national budget should not be presented merely as an account of income and expenditure; rather, it must carry a clear political and economic...
Madrasah student put on 5-day remand
The death of a child at a madrasah in Dhaka’s Banasree area has sparked serious concerns over student safety and supervision inside residential religious institutions,...
China tells US to ‘stop brandishing judicial stick’ against Cuba
China said it supported Cuba and urged the United States to “stop brandishing the judicial stick” against the country, after Washington indicted the Caribbean island’s...
Pakistan army chief due in Iran as Trump says talks on ‘borderline’
Pakistan’s army chief was due in Iran Thursday, Iranian media reported, with Islamabad mediating as the Islamic republic examines a new US proposal to end...
Turkey sending flights to Israel to get flotilla activists: FM
Turkey on Thursday said it was sending charter flights to Israel to repatriate Gaza flotilla activists, after Israeli forces detained them in scenes that sparked...
Top UN court to rule on right to strike
The top United Nations court will on Thursday issue a ruling on the right to strike that both unions and employers say could have profound...
Ctg Customs blocks 28 tonnes rock salt consignment imported without NOC
Chattogram Customs House has halted the release of a 28 metric tonne rock salt consignment imported from Pakistan after the importer failed to produce a...
Take necessary steps: Traffic jams feared during Eid journey
The holy Eid-ul-Azha is just a few days away. Last-minute preparations are underway to go home. But it is feared that this time too, there...