Bangladesh candidate Saima Wazed wins WHO SEARO Director election
UNB, Dhaka : Saima Wazed has been elected as World Health Organization’s (WHO) regional director for South East Asia (SEARO) for the next five years....
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Dhaka Metro Rail’s Agargaon-Motijheel part to be opened by PM on Nov 4
UNB, Dhaka : Dhaka Metro Rail’s Agargaon to Motijheel part will be opened to public on November 5, as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled...
Day 2 of blockade: Bus and truck set on fire in Ctg
UNB, Chattogram : Miscreants set a bus and truck on fire in separate incidents in Chattogram district today during the ongoing nationwide three-day blockade enforced...
US says it takes incidents of violence in Bangladesh very seriously, stresses importance of dialogue
UNB, Dhaka : The United States has said it is “closely monitoring” the electoral environment in Bangladesh leading up to January’s national election, and they...
3-day blockade: Day 2 underway with incidents of violence, arson attack
UNB, Dhaka : The second day of the countrywide three-day blockade, enforced by the BNP, Jamaat and like-minded opposition parties, is underway today with some...
India to lead close vote in choosing between Putol and shambhu prasad for who’s south-east asia regional director position today
News Desk : India, in conjunction with various countries from South and South East Asia, is set to conclude a fervent election campaign by voting...
Bangladesh: An economic disaster, not just a forex crisis, is in the making
Pratim Ranjan Bose: As the weaknesses of the Bangladesh economy became apparent from the middle of the last year, the unofficial rates of Taka started...
BNP leaders Abbas, Alal arrested
UNB, Dhaka : BNP Standing Committee member Mirza Abbas and its joint secretary general Syed Moazzame Hossain Alal were arrested from the capital’s Shajahanpur area...
Retired Lt. Gen. Hasan Sarwardy arrested
UNB, Dhaka : Detectives on Tuesday arrested the former army personnel, Lieutenant General (Retd) Chowdhury Hasan Sarwardy from Savar, on the outskirts of the capital....
2 dead in three-way clash among BNP, AL activists and police in Kishoreganj
UNB, Kishoreganj : Two people were killed and at least 20 including 10 policemen sustained injuries in a three-way clash among Awami League, BNP activists...
Election will be on time, BNP can’t stop it, says PM Hasina at press conference
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said BNP won’t be able to stop the next general election by resorting to violence as...
Several RMG workers injured in clashes in Mirpur
UNB, Dhaka : Several RMG workers were injured while demonstrating for wage hike on Tuesday as clashes broke out reportedly between them and local AL...