Govt’s new challenge to rebuild nation from ruins
BNP-led Government’s latest challenge is to rebuild the country from what he termed as ruins, said BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday....
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Over 50,000 Bangladeshi hajj pilgrims arrive
A total of 50,111 Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims have so far reached Saudi Arabia through 128 flights, with the highest number carried by Biman Bangladesh Airlines....
Measles in Bangladesh: Death toll exceeds 350, 9 more die in 24 hrs
Nine more children died from measles and with measles-like symptoms across the country in 24 hours until 8:00 am Sturday, according to the Directorate General...
US, Iran no closer to ending war as Gulf clashes flare
The US and Iran appeared no closer on Saturday to finding an end to their war after the two sides traded fire in the Gulf...
5 of a family found dead with throat slit in Gazipur
Police recovered the throat-slit bodies of five members of a family including a woman and her three children at Rahatkhana in Kapashia upazila of Gazipur...
DMP plans 4 new police stations in Dhaka
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) is planning to establish four new police stations in different parts of the capital to strengthen policing and improve public...
Security shapes India’s regional outlook
Pankaj Saran, who previously held senior positions in India’s Prime Minister’s Office, the National Security Council Secretariat and the Ministry of External Affairs, has said...
Shared struggles bind Bangladesh, Algeria
Algeria’s long fight for independence and Bangladesh’s Liberation War of 1971 share a common spirit of resistance, dignity and self-determination, the Algerian ambassador said at...
Opposition should offer constructive criticism of govt
Prime Minister’s Political Adviser Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Friday said the opposition has the right to criticise the government, but such criticism should be constructive....
Measles death toll climbs to 336
Bangladesh’s measles situation has taken an alarming turn as 12 children died from measles and measles-like syndromes within 24 hours, raising the total death toll...
West Bengal Assembly dissolved as Mamata refuses to resign
West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee’s refusal to resign after her party’s electoral defeat has culminated in the dissolution of the state Legislative Assembly by...
MPs must use local schools, hospitals
Independent lawmaker Rumeen Farhana on Thursday said the government should ensure that the children of members of parliament study at educational institutions in their respective...