Agargaon-Motijheel section metro rail test run begins today
Staff Reporter :The official test run of Agargaon-Motijheel section of Dhaka Metro Rail will begin today (Friday) and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader...
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Sweden is considering making Quran burnings illegal : Aftonbladet
Reuters :The Swedish government is examining whether it could make setting the Quran or other holy books on fire illegal, as recent Quran burnings have...
Bangladesh’s geostrategic role in Indo-Pacific factors in its coop with EU
UNB :Head of Division for South Asia of the European External Action Service Rensje Teerink has highlighted how at the 50th anniversary the relations between...
Citing govt meddling against protesters
Reuters :Tel Aviv’s police commander said on Wednesday he was quitting the force, citing political intervention by members of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s hard-right cabinet...
Rohingya leader stabbed to death in Ukhiya
UNB :A Rohingya leader was stabbed to death by some miscreants at Ukhiya Rohingya camp in Cox’s Bazar on Thursday. The deceased was Mohammad Ebadullah,...
1,700 BD peacekeepers to return home from Mali by Dec
Staff Reporter :In a significant development, approximately 1,700 Bangladeshi peacekeepers serving in Mali will be returning home by December. The decision comes as the Malian...
6 held over robbery in Capital
Staff Reporter :Detective Branch of Uttara of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has arrested six members of the robbery gang while preparing for robbery from Shahbagh...
Bangladesh-India discuss BIMSTEC issues
Staff Reporter :Bangladesh has been expecting enhanced connectivity including grid connectivity among the member states of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and...
Govt desperate to hold another voter less polls: BNP
Staff Reporter :BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday accused the government of trying desperately to hold another voter less national election to...
Iran taken to World Court over downing of passenger plane
Reuters :Canada, Sweden, Ukraine and Britain have asked the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to open proceedings against Iran over the shooting down of a...
Influential Bangladeshi-Americans don’t want US foreign policy failures in Bangladesh
UNB :Bangladeshi-American elected officials, and members of human rights as well as professional organisations have urged United States president Joe Biden to change the current...
Middle class to suffer for increased land tax
Staff Reporter :The government has raised the rates of tax by almost double on land and flat registration in this financial year which makes property...