US banks on Pakistan to end Iran war
Previous comments by President Donald Trump had suggested weeks of stop-start negotiations to strike a permanent end to the war were teetering on the “borderline”...
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Restore local confidence first, Nahid says
National Citizen Party Convener Nahid Islam has said Bangladesh must first restore confidence among local entrepreneurs before expecting major foreign investment. Speaking at a budget...
Spice market heats up before Eid
Consumers are facing fresh pressure ahead of Eid-ul-Azha as prices of spices and several essential food items have risen sharply in the capital’s kitchen markets....
13 BIWTA staff stands released after surprise visit
The Ministry of Shipping has taken immediate action against 16 officials and employees of BIWTA and BIWTC after State Minister for Shipping Md Rajib Ahsan...
RAB member killed by mugger in Sylhet
A member of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) was killed while trying to stop a suspected mugger in Sylhet city on Thursday. The deceased was...
India to bring back deportees from Bangladesh
India’s central government has informed the Supreme Court that it will repatriate several people who were allegedly pushed into Bangladesh last year to verify their...
69pc harassment cases in media go unreported
A new multi-country study has found that 69pc of sexual harassment cases in media workplaces go unreported, while nearly one in three media professionals have...
BGB foils BSF bid to install border posts
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has thwarted an attempt by India’s Border Security Force (BSF) to install posts at the zero line in violation of international...
Legends honoured for BD’s industrialisation
The Managing Editor of The New Nation Arshad Hosein received the honorary award on behalf of the family of legendary journalist and founding editor of...
Strong social movement needed to stop rape
Laws and government initiatives alone are not enough to prevent rape, child abuse and killings, stressing the need for a strong national social movement, BNP...
HC rejects writ over interim govt activities
The High Court on Thursday dismissed a writ petition seeking an investigation into the 18-month activities of the immediate past interim government led by Muhammad...
Machines in govt hospitals remain broken all year
Independent Member of Parliament Barrister Rumin Farhana has said that the government is not making public hospitals self-sufficient. She made these remarks during a recent...