Ex-MoFA DG held near border in murder case
Sabbir Bin Shams, a former director general of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, has been arrested from a border area in Lalmonirhat in connection with...
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Qatar Labour Minister arrives in Dhaka
Ali bin Samikh Al Marri, Qatar’s Minister of Labour, arrived in Dhaka on Sunday evening on a two-day official visit aimed at deepening labour cooperation...
Sustainable haor protection needs long-term action
Deputy Speaker Barrister Kayser Kamal on Sunday stressed the need for long-term, sustainable and coordinated initiatives to protect the lives and livelihoods of people living...
Forkan’s body found in Padma
The body of Forkan Molla, the prime accused in the five murder case in Kapasia, Gazipur, has been recovered from the Padma river. On Saturday...
BD envoy calls for tech-ready diplomacy
The need to prepare future diplomats to tackle emerging technological challenges and use technology for global benefit, Ambassador and Bangladesh’s Permanent Representative to the UN...
Tobacco-related losses hit Tk 87,000cr yearly
Bangladesh incurs nearly Tk 87,000 crore in annual losses from tobacco-related health complications and environmental damage, a figure that far surpasses the revenue earned from...
Measles claims 2 more lives
Two more children died from suspected measles in Bangladesh in a single 24-hour period, health authorities said on Saturday, as the country’s worsening outbreak showed...
Farakka Barrage hurting both countries
The Farakka Barrage is causing damage to both Bangladesh and India, Adviser to the Prime Minister Ruhul Kabir Rizvi said on Saturday. He made the...
‘Paths will cross again, somewhere, sometime’
Outgoing Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma hosted a farewell reception at India House on Saturday for media friends, marking his departure from Dhaka....
AL tried to make Bangladesh province of India
Shamsuzzaman Dudu on Saturday alleged that the previous Awami League government had attempted to make Bangladesh a “virtual province” of India. He claimed that protecting...
8 killed as train hits bus in Bangkok
At least eight people have been killed, and dozens injured, after a freight train crashed into a public bus in Thailand’s capital. Flames engulfed the...