22m children face heat stress in Bangladesh
At least 22 million Bangladeshi children aged 0–9, or around 79% of children in this age group, are now experiencing at least one additional month...
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‘Disorder may threaten JS’s functioning’
Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad Bir Bikram has warned that continued shouting, discourteous behaviour and violations of parliamentary rules could seriously undermine the functioning of Parliament....
LGRD poll schedule in Sept, first phase voting in Dec: CEC
The Election Commission (EC) plans to announce the schedule for the upcoming local government elections by September, although it may be pushed to October depending...
Kader Gani Chy new BSS MD, Chief Editor
The government has appointed senior journalist Muhammad Kader Gani Chowdhury as Managing Director and Chief Editor of Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha (BSS). The Public Administration Ministry...
US to lift Iran sanctions over Hormuz reopening
The United States has reportedly offered to lift sanctions on Iran and end its naval blockade in exchange for Tehran reopening the Strait of Hormuz...
Protest erupts over power cuts
Customers of Sirajganj Palli Bidyut Samity-1 staged a protest outside its office in Ullapara on Thursday, alleging excessive electricity bills and prolonged load-shedding in parts...
Cases cross 32,000
Bangladesh recorded 868 new dengue hospitalisations in the 24 hours to Thursday morning, pushing the number of reported cases this year to 32,248, according to...
Bosnia genocide convicted Ratko Mladic dies
Ratko Mladic, convicted of genocide for orchestrating the 1995 massacre of at least 8,000 Muslims in a UN-designated “safe area” of Bosnia, Europe’s worst atrocity...
Gas, electricity come and go, says Rumeen
Independent MP Rumeen Farhana has criticised the government over the ongoing gas and electricity crisis, rising commodity prices, inflation and the employment situation, saying uncertainty...
UNGA presidency to give BD diplomatic edge
Bangladesh hopes to use its upcoming presidency of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) to strengthen international pressure on Myanmar and push for a political...
1,000 vehicles expected in Dhaka- Ctg long march
At least 1,000 vehicles are expected to join a Dhaka-Chattogram long march organised by the Jamaat-led 11-party alliance on September 5, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General...