For love of books
UNB, Dhaka :Young people are large stakeholders in the month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair as the Bangla Academy premises and nearby Suhrawardy Udyan get filled...
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Jamaat upset as Razzaq’s quit
UNB, Dhaka :Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Friday expressed disappointment over the resignation of its assistant secretary general Barrister Abdur Razzaq.In a statement, party secretary general Dr...
OIC seeks support for safe return of Rohingyas
Diplomatic Correspondent :State Minister for Foreign Affairs M Shahriar Alam on Thursday sought the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC)’s all-out support in creating a conducive...
Theresa May suffers fresh Commons defeat
BBC Online :Prime Minister Theresa May has suffered another Commons defeat after MPs voted down her approach to Brexit talks.MPs voted by 303 to 258...
BD, Dutch deal on water-sector
UN, Dhaka :Bangladesh and the Netherlands have signed two memorandums of understanding (MoUs) for capacity building of the water sector in Bangladesh.The Water Resources Ministry...
One-party rule imposed undercover of democracy: BNP
UNB, Dhaka :BNP senior leader Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan on Friday alleged that the government has imposed an autocratic role in the country undercover of...
Hasina stresses predictable financing for health security in developing countries
UNB, Munich :Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday emphasised the importance of predictable financing for health security initiatives in developing countries and LDCs as the...
Barrister Razzaq quits Jamaat
UNB, Dhaka :Barrister Abdur Razzaq resigned from Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Friday saying the party failed to apologise for its anti-liberation war role in 1971 and...
Myanmar army chief denies systematic persecution of Rohingyas
Reuters :Myanmar’s army chief, who is facing international calls that he be prosecuted for genocide against the Rohingya Muslim minority, has denied any systematic army...
Myanmar using ‘abusive laws’ to punish critics: HRW
Reuters, Yangon :Myanmar’s government under Nobel laureate Aung San Suu Kyi has used repressive laws to prosecute peaceful critics, dashing hopes that its first democratic...
Railway Minister blames BNP-Jamaat for attack on Ahmadiyya
UNB, Panchagarh :Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujon on Friday blamed the BNP and its ally Jamaat-e-Islami for Tuesday’s attack on the Ahmadiyya community at Ahmadnagar.“The...
