Resolve Rohingya crisis from its root: PM
UNB, New York :Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday placed three recommendations, including abolishing discriminatory laws, policies and practices by Myanmar against Rohingyas, to solve...
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Indian Commerce Minister in city
UNB, Dhaka :Indian Minister of Commerce, Industry and Civil Aviation Suresh Prabhu arrived here on Monday evening on a five-day visit to Bangladesh to discuss...
‘India plans waterway freight corridor via BD to NE states’
UNB, Dhaka :India is working on a plan to set up a waterway freight corridor to connect its mainland with the northeastern (NE) states via...
2 girls ‘gang raped’ in Ctg: 6 held
UNB, Chattogram :Two teenage girls have reportedly been gang raped by eight people at Station Road in the port city.Police said the girls went to...
Drug trader killed in ‘shootout’
Staff Reporter :A man was killed in an alleged shootout with the members of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in the city’s Mirpur Beribadh area...
PM opens Bhasan Char project to house 100,000 Rohingyas Oct 4
bdnews24.com :Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate the housing project for Rohingya refugees at the Bhasan Char island in the southeastern district of Noakhali on...
Hearing on coalmine case against Khaleda, others Oct 25
Court Correspondent :The Special Judge Court-2 of Dhaka yesterday fixed October 25 for hearing on charge framing in Barapukuria Coalmine graft case filed against BNP...
Pro-AL teachers demand resignation of JU VC
UNB, Savar :A faction of pro-Awami League teachers of Jahangirnagar University (JU) demanded the resignation of Vice Chancellor Prof Dr Farzana Islam claiming that she...
Maldives strongman Yameen seeks second term amid fears of rigging
AFP :President Abdulla Yameen cast his ballot Sunday in a controversial election in the Maldives just hours after police raided the opposition’s campaign headquarters, fuelling...
€11m dutch help for capacity bldg in Bangladesh
UNB, Dhaka :The Netherlands government has earmarked Euro 11 million for capacity building in Bangladesh for scholarships and other capacity building assistances during the next...
World leaders at UN look for progress on N Korea, brace for Trump
AFP, United Nations :North Korea and Iran will dominate this week’s gathering of world leaders at the United Nations, where President Donald Trump will be...
Minorities fear attacks ahead of elections
Staff Reporter :Minority communities have been apprehending escalation of violence and attacks on them with the national elections getting nearer.The community leaders said that around...