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...
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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...
Support sought to restore glory of Rajshahi silk
Land Minister Mizanur Rahman Minu has called on non-governmental development organization BRAC to step forward to restore the lost glory of the traditional Rajshahi silk...
Repatriation only lasting solution to Rohingya crisis
Bangladesh has said the safe and voluntary repatriation of displaced Rohingyas to Myanmar remains the only sustainable solution to the prolonged crisis. State Minister for...
BGB detains Indian couple in Moulvibazar
Members of the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) detained an Indian couple in the early hours of Friday after they were allegedly found crossing into Bangladesh...
Lightning strikes kill 3 in Jamalpur, Netrakona
Three people were killed and one was injured in separate lightning strikes in Jamalpur and Netrokona districts on Friday. In Jamalpur, two people died in...
‘Canal excavation will bring positive impact’
Disaster Management and Relief Minister Asadul Habib Dulu on Friday said the canal excavation programme will have a positive impact on the rural economy. He...
Unplanned hawker rehab may backfire: IPD
The Institute for Planning and Development has warned that poorly planned “hawker rehabilitation” may further aggravate the hawker problem instead of solving it. In a...
US opens to talk, accept China’s help
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said on Friday (May 15) he had “received messages” from the United States saying it is willing to continue talks,...
11 university VC appointments draw Jamaat fire
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has expressed deep concern over the government’s appointment of new vice chancellors at 11 public universities, alleging that political loyalty was given priority...
Dhaka shoppers struggle with price hike
For many families in Dhaka, the weekly market has become a calculation of what to leave behind. Eggs are dearer, vegetables remain stubbornly high, and...