Modi invites PM Tarique to attend BRICS Summit
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has invited Prime Minister Tarique Rahman to attend the 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi in September as a special...
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President likely to resign in coming weeks
President Mohammed Shahabuddin is expected to resign in the coming weeks, citing health reasons, according to sources familiar with the development, amid months of tension...
Tear gas, baton charges escalate in India
Fresh clashes erupted between police and protesters at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar as authorities used tear gas and baton charges to disperse demonstrators demanding action...
UN demands probe into killing of Malian soldiers
The United Nations on Thursday demanded an investigation into the killing of at least 50 Malian soldiers in an attack by Tuareg separatists and jihadists....
18.1m at risk in Bangladesh, WFP warns
At least to 18.1 million people in Bangladesh could face acute food insecurity if a potential fertiliser crisis triggered by rising urea prices and supply...
HSC exams to resume in Ctg from July 27
The Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations in all districts under the Chattogram division will resume from July 27, Education Minister ANM Ehsanul Hoque...
Jamaat expels MP Gazi Nazrul
Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has expelled its Satkhira-4 lawmaker, Gazi Nazrul Islam, from the party after an internal investigation found evidence of what it described as “moral...
Taskforce formed for textile industry
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday formed a high-level committee to review and resolve the problems currently facing the country’s textile industry. The decision came...
UNGA to decide on Bangladesh’s LDC extension
The United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) has recommended that the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) consider Bangladesh’s request for a three-year extension to...
Among 17 facing compulsory retirement
The government has initiated the process of compulsorily retiring 17 more senior Bangladesh Police officers over allegations of political bias, corruption, abuse of office and...
Dhaka, Moscow pledge closer energy cooperation
Bangladesh and Russia on Wednesday reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral relations, with a particular focus on expanding cooperation in the energy sector. During a...