Flood-hit families to get govt support
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Saturday said the government would provide comprehensive assistance to people affected by the recent floods, including families who lost their...
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Burnham confirmed as UK PM
Andy Burnham, a left-leaning former mayor of Manchester, has been elected leader of the United Kingdom’s governing Labour Party, putting him in line to become...
‘A teacher has nicknamed me Exam Milon’
“A teacher gave me the name ‘Porikkha Milon’ (Exam Milon),” remarked Education Minister A.N.M. Ehsanul Haque Milon, while simultaneously responding to the trolling and criticism...
Can 108-km fence curb border crimes?
Bangladesh is planning to build a 108-kilometre barbed-wire fence along selected high-risk sections of its border with Myanmar to prevent illegal crossings, drug smuggling and...
Two oil tankers struck mines in Strait of Hormuz
Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed Friday that two oil tankers exploded and caught fire after attempting to pass through a minefield in the...
BNP seeks closer ties with China
LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Saturday that the ruling BNP wants to further deepen its geopolitical, economic and commercial relations...
Bangladesh, US launch Tiger Lightning 26
The Bangladesh Armed Forces and the United States Army is going to launch the annual Tiger Lightning 26 bilateral military exercise today, aimed at strengthening...
Bangladesh pushes for global debt restructuring
Staff ReporterBangladesh has called on the United Nations system to establish an international mechanism for debt restructuring, debt relief, debt suspension and sustainable debt solutions,...
Key cabinet changes on the cards
Speculation is mounting over a possible cabinet reshuffle in Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s government, with political and administrative sources indicating that changes could be made...