Rushanara Ali MP quits as UK PM’s trade envoy: Statement
UNB, Dhaka : British MP Rushanara Ali has stepped down from her post as the UK Prime Minister’s Trade Envoy following appointment as Shadow Investment...
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2 dead as bus collides with covered van in Cox’s Bazar
UNB, Cox’s Bazar : Two people died and four others were injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a covered van in Chakaria...
Blinken says a Hamas-Israel deal is still possible even though the sides remain far apart
AP, Israel : U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said Wednesday that a cease-fire and hostage-release agreement between Israel and Hamas was still possible, despite...
Myanmar border unrest: Tourist ship services on Teknaf-Saint Martin’s route suspended indefinitely
UNB, Cox’s Bazar : The local administration has suspended the movement of tourist ships on the Teknaf-Saint Martin’s route from February 10 until further notice...
Pakistan’s election: Who’s running, what’s the mood and will anything change?
AP, ISLAMABAD : Pakistan’s 127 million voters are choosing members of a new parliament Thursday. The election is the 12th in the country’s 76-year history,...
44,232 Hajj quotas vacant, middle-class miffed: Pilgrimage prised out of pious people
Anisur Rahman Khan : Performing Hajj has become financially challenging for the middle-income group, as a total of 44,043 Hajj quotas out of 127,198 allocated...
BB report reveals grim picture of 7 months: Govt banks’ remittance drops by 30pc
Kamruzzaman Bablu : Expatriate income through banking channels has seen continuous growth since October 2023. In January, marking the first month of this year, expatriate...
63 new Myanmar individuals seek refuge on Wednesday, totaling 327: Residents run for cover amid mortar shelling
Staff Reporter : In a desperate bid for safety, at least 63 individuals from Myanmar, including members of its Border Guard Police (BGP), army personnel,...
Farmers busy with Boro farming
Staff Reporter : Farmers are busy in the fields as Boro cultivation which is in the full swing in different parts of the country. But...
12th nat’l poll fallout: ‘India Out’ campaigns simmer in Bangladesh
Amid allegations of Indian interference in national elections, there’s a call to boycott Indian goods in Bangladesh. Last week, a supplier for the Indian consumer...
Import of 3 LNG cargoes from Singaporean firms get cabinet body approval
UNB, Dhaka : Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase (CCGP) in a meeting on Wednesday approved three separate proposals to import three LNG (liquified natural gas)...