Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina declared her recent six-day trip to Thailand as a landmark success, aimed at safeguarding Bangladesh’s economic interests and elevating its regional presence. The visit, which took place from April 24 to April 29, was prompted by an invitation from Thai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin. During a press briefing at her official residence, Ganabhaban, on Thursday, Prime ...

The import and export activities between India and Bangladesh through Hili land port in Dinajpur district resumed on Thursday after a one-day holiday on the occasion of May Day. However, it was normal for passengers with passports to cross between the two countries through the immigration check post of the port. On Thursday around 11 am, the activity started with ...

A Dhaka court on Thursday accepted the bail petition of Nobel Laureate economist Prof Dr Muhammad Yunus and 13 other accused in a case filed over misappropriation of Tk 25.22 crore of Grameen Telecom Workers’ Profit Participation Fund. Dhaka Special Judges Court-4 Judge Sayed Arafat Hossain granted them the bail in the case following an application filed by Dr Yunus’s lawyer this morning. ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has alleged that the democracy-loving people of Bangladesh are deprived of their minimum basic rights. “But, our movement will continue unless and until the democracy is restored in Bangladesh and people get their voting rights back,” he said while speaking as the chief guest at a workers’ rally organised by the party’s labour ...

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said that there is stain of worker’s blood in BNP’s hands. “They (BNP leaders) do not have the strength of waging movement. Movement requires people. People are not with them. The blood stain of August 15 and August is 21 in their hands. The stain of ...

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was taken to Evercare Hospital on Wednesday afternoon for some medical tests as per her medical board’s decision. “Khaleda Zia was taken to Evercare Hospital in the capital on Wednesday evening from her Gulshan residence. Several medical tests of her were conducted,” said the party press wing Samsuddin Dider. Earlier on March 30, the BNP chairpersons ...

Boro farmers in Sylhet region are not getting the fair prices of their produce thanks to market manipulation by the middlemen and wholesalers. The growers are frustrated as the middlemen and wholesalers are buying newly-harvested paddy from the fields as well as the local markets at low prices by applying various trickeries. Presently per maund of Boro paddy is being ...

The future of your favourite chocolate is uncertain due to a devastating virus rapidly wiping out cacao trees in West Africa. These trees produce the cocoa beans essential for making chocolate. Shockingly, half of the world’s chocolate comes from cacao trees in Ghana and Cote d’Ivoire. A new study published in PLoS ONE reveals a frightening truth: Ghanaian cacao harvests ...

A new study says patients are less likely to die or be readmitted when treated by a female doctor. According to the study published in the Annals of Internal Medicine, patients with female doctors have lower rates of mortality and remission than patients treated by male doctors. The study included over 7,76,000 participants including 458,100 female patients and more than ...

The government has increased the prices of diesel, kerosene, petrol and octane for the month of May. And the new prices will come into effect from May 1. The Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources issued a notification on Tuesday in this regard fixing the new prices of all fuels. With the new rate, the price of diesel and ...