Health Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hussain on Thursday inaugurated a new outpatient treatment unit at Bangladesh Shishu Hospital & Institute constructed by country’s leading manufacturer and exporter of medicine Beximco Pharmaceuticals PLC. A brief ceremony was held on the hospital premises on this occasion, which was attended by the director general of health services Professor Dr Pravath Chandra Biswas, chairman ...

NASA gave the four Artemis astronauts circling Earth the green light on Thursday to head for the Moon and carry out the first crewed lunar flyby in more than 50 years. NASA Flight Director Jeff Radigan told the astronauts the mission management team had approved firing up the engine of their Orion capsule to send the spacecraft on a trajectory ...

Bangladesh and the Philippines signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on Cooperation in Nursing Education and Capacity Building in Manila on 1 April. On behalf of Bangladesh, Mohammad Sarwar Mahmood, the ambassador of Bangladesh to the Philippines, and on behalf of the Philippines, Prof Shirley C Agrupis, chairperson of Commission on Higher Education signed the MoU, according to the Embassy ...

The Embassy of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh in The Hague hosted a reception on 31 March at The Hague Marriott Hotel to celebrate the 55th anniversary of Independence and National Day of Bangladesh. The event was attended by members of the diplomatic corps, representatives of international organisations, government officials, members of the business community, academics, researchers, media, and NGO ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has been invited to attend the 28th Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), scheduled to take place in St John’s, Antigua and Barbuda, from 1 to 4 November 2026. Karen-Mae Hill, high commissioner of Antigua and Barbuda to the United Kingdom, handed over the invitation letter on Thursday when she paid a courtesy visit to the ...

High Commissioner of Bangladesh to India Riaz Hamidullah paid a courtesy call of India’s Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi on Thursday. During the meeting, they deliberated on enhancing bilateral defence cooperation, including joint training initiatives, the Indian Army said in a Facebook post. They also explored opportunities for deeper collaboration aimed at promoting regional peace and security.

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed on Thursday thanked the government of Kuwait for ensuring the safety and security of the around three lakh Bangladeshi expatriates in Kuwait, reiterating Bangladesh’s stance of non-interference and peaceful diplomatic solution of conflicts. Ambassador of Kuwait to Bangladesh Ali Thunayun Abdulwahab Hamadah paid a courtesy call on Shama Obaed at the Ministry of ...

Part of rediscovering our roots involves a culinary journey, where traditional dishes get a modern twist. In a time when fast food and convenience often overshadow heritage, returning to the kitchen becomes an act of memory and reinvention. These recipes draw from familiar flavours yet present them with subtle shifts in technique. The result is food that feels both nostalgic ...

Rail communication between Sylhet and the rest of the country was restored this afternoon, nearly 18 hours after several wagons of an oil-carrying train derailed near Montola Railway Station in Madhabpur upazila of Habiganj. Md Abu Hanif Pasha, assistant executive engineer of Akhaura Railway Junction, confirmed the development to this correspondent. He said the derailed wagons were removed from the ...

Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir held a meeting with Kazuiki Kataoka, country representative of Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO), at his office at the Secretariat on Thursday. During the meeting, the two sides discussed in detail various aspects of expanding bilateral trade and investment as well as strengthening mutual economic cooperation between Bangladesh and Japan, said a press release. The ...