Bangladesh and Bhutan have expressed keen interest in deepening bilateral cooperation, particularly in renewable energy and trade, to unlock the untapped economic potential of the South Asian region. The matter came to the fore during a meeting between Commerce Minister Khandaker Abdul Muktadir and Bhutanese Ambassador to Bangladesh Dasho Karma Hamu Dorji at the Secretariat here on Tuesday, said a ...

Gold prices in Bangladesh have been reduced by Tk2,216 per bhori, with the price of 22-carat gold now set at Tk244,711, according to the Bangladesh Jeweller’s Association (BAJUS). In a statement issued on Tuesday (28 April) morning, BAJUS said the new prices were fixed considering the overall market situation, particularly a decline in the price of pure gold (tejabi gold) ...

Rosatom Director General Alexey Likhachev on Tuesday paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. The DG of the Russian state nuclear energy corporation Rosatom met the Prime Minister at his Cabinet Division office in the Bangladesh Secretariat here at 10am, said Prime Minister’s Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Ruman. They discussed in detail Bangladesh’s energy security and the ...

Bangla Mirror Desk : The Tower of London Visit and Tour Reporting Project, part of the UNESCO World Heritage Site, was successfully completed in a joyful atmosphere, initiated by the UK Bangla Reporters Unity. On Monday (April 27) at 12 noon, gathering at the Shaheed Minar premises in Altab Ali Park, East London, and heading to the Tower of London ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman unveiled the foundation stone of the 500-bed Jashore Medical College Hospital at Harinar Beel in Chachra area in the town on Monday. A munajat (prayer) was offered on the occasion seeking eternal peace for the departed souls of BNP founder Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman and former three-time Prime Minister Khaleda Zia and peace, progress and prosparity ...

Having decisively ended his own silverware drought with back-to-back Bundesliga titles, Harry Kane’s team-first approach has been key for a Bayern Munich side now chasing club football’s biggest prize. Whoever makes it through Bayern’s Champions League semi-final against holders Paris Saint-Germain, with the first leg in the French capital on Tuesday, will be the favourites for the final in Budapest ...

Michael, the big-budget Michael Jackson biopic, has shrugged off bad reviews and a troubled production to launch with a $97m opening in North American theaters, contributing to its enormous $217m (£160m, A$303m) worldwide box office and shattering the record for the biggest biopic opening of all time. The film, a highly authorised portrayal of the “king of pop” that was ...

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman on Monday said the present government wants to take legal aid services to the doorsteps of people. “Legal aid activities in Bangladesh began in 1994 under the initiative of then prime minister Begum Khaleda Zia. Later, through the initiative of incumbent Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, the ordinance of the interim government was ...

A new report by the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has highlighted that while Bangladesh has made notable progress in improving its investment climate, urgent structural reforms remain critical as the country prepares for its scheduled graduation from Least Developed Country (LDC) status in November 2026. The report evaluates the implementation of the 2013 Investment Policy Review ...

BNP Standing Committee member Nazrul Islam Khan and Senior Joint Secretary General and Prime Minister’s Political Adviser Ruhul Kabir Rizvi, along with the leaders and activists of the party and its associated bodies, on Monday paid homage to Sher-e-Bangla AK Fazlul Huq on his 64th death anniversary. The BNP leaders paid rich tributes to Sher-e-Bangla AK Fazlul Huq by placing ...