Iranian army chief Amir Hatami threatened on Wednesday to launch a “decisive and regrettable” retaliation for the killing of security chief Ali Larijani in an Israeli air strike. “Iran’s response to the assassination of the secretary of the Supreme National Security Council will be decisive and regrettable,” Hatami said in a statement. The Revolutionary Guards, Iran’s powerful military force that ...

About 4.9 million children died before reaching their fifth birthday in 2024, according to new United Nations estimates, a sign progress to reduce child mortality rates was stalling even before global aid budget cuts last year. Most of the deaths were preventable with better access to healthcare and low-cost interventions for challenges like complications from pre-term birth or diseases like ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is set to exchange Eid greetings with diplomats, academics and people from all walks of life on the day of Eid-ul-Fitr. According to Additional Press Secretary Atiqur Rahman Rumon, the Prime Minister will begin the day by offering Eid prayers at the National Eidgah. He will then proceed to the state guest house Jamuna at 10AM, ...

The government has given alternative responsibility to LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir to carry out parliamentary affairs task in the House in absence of Prime Minister. Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will perform his responsibility of the Prime Minister’s office in the 13th national parliament, according to a gazette notification issued here on Tuesday by the Cabinet Division. ...

The National Moon Sighting Committee will meet on Thursday at 6PMpm to determine the date of Eid-ul-Fitr for 1447 Hijri and sight the Shawwal moon. The meeting will be held at the conference room of the Islamic Foundation at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque. State Minister for Religious Affairs Kazi Shah Mofazzal Hossain Kaikobad will chair the meeting. In a statement ...

Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman has reaffirmed Bangladesh’s strong commitment to gender equality and women’s empowerment, emphasizing access to justice for women and girls at the UN Commission on the Status of Women (CSW70). He made the remarks while delivering Bangladesh’s national statement at the 70th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women held at the ...

A Bangladeshi expatriate has died while receiving treatment in Saudi Arabia after being injured in a missile attack. Deceased Abdullah Al Mamun, 35, was the son of Shahid Saudagar from Bharbhara village under Rasulpur Union of Gafargaon upazila in Mymensingh. His father confirmed his death on Wednesday (March 18). Mamun was seriously injured on March 8 when a missile struck ...

Russian Ambassador to Bangladesh Alexander Khozin on Tuesday met Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam and discussed issues of mutual interest, including the situation in the Middle East. During the meeting, they discussed Bangladesh-Russia cooperation, including interaction at the United Nations (UN), reports UNB. Particular attention was paid to the situation in the Middle East in connection with the US-Israeli military ...

The Cabinet on Tuesday approved Bangladesh’s proposal to join the “Investment Facilitation for Development Agreement (IFDA)” under the plurilateral Joint Statement Initiative of the World Trade Organization (WTO). The decision was made at a Cabinet meeting held at the Secretariat, chaired by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. Cabinet Secretary Nasimul Ghani told reporters that the agreement aims to facilitate foreign direct ...

Fuel handling operations at Chattogram Port remain steady as two additional fuel-laden vessels have arrived, reinforcing the country’s ongoing energy supply chain. According to port officials, the vessels, ‘Chang Hang Hong Tu’ and ‘LPG Seven’, are currently discharging cargo and are expected to complete unloading within the week, reports BSS. The ‘Chang Hang Hong Tu’, carrying gas oil from Malaysia, ...