Bangladesh

The number of vehicles is increasing on the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Expressway on the Dhaka-Mawa-Bhanga route as the government holiday for Eid-ul-Fitr commencing Wednesday. However, vehicular movement on the highway remained normal even though there were long queues of vehicles at the toll booths. Meanwhile, a significant number of motorcycles were seen on the highway, as many commuters opted ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has given special directives to prevent crimes of teenage gangs, said Cabinet Secretary Md Mahbub Hossain. The premier also gave directives to check teenage gangs with different viewpoint instead of traditional way of combating criminals, he said. She urged the guardians, teachers and local representatives to engage themselves with this task, said Mahbub Hossain. The cabinet ...

Brazilian Foreign Minister Mauro Vieira on Monday said global challenges are interconnected and can only be addressed through reinvigorated multilateralism, reforms and international cooperation. “In that spirit, Brazil’s G20 Presidency believes that the group should work towards a United Nations that is more effective in its purposes, while tackling main inequalities in its decision-making processes,” he said while delivering a ...

Bangladesh Film Archive under the Information Ministry and Getty Images, a visual media company of the United States, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to collect and preserve footages on the Liberation War and Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. The MoU was signed on Friday at the Getty Images office in New York, said a media ...

Due to the increase in extra traffic on the Dhaka-Tangail highway, the number of vehicles crossing on the Bangabandhu Bridge and the toll collection have doubled compared to normal. However, there was no traffic jam on the highway despite increased traffic pressure. According to Bangabandhu Bridge site office sources, 29,780 vehicles crossed the Bangabandhu Bridge from 6 am on Sunday ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday called upon Brazil to import directly Readymade Garment (RMG) products from Bangladesh. “RMG goods from Bangladesh have been being exported to Brazil on a limited scale through the third party. It will be more affordable for Brazil if the country directly imports RMG items from Bangladesh,” she said, reports BSS. The premier came up with the ...

The National Moon Sighting Committee will hold a meeting on Tuesday (April 9) to fix the date of Eid-ul-Fitr. The meeting will be held at the conference room of Islamic Foundation’s Baitul Mukarram office at about 6:30pm. Minister for Religious Affairs Md Faridul Haque Khan will preside over the meeting.  

Banks will keep their branches open on a limited scale in the industrial areas on Sunday (April 7). Besides, the clients will be able to do banking transactions as usual on Monday (April 8) and Tuesday (April 9). Eid-ul-Fitr’s three-day vacation will start from Wednesday (April 9). The banks will remain close on April 13 as Saturday is a holiday. ...

    Dr. Anthonie Holslag:     Memories and trauma The title of this article is really a misnomer and misleading. There is no such thing as “old” pain. There is relief of pain. And people stuck in a trauma can relive this suffering over and over again. I had to think of this when I went on my fact-finding ...

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said the armed activities of Kuki-Chin in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) is a sporadic incident, while the government has taken a cautious and rigid stance to this end. “Kuki-Chin will not be able to create unrest in the whole CHT. The government has taken a strong stance. This is an isolated incident. ...