Bangladesh

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) will celebrate the silver jubilee of International Mother Language Day on February 21, 2025. The decision was taken unanimously at the 219th meeting of UNESCO executive board, held at its headquarters in Paris, the Bangladesh Embassy in Paris said. Sixty-three UNESCO member states supported the proposal placed by Bangladesh, reports UNB. ...

The World Health Organisation (WHO) is keen to support Bangladesh in capacity building of physicians and other health professionals. The WHO also expressed its desire to assist Bangladesh to righteously deal with climate change related diseases and acquiring the Universal Health Coverage, reports BSS. Regional Director of WHO South-East Asia Region Saima Wazed has shown the keenness while paying a courtesy call on Prime ...

Foreign Minister and Awami League joint general secretary Hasan Mahmud on Friday BNP wanted to invite anarchy in the country and to make that happen they announced to foil the last national election but failed. “This political evil force has repeatedly tried to destroy democracy in the country. BNP had announced to resist the last election in that plot, but ...

The prices of daily essentials are skyrocketing in the markets and people can’t buy their daily necessities because they have no money, BNP Standing Committee Member Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan said on Friday. The motto of independence was to ensure people’s economic freedom as well as democracy, he added. Moyeen Khan made the comments while delivering his speech as a ...

The King of Bhutan Jigme Khesar Namgyel Wangchuck will visit the special economic zone (SEZ) at Madhabram area under Bhogdanga union of Kurigram Sadar upazila on Thursday (March 28). Bangladesh Economic Zone Authority (BEZA) Executive Chairman and Senior Secretary Sheikh Yusuf Harun confirmed the information in an exchange meeting with journalists. The meeting was organized by Kurigram Press Club, seeking ...

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested nine members of a train ticket black marketing syndicate, including an official of shohoz.com, the ticket-selling partner of Bangladesh Railway. The arrestees are Shohoz official Mizan Dhali, 48, the alleged kingpin of the syndicate; his nephew Sohel Dhali, 30; Md Sumon, 39; Jahangir Alam, 49; Shahjalal Hossain, 42; Md Rasel, 24; Joynal Abedin, 46; Sabur ...

A fire that broke out at a clothing warehouse on the second floor of a three-storey building in Demra area of the capital on Thursday night has been brought under control after 8 hours. On Friday morning while speaking to the media, Fire Service Incident Commander Lt Col Md Rezaul Karim said the affected building in Bhanga Press area and ...

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid has said Bangladesh will welcome German investment in the renewable energy sector. “If Germany comes forward with technology and financial support in grant or loan, Bangladesh will welcome it,” he said during his meeting with the German State Secretary and Special Envoy for International Climate Action of the Federal Foreign ...

There will be not exams for the students up to class III and they will be assessed by their performance in the class, said the Ministry of Primary and Mass Education. Secretary Farid Ahmed of the ministry told this to the media at the Secretariat in the capital on Thursday. According to the new education curriculum, students will be assessed ...

Jatiya Party (JaPa) founder Husayn Muhammad Ershad’s son Rahgir Al Mahi Saad Ershad has been relieved of the party. JaPa chairman GM Quader relieved 10 central leaders including Saad Ershad of the party on Thursday (March 21). These leaders have joined JaPa led by Raushan Ershad. In a release signed by GM Quader-led JaPa’s joint secretary Mahmud Alam, it was ...