Bangladesh

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia will attend in-person a rally of freedom-fighters in Dhaka to be organized by the Bangladesh Jatiyatabadi Muktijoddha Dal on Saturday (December 21). Muktijoddha Dal President Syed Ishtiaque Aziz Ulfat said they will arrange a gathering of freedom fighters at the Bangabandhu International Conference Centre on Saturday where Khaleda will be present as the chief guest. Ulfat ...

Former inspector general of police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed and former member of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) Matiur Rahman were sued by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over graft allegations. ACC Director General (Prevention) Akhtar Hossain on Sunday said that the cases were filed at anti-graft watchdog’s Dhaka Integrated District Office.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday inaugurated the combined Military Hardware Exhibition at the National Parade Square here on the Independence and National Day-2024. She opened the display by cutting a ribbon and releasing balloons in the morning. The exposition would be opened for all from 10am to 4pm from March 26 to March 30, said an ISPR press release, ...

Seven flyovers on the Dhaka-Gazipur route under the Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) Line-3 project were opened to traffic on Sunday. Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader inaugurated the flyovers virtually from his Secretariat office. The seven flyovers are Airport Flyover (Left Side), Airport Flyover (Right Side), Jasimuddin Flyover, U-Turn-1 Gazipura Flyover, U-Turn-2 Open University Flyover, Gazipur Bhogra Flyover and ...

The nation is set to observe the Genocide Day on Sunday in remembrance of the brutality carried out by the Pakistan occupation Army on the unarmed Bangalees on the black night of March 25 in 1971 under the infamous “Operation Searchlight”. The government has taken various programmes to observe the day at state level with due respect, reports BSS. A ...

Minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change Saber Hossain Chowdhury said Saturday that women are powerful agents of change in building resilient communities by tackling climate change. He said for this reason collaborative efforts and collective action are important for charting a course towards a more resilient, equitable, and sustainable world. It is imperative that we harness the potential of ...

A fire broke out in a multi-storied building at Gulshan-1 in the capital at 4:20 pm on Saturday. Fire Service and Civil Defense Headquarters Media Officer Talha bin Jassim confirmed the matter. He said three units of fire service are working to bring the fire under control. At 4:20 pm, a fire broke out in the outdoor unit of an ...

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 ...