Bangladesh

The nation is observing 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. A one-minute “blackout” programme will ...

The average life expectancy and birth rate in the country have declined in a span of a year. Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS) revealed it on Sunday in a report titled ‘Bangladesh Sample Vital Statistics-2023.’ According to the BBS report, life expectancy at birth in 2023 has decreased statistically, to 72.3 years, which was 72.4 years in 2022. On the ...

Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said BNP wants to destroy the achievements of the country in the name of boycotting Indian products. “Is it possible to boycott Indian products? Is the boycott proposal realistic amid the situation of Bangladesh and India, the transactions of essential goods and other exchanges between the two countries?” he said. He said ...

The government has published a list of 118 more martyred intellectuals. With this, lists of 560 martyred intellectuals were published in four phases. Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque published the fourth list of martyred intellectuals at a press conference on Sunday. The minister said the latest list included teachers, politicians, social workers, doctors, lawyers, service holders, engineers, dramatists, musicians ...

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. ...