Bangladesh

A total of 21 individuals will get the country’s second-highest civilian award, the Ekushey Padak, this year in recognition of their contributions to different fields. The Cultural Affairs Ministry on Tuesday (Feb 13) announced the names in a circular signed by deputy secretary Irene Farzana, reports BSS. The release said this year two people got the award in the Language ...

Health and Family Welfare Minister Dr Samanta Lal Sen on Wednesday (Feb 13) said the government has a plan to establish five burn hospitals in the country as around seven lakh people each year suffer from burn related complications. “The government is trying to spread the burn treatment facilities across the country …so, five burn hospitals will be set up ...

Saraswati Puja, one of the main religious festivals of the Hindu community, will be celebrated across the country on Wednesday. It is celebrated every year on the fifth day of the bright fortnight of the month of Magh, as Goddess Saraswati was born on this day. The day is called ‘Vasant Panchami’. As Saraswati is considered as the Goddess of ...

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq has said the government, considering the current excellence of technology worldwide, has taken an initiative to formulate a law regarding the artificial intelligence (AI). “We are holding primary discussions in this regard. We would definitely discuss the matter with stakeholders before formulating the act,” he said in a meeting with a delegation ...

A court in Dhaka on Tuesday (Feb 13) placed The Daily Star executive editor Syed Ashfaqul Haque and his wife Tania Haque on a four-day remand each in a case filed over death of their teenage maid Priti Uran due to negligence. Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Saifur Rahman passed the order as police produced the couple before the court and ...

Foreign Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has invited Swiss investment in IT and agro-processing sectors, and urged Switzerland to follow the suit of the European Union (EU) in extending duty-free and Duty-Free Quota-Free (DFQF) trade preferences till 2029. He also stressed on the protracted Rohingya crisis and sought Swiss assistance and support in expediting the Rohingyas’ safe, dignified, and swift repatriation ...

A single bench of the High Court (HC) on Tuesday said in its judgement, Japanese mother Eriko Nakano would get the custody of her two children, while father Bangladesh-born US citizen Imran Sharif would get another one. Nakano Jasmine Malika, the elder daughter, and Sonia, the youngest one, will stay with their mother, while Nakano Laila Lina, the second daughter, ...

Md Shohiduzzaman Sarkar, the Awami League-nominated candidate with boat symbol, got a big win, unofficially, to become a member of parliament from suspended Naongaon-2 constituency of 12th National Parliamentary Elections. A source of Naogaon Returning Officer’s office confirmed the matter on Monday night. According to the source, Shohiduzzaman was unofficially elected with 1,58,941 votes beating his nearest independent candidate HM ...

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Standing Committee member Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan on Monday met US Ambassador to Bangladesh Peter Haas. The meeting was held at the US Embassy in the city’s Baridhara area in the afternoon, reports UNB. Dr. Moyeen Khan, a senior leader who has been pushed to the forefront of BNP activities since almost their entire leadership was ...

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Pranay Verma today highlighted the importance of ‘multimodal connectivity’ in unlocking the true potential of bilateral cooperation between Bangladesh and India. “The future of our partnership lies in efficient multimodal connectivity – encompassing road and rail, inland waterways, and coastal shipping,” he said. The envoy was speaking at the Sultanganj Port of Call and the ...