Bangladesh

At least 20 people were killed and several others were injured after a container train collided with passenger train in Bhairab of Kishoreganj on Monday afternoon. The accident occurred when a container train headed towards Chattogram collided with the Dhaka-bound Egarosindhur Express at the Jagannathpur railway crossing, causing 20 people dead and many other injured. Twenty bodies have, so far, ...

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Monday said BNP is trying to create anarchy in the country ahead of the next general elections. Claiming that the ruling Awami League always respects democratic culture and values, he reiterated that in line with the country’s constitution, the next national elections would be held on time following the democratic process. “We ...

The death toll in a collision between two trains in Bhairab of Kishoreganj has risen to 15. The collision which occurred at around 2:30pm on Monday injured many more, Kishoreganj Superintendent of Police Mohammad Rasel Sheikh confirmed. Four units of the Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) and members of RAB, Railway and district police are conducting rescue operations. FSCD ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday urged the Swiss entrepreneurs to come up with investment at special economic zones (SEZs) in Bangladesh, saying her government wants to develop a broad-based partnership. “We will provide lands (in SEZs). They (Swiss entrepreneurs) can make a mini Switzerland in Bangladesh,” she said when Switzerland Ambassador Reto Siegfried Renggli paid a courtesy call on ...

Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus has called for immediate action to create a Palestinian state. In a statement released from the Yunus Centre on Sunday, he said: “The conflict between Israel and Palestine is a very old problem which has become much more complicated now because of the treatment that the people of Palestine have been receiving from Israel.” It ...

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Sunday described Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s upcoming visit to Brussels as “extremely significant” which will help take Bangladesh’s ties with the European Union to a new height. “This is a very significant visit. This is an achievement for us,” he told reporters, noting that the visit is happening at a “crucial moment.” Asked ...

The government has initially invested Tk 11.31 crore in 10-year treasury bonds from the universal pension fund. Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Sunday inaugurated the activities at a press conference at Finance Ministry conference room in the capital. In the presence of Finance Secretary Dr Md Khairuzzaman Mozumder, National Pension Authority Chairman Kabirul Ezdani Khan officially handed over the ...

Information and Broadcasting Minister and Awami League (AL) Joint General Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud has said the streets will be occupied by the AL on October 28. “BNP can declare grand, small, medium rallies… they can also declare walking, running or sit-in programmes. But we don’t feel any pressure for those programmes. Awami League is a party that occupies the ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday reassured the Hindu community of the country that Bangladesh Awami League (AL) will always remain beside them as in the past. “We, Awami League was always beside you (Hindu community), and will remain beside you . . ,” she said while addressing the Hindu devotees during her visit to the Durga Puja Mandop at ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said on Sunday that they will hold a grand rally on October 28 in a peaceful manner. “We have not ordered any leaders and activists to grab the streets, rather, we told them after the programme, everyone would go back to their respective places.” “This government has created a horrible situation in the ...