Bangladesh

Bangladesh has sent emergency relief goods as humanitarian assistance to flood victims in Libya. A C-130J aircraft of Bangladesh Air Force left Dhaka for Libya at 8pm on Thursday with necessary relief materials and medicines to help the people affected by cyclone Daniel and floods, the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) said. Assistant Chief of Air Staff (Operations) Air Vice Marshal ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said if her party voted to power again every village will be developed like a town. Sheikh Hasina, also the President of Awami League, asked the public representatives to win the trust and confidence of the people by serving them properly. The premier was addressing a programme arranged on the premises of her official residence ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave for New York on Sunday to attend the 78th session of the United National General Assembly. She will address the general assembly session on September 22, said Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen at a media briefing on PM’s New York visit at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday. He said that the ...

Law Minister Anisul Huq has rejected outright the idea of revoking the cases filed under the Digital Security Act (DSA) and compensating those who became the victims due to abuse of the law. “Question doesn’t arise at all to revoke the cases filed under the Digital Security Act and providing compensation in this regard,” he said while responding to a ...

An ‘Oil and Gas Terminal’ will be built in the Bay-Terminal area under Chattogram Port Authority with an aim of increasing the capacity of gas and fuel import, processing and storage. It was informed in a meeting regarding the construction of ‘Oil and Gas Terminal’ in the meeting room of the Ministry of Shipping in Dhaka on Thursday with State ...

At least 217 shops burnt down in the devastating fire that broke out at Dhaka’s Mohammadpur Krishi Market early Thursday, said Chief Executive Officer of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Selim Raza. “We allocated space for 317 shops in the market but among these, 217 were damaged by the fire,” he said while talking to reporters, UNB reports. “We have ...

Two officials of rights body Odhikar were jailed for two years on Thursday in a case filed under the ICT Act for publishing a distorted report on Hefazat’s rally in Shapla Chattar in 2013. The convicts are Odhikar Secretary Adilur Rahman Khan and Director ASM Nasiruddin Elan. The court also fined them Tk 10,000. Dhaka Cyber Tribunal Judge AM Julfikar ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday told the parliament that the country’s food security remains protected even amid the ongoing international crisis. “Bangladesh has successfully faced Covid-19 pandemic. The food security remains protected in the country amid the current international crisis as well,” she said, reports UNB. The premier made the remarks while replying to a question from Awami League ...

Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury said an individual cannot own more than 60 bighas of agricultural land as per the Land Reform Act-2023. “If inherited land exceeds 60 bighas, the heir can choose to retain 60 bighas of land, while the remaining land will become government-owned (Khas) and compensation will be provided according to government regulations,” he made the comments at ...

Being afraid of the strict disciplines of study, a minor boy wanted to flee home. He got into an international flight without passport, visa and ticket dodging the security at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport. However, he was subsequently stopped. Jonayed Molla, a minor boy, got into a flight of Kuwait Airways on Tuesday (September 12) morning with passport, visa and ...