Bangladesh

Former Religious Affairs Minister Principal Motiur Rahman passed away at a hospital in Mymensingh on Sunday night. He was 81 years old. Motiur Rahman, president of Mymensingh District Awami League, breathed his last at 11pm while undergoing treatment at Nexus Hospital in Mymensingh. His elder brother Zia Uddin Ahmed confirmed his death news. He is survived by wife, a son, ...

As part of this capacity building provided by KOICA, five key officials from the Finance Division will be attending an extensive training program from September 4-12 in the Republic of Korea to foster knowledge exchange, skill enhancement, and best practice adoption, reports UNB. The training programme is designed to provide participants with insights into South Korea’s advanced pension management practices ...

British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke on Sunday said her country is encouraging “free, fair, participatory and peaceful” elections in Bangladesh. She said fair elections will help Bangladeshi citizens exercise their democratic rights, reports UNB. “We had a very constructive introductory discussion,” High Commissioner Cooke told reporters after her first meeting with Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal and ...

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia is not in a physical condition to take her home. When she will be able to leave the hospital, it is not exactly say now, the BNP chief’s medical team said on Sunday. Khaleda Zia has been undergoing treatment at Evercare Hospital in the capital for the last 18 days. When asked about the development of ...

The postponed HSC and equivalent examinations under three education boards in the Chattogram Division –the Chattogram Education Board, the Bangladesh Madrasa Education Board, and the Technical Education Board–began on Sunday. Due to floods in the region, the education ministry has deferred the exams by 10 days. Earlier, on August 17, the HSC exams under eight boards–Dhaka, Mymensingh, Barishal, Cumilla, Rajshahi, ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home on Sunday morning after attending the 15th BRICS Summit in Johannesburg of South Africa. She attended the summit held on August 22-24 at the invitation of South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, reports BSS. A regular flight of the Emirates Airlines carrying the prime minister and her entourage members landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport ...

President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Saturday hoped that the ICT department would make continuous efforts to highlight the history of Bangabandhu, Bengali and Bangladesh through the innovation, dissemination and use of new technologies. He also urged all concerned to play an important role in establishing Bangladesh as a developed and smart state in the world. The president said while addressing a ...

BNP alleged that their 50 supporters, including two bullet hit, were injured in an attack by Awami League (AL) in Lalmai upazila of Cumilla district on Saturday. Houses and other establishments were also vandalised during the attack. The bullet-hit Jubo Dal leaders Firoz and Monir were admitted to Cumilla Medical College Hospital, said BNP Chairperson’s Advisor and former lawmaker Monirul ...

The 47th death anniversary of National Poet Kazi Nazrul Islam will be observed in the country in a befitting manner on Sunday. On August 27 (12 Bhadra of Bangla calendar year) in 1976, the poet breathed his last at the then PG Hospital, now Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital, in the city. The poet was buried with state honour ...

Teesta river’s water level has surged 41 cm above the danger mark in Kurigram district, while water levels of Brahmaputra, Dudhkumar, and Dharla rivers are also on the rise. The escalating water levels have instilled fears of potential flooding among the residents living along the riverbanks. Kurigram Water Development Board has forecast short-term flooding. According to the district’s Water Development ...