Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the countrymen to stay alert as the anti-liberation elements, killers and arson terrorists never return to power. “Make sure that the killers, anti-liberation elements and war criminals never return to power again,” she told a civic reception accorded to her by expatriate Bangladeshis in the USA at The Ritz-Carlton hotel’s Hall Room in Washington ...

There is no bar to execute the two death row convicts in the Rajshahi University Professor S Taher Ahmed murder case as the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court published the full text of verdict rejecting the review petitions. The eight-member bench of the Appellate Division, led by Chief justice Hasan Foez Siddique, published the 21-page verdict on Wednesday. The ...

Bangladesh Ambassador to Saudi Arabia Dr Mohammad Javed Patwaryhas held a meeting with Mazen bin Hamad Al Hamali, the head of the Makkah branch of the Saudi Foreign Ministry, over the evacuation process of Bangladeshis wanting to leave Sudan. Ambassador Patwary gave a preliminary assurance to the Saudi authorities that every effort would be made to send the Bangladeshis returning ...

Salman Mohammad Muqtadir, the very first successful YouTube celebrity in Bangladesh, has finally settled down and got married. The popular social media celebrity shared some of the images from his wedding photoshoots across his verified profiles on Facebook and Instagram on Tuesday, and the caption suggested that the couple got married on April 30. However, name of his bride is ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said Bangladesh wants the United States as a long-term productive partner for increasing global competitiveness, and expand the export base to become a “developing” country in 2026. “We shall need support to increase our global competitiveness and expand the export base. I am optimistic that the United States would become our long-term productive partner ...

A man was arrested outside Buckingham Palace after throwing suspected shotgun cartridges into Palace grounds, police have said. A cordon was erected and a controlled explosion carried out following the incident, which unfolded at around 19:00 BST on Tuesday. The man was arrested on suspicion of possession of an offensive weapon. There are no reports of any injuries. The incident ...

There is no conversation without tea and coffee. Be it political chat or blasphemous gossip. In winter people actually drink more coffee than tea. But the situation in summer is quite different. While most people in the country prefer milkshakes and cold drinks to tea and coffee in summer, Bengalis love to sip on a traditional cup of hot tea ...

In the upcoming Sylhet City Corporation election, the joint workers meeting of Sylhet district and metropolitan Awami League regarding the conduct of the election of Anwaruzzaman Chowdhury, the Bangladesh Awami League nominated boat symbol mayoral candidate, will be held at Aman Ullah Convention Hall on Thursday (May 4) at 6 pm. Bangladesh Awami League presidium member Advocate Jahangir Kabir Nanak ...

Eleven lakh doses of bivalent COVID-19 vaccine, a new type of vaccine that provides protection against both the Delta and Omicron variants of COVID-19, have been brought to the country, while another 20 lakh will arrive ‘in a short period of time’, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said Tuesday. They will be administered as booster doses to tackle Covid-19, he added. ...

Fully foreign and joint venture investment proposals with Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) rose by 126.06 percent (Taka 28,086.31 million) during the January-March quarter in 2023 compared to the same period of the preceding year 2022. During this January-March period, BIDA received some 231 investment proposals involving Taka 1,67,862.49 million, according to the latest data of the authority. BIDA received ...