Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday arrived in Washington DC to attend the ceremony marking the 50-year partnership between Bangladesh and the World Bank here on May 1. A United Airlines flight carrying the Prime Minister and her entourage members landed at the Dulles International Airport in Washington DC at around 3.35pm Washington time (1.35am on Saturday Bangladesh Time). Ambassador ...

A new gas well, named Ilisha-1, has been discovered in Bhola, capable of extracting 20 to 22 million cubic feet of gas daily. BAPEX, the Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited, has successfully extracted gas experimentally from the well, bringing the total number of wells discovered in the district to nine. If everything goes well, gas extraction will officially ...

London: UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s mother-in-law, Sudha Murty said that her daughter, Akshata Murty, “made her husband a Prime Minister.” Rishi Sunak’s quick ascension to power has been highlighted before but his mother-in-law claims it was her daughter who made that possible. His mother-in-law, Sudha Murty, has claimed in a video circulating online that because of her daughter, Rishi ...

Metrorail will be extended to Tongi from the current station in Diabari of Uttara in the capital, Roads and Highway Division secretary ABM Amin Ullah Nuri said. “We hope that the Line-6 of metro rail will be extended to Motijheel. Now, the contraction of Line-2 and extension of Line-6 from Diabari to Tongi are underway. Japan will support the work,” ...

Sony reported record full-year sales of 11.5 trillion yen on Friday, attributing the “significant” increase to growth in the gaming, music, film and image-sensor sectors. The revenue figure was the largest ever for the Japanese conglomerate, beating the last financial year’s record of 9.9 trillion yen ($73 billion). A weaker yen and strong gaming hardware sales helped boost sales, along ...

Slipping into a relaxing shower after a long day is an adored practice and a rejuvenating experience. Of course, you may take a longer bath occasionally and pamper yourself with additional skincare rituals, but have you ever taken a royal bath? It may sound like an extravagant suggestion but can help you achieve the effortless and radiant beauty that has ...

India has already begun to experience scorching temperatures as summer draws closer. Particularly from May through July, the weather can change drastically from region to region, with some parts of the country having particularly hot and dry conditions while others experiencing hot and humid weather. To cope with the heat, it’s critical to heed the recommendations given below to protect ...

Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun said Bangladesh Police is ready to follow instructions of the Election Commission (EC) to make the upcoming city elections free and fair. “Police do not see any challenge centering elections to five city corporations. But, the police are prepared to deal with any situation during the polls,” he told reporters after visiting ...

International human rights experts reviewed and analysed historical documentary evidence on the atrocities that took place in Bangladesh in 1971. They reiterated the demand for immediate international recognition of the genocide committed by the Pakistani military in 1971. They also called for the spirit of the liberation war to be reinvigorated. A new generation must be taught the lessons of ...

The chairman of the BBC, Britain’s main public broadcaster, resigned on Friday after he was found to have breached ethical standards over the Boris Johnson loan scandal, reports Deutsche Welle. Richard Sharp announced his resignation as an investigation found him in breach of a governance code for public appointments. The report is also being published on Friday. Yet, he said ...