Focusing on the source-to-sea approach to water cooperation, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has stressed the need for sustainable water management for promoting global peace and stability. Momen presided over the plenary session of the UN 2023 Water Conference Thursday. He chaired the third plenary session of the conference. The foreign minister also delivered the closing remarks at the high-level ...

Bangladesh Meteorological Department today predicted light rain or thundershowers at one or two places over Sylhet division in the next 24 hours ending 9:00am tomorrow. “Weather may remain mainly dry with temporary partly cloudy sky over the country, having chances of light rain or thundershowers at one or two places over Sylhet division,’ said a Met office bulletin issued this ...

Interpol has issued a red notice against Rabiul Islam alias Arav Khan, a fugitive in the police officer murder case. He is the 63rd Bangladeshi to be in the Interpol’s wanted list. On March 20, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Chowdhury Abdullah Al-Mamun said that the Interpol has accepted the letter sent by Bangladesh Police to bring back Arav Khan, ...

Donald Trump created a “false expectation” of his imminent arrest, the New York prosecutor investigating the ex-president over hush money said Thursday, as tensions build over a possible indictment. The comments come amid uncertainty over when a grand jury hearing the case will take a vote on charging Trump, a historic move that would inflame the 2024 election campaign in ...

After twice hitting the post from free kicks, Messi curled his third try past Panama keeper Jose Carlos Guerra in the 89th minute to hit the 800 goal mark and send the sold-out crowd at Monumental Stadium into delirium, ESPN reports. The Argentine superstar came into the game needing just one goal to reach the milestone after scoring his 799th ...

Bangladesh Government Planning Minister MA Mannan MP said that when Chaitra month comes, the price of goods increases. We are trying to control the prices. We continue to monitor the market. As supply increases, prices will decrease. As the goods arrive, the price will decrease. The price has dropped a bit and will drop further. He said these things while ...

Amid the prevailing price hike of broiler chickens, the concerned authorities have decided to slash the increased price announcing that it will be sold at Tk 190 to195 per kg at the farm level in the month of Ramadan. The Directorate of National Consumers Right Protection (DNCRP) today summoned the ‘big four’ companies – Kazi Farms, Aftab Bahumukhi Farms Limited, ...

Organic farming has been a part of Indian agriculture practice for many years. However, the process witnessed disruption with the intervention of chemical fertilisers as a shortcut to maximise yields. The use of chemical fertilisers increased rapidly while the quality of food and soil reduced significantly. With the world population projected to reach 9.7 billion by 2050, it is becoming ...

The US State Department 2022 report stating that elections in Bangladesh were not free, fair and impartial, extrajudicial killings, forced disappearance, and obstructing the freedom of expression etc will be analysed, said Seheli Sabrin, spokesperson of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. She stated it at a weekly media briefing held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday (March 23). ...

A high level delegation of National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), Bangladesh held meeting with the Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Thursday. They reached consensus on combined efforts in the fields of rule of law and human rights. Led by its Chairman Dr Kamal Uddin Ahmed, NHRC full-time member Md Selim Reza and other representatives attended the meeting held at ...