Three people were killed and another was injured after a pickup van collided head-on with a CNG-run autorickshaw in Moulvibazar Sadar early Saturday. The crash occurred around 1:45AM in Giasnagar Shahpur along the Dhaka-Moulvibazar road. The deceased were identified as autorickshaw driver Alinur, and passengers Rubel Mia and Rehan Mia. Police and local residents said a Sreemangal-bound autorickshaw crashed into ...

England can adapt to whatever the weather throws at them, captain Harry Brook said Saturday as rain threatens to disrupt their opening Super Eights match against Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup. Unseasonal rain in Sri Lanka the past few days means Sunday’s crucial match in Kandy could be reduced to as few as five overs per side. “I ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday unveiled commemorative postage stamps marking Shaheed Day and International Mother Language Day. He released the stamps in the morning at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in Tejgaon. Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology and Science and Technology Minister Fakir Mahbub Anam and the ministry’s adviser Rehan Asif Asad were present. Besides, the Prime Minister’s Political ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman arrived at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tejgaon for the first time on Saturday, marking the start of his official duties from the office following his swearing-in. He was received by Principal Secretary ABM Abdus Sattar and Additional Press Secretary Atikur Rahman Rumon, according to officials at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). Before entering the main ...

At the first hour of International Mother Language Day, an opposition alliance led by Shafiqur Rahman, Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, placed floral wreaths at the Central Shaheed Minar for the first time. Along with paying floral tribute, the Jamaat chief and Members of Parliament from the 11-party alliance stood at the martyrs’ altar and offered dua seeking forgiveness for the ...

Top business leaders in Chattogram have demanded a business-friendly environment and simplified trade policies to revitalise the country’s stagnant economy following the BNP’s landslide victory in the 13th national parliamentary election. The government, led by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, began its new journey after the change in power. To breathe life into the private sector, the port city’s entrepreneurs urged ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday night said Ekushey had remained confined under a fascist regime, but this time it is free, creating an opportunity to build a just and discrimination-free democratic Bangladesh. “Ekushey had long remained restricted under a fascist rule, but this time it is free. That is why our feelings are somewhat different today ...

Dr Shafiqur Rahman, Ameer of Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and Leader of the Opposition in Parliament, paid tribute to the Language Movement martyrs by laying flowers at the Central Shaheed Minar in the first hours of 21 February. Newly elected Members of Parliament from the Jamaat-led 11-party electoral alliance were also present. Earlier, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman paid homage to the martyrs. ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, accompanied by his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman and their daughter Zaima Rahman, paid tribute to the Language Movement martyrs at the Central Shaheed Minar in the early hours of 21 February. Just before midnight, the President arrived at the Central Shaheed Minar. After placing flowers at the altar, he stood in silence for a short while ...

President Md Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman have paid tributes to the martyrs of the historic Language Movement on the occasion of Amar Ekushey and International Mother Language Day. The heads of the state and the government paid their homage by placing wreaths at the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital in the first hour on Saturday. The President ...