Areas of special programme under the budgetary allocation of the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock to stable the prices of essential animal protein products in the month of Ramadan has extended and the selling price has been adjusted. A press release of the ministry in this regard confirmed this on Saturday. From the 1st to the 28th of Ramadan, an ...

A teenage girl has been kidnapped and raped allegedly by a man with the help of two other individuals in Baniachong upazila of Habiganj. The victim has been admitted to Habiganj Sadar Hospital following the incident. The incident occurred on the night of Wednesday. The victim was brought to the hospital on Thursday afternoon. According to the victim’s statement, three ...

Protests erupted across multiple Turkish cities on Friday as people rallied against the arrest of Istanbul’s mayor and top rival to President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, despite the Turkish leader’s stern warning that street protests would not be tolerated, reports AP. In Istanbul, police used pepper spray, tear gas and rubber bullets to push back hundreds of protesters who tried to ...

Flights have resumed at Heathrow Airport and a full service is expected on Saturday following an “unprecedented” loss of power caused by nearby a substation fire. About 200,000 passengers were affected as flights were grounded throughout Friday, with inbound planes being diverted to other airports in Europe after flames ripped through the North Hyde plant in Hayes, west London, on ...

Argentina edged to the brink of qualification for the 2026 World Cup on Friday after a superb strike from Thiago Almada earned them a 1-0 victory over Uruguay in Montevideo. The reigning world champions looked to be headed for a draw after a tense tussle against a Uruguay side who defeated the Argentinians 2-0 in Buenos Aires earlier in qualifying. ...

The Bangladesh High Commission in New Delhi organized an event on Thursday evening to engage Indian investors and business leaders at its diplomatic mission in the Indian capital. The event aimed to highlight potential investment opportunities in Bangladesh, ahead of the upcoming Bangladesh Investment Summit, scheduled to take place from April 7-10 in Dhaka. Representatives from various medium and large ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus will join as a keynote speaker at the BIMSTEC Young Gen Forum, which will be held on April 3 at ICONSIAM. Young business leaders are invited to exchange ideas and explore their abilities in business areas at the BIMSTEC Young Gen Forum. The forum is part of Thailand’s hosting of the sixth BIMSTEC Summit and ...

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) will submit its reform proposal to the interim government on Sunday, said the party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir. “The democratic character of the state and the ownership of the people are reflected through the elected parliament and people’s representatives. For this, the interim government should quickly organise a free and fair national election after ...

Bangladesh and Mexico have acknowledged that 2025 will mark the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Maria Teresa Mercado Perez, Undersecretary (Deputy Minister) of Foreign Affairs of Mexico, said this when Bangladesh’s Ambassador Mushfiqul Fazal Ansarey met at the Mexican Foreign Ministry. The discussion focused on strengthening bilateral relations and exploring new avenues of cooperation between Bangladesh ...

The Indian Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) has stated that there is currently no update regarding a possible bilateral meeting between Bangladesh’s Chief Adviser Prof. Muhammad Yunus and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the sidelines of the upcoming Bimstec Summit in Bangkok. “On the bilateral meeting you asked about, I don’t have any update to share at this point,” ...