A drought like situation and untimely cold wave, which induced pest attack and outbreak of blast disease, are severely impacting Boro paddy fields in Sylhet region, especially in Sunamganj district, causing extreme worry for several thousand farmers. Under the impact of the dry spell, lands of paddy fields have already become arid in many areas. Already 10 per cent of ...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday expressed appreciation for the close cooperation between the United Nations and Bangladesh as well as for Bangladesh’s generosity towards Rohingya refugees. The Secretary-General also expressed his solidarity with Bangladesh’s reform and transition process when Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain and High Representative to the Chief Adviser of Bangladesh on Rohingya Issues and Priority ...

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres is set to visit a Rohingya refugee camp in Bangladesh on Friday, accompanied by Chief Adviser Prof. Muhammad Yunus, to call on the international community to increase humanitarian aid for the displaced Rohingya people. Guterres will spend time with the refugees during Iftar, sharing the meal as part of his Ramadan solidarity visit. “I spend time ...

Advance train ticket sales for the upcoming Eid ul-Fitr have begun online. The sale for the western region’s intercity trains started at 8:00 AM on Friday (March 14). The sale for the eastern region’s intercity train tickets will begin at 2:00 PM. This was confirmed by Mohammad Anwar Hossain, Station Master at Dhaka Railway Station (Kamalapur). He mentioned that the ...

A delegation led by the Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh, Yao Wen, paid a courtesy visit to Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman at Army Headquarters on Thursday. In addition to the exchange of greetings, they discussed opportunities to enhance technical and military cooperation between the Bangladeshi and Chinese militaries as well as participation in Bangladesh-China joint military exercises.  

The government has taken the initiative to introduce the ancient river transport boat and traditional sarees as’cultural heritage’ of Bangladesh on a global scale. The decision was taken at a meeting of the advisory council, said a press release from the Cabinet Division. The advisory council decided the cultural affairs ministry will take the initiative to introduce boats, Jamdani sarees ...

Former Vice-Chancellor of Dhaka University (DU) Professor AAMS Arefin Siddique passed away at a hospital in the capital on Thursday night at the age of 71. He breathed his last at 10:45PM while undergoing treatment at the Neurosurgery Department of Ibrahim Cardiac Hospital, his brother Saifullah Siddique confirmed over the phone. Despite receiving intensive medical care, he could not recover ...

The first daily pill for treating endometriosis symptoms has been approved for use on the NHS in England and Wales – but only for patients who have tried all other options. Endometriosis affects 1.5 million women in the UK, causing pain and extreme tiredness as a result of tissue similar to the womb lining growing elsewhere in the body. The ...

British High Commissioner to Bangladesh Sarah Cooke has described the contribution of people of Sylhet to the economy of the United Kingdom as “very valuable”. The people of Sylhet played a significant role in strengthening ties between the two nations, Cooke said while speaking at an Iftar event in Sylhet. The Iftar gathering was held at the Grand Sylhet Hotel ...

The Interim Government has decided to rename three medical universities on Thursday. The decision was made at a meeting of the Advisory Council held at the office of the Chief Adviser in Tejgaon in the morning. The name of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) has been renamed to ‘Bangladesh Medical University’, the name of Sheikh Hasina Medical University to ...