Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman today said an elected government is a must to implement the proposals of the state reform. “An elected government is required first to execute the proposals of state reform. So, it is necessary to hold the general election on priority basis. The parties which will get the mandate of the people will ...

Japan came from behind to beat Britain 3-2 in Davis Cup qualifying on Saturday, while Serbia face a relegation play-off after squandering a 2-0 lead in their loss to Denmark. After Friday’s singles in Miki, Japan, were split, Neal Skupski and Joe Salisbury won the doubles to put Britain 2-1 ahead, but Yoshihito Nishioka beat Jacob Fearnley 6-3, 7-6 (7/0) ...

Japan today reaffirmed its support for the Bangladesh’s interim government and sought to increase bilateral engagement for a boost in businesses and development cooperation. Ikuina Akiko, the Parliamentary Vice-Minister for Foreign Affairs of Japan, conveyed the message to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus as she called on him at the State Guest House Jamuna here. “Japan values its relationship with ...

Zambia has invited Bangladesh to explore the possibility of setting up a pharmaceutical plant in the country, expressing interest in Bangladesh-made pharmaceutical products. This proposal was made during the inaugural meeting between the newly appointed Zambian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Percy P. Chanda (residing in New Delhi), and Foreign Adviser Md Touhid Hossain at the foreign ministry on Thursday, as ...

The Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has increased the price of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) by Tk 19 per 12kg cylinder at the consumer level. The new price was announced at a press conference held at the BERC office in Karwan Bazar on Sunday (Feb 2) afternoon. For February, the price of a 12kg LPG cylinder has been set at ...

Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin has assured that there will be no price hike of essential commodities during the upcoming Ramadan, as the country has sufficient imports and stock. Speaking as the chief guest at a policy conclave on “Rational Pricing of Food Products: Market Monitoring Strategies” in Dhaka on Sunday (Feb 2), he said there is no shortage of ...

Thousands of people marched in Valencia on Saturday in the latest protest over the Spanish government’s response to devastating floods that killed more than 200 people in October. Though it was smaller than three previous protests in the Mediterranean city, the march drew around 25,000 people, officials said, reports AFP. Chanting “Resign!” at conservative regional leader Carlos Mazon, the protesters ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury are set to leave Dhaka for the United States on Sunday evening to attend the National Prayer Breakfast. A three-member BNP delegation, including party acting chairman Tarique Rahman’s daughter Barrister Zaima Rahman, are scheduled to attend the annual National Prayer Breakfast. Zaima will represent her father Tarique Rahman ...

Five individuals, including a child, were killed when a truck rammed into a private car on the Dhaka-Sylhet Highway at Osmaninagar upazila of Sylhet district on Sunday. The accident occured around 7.30 AM at Unishmile area of the upazila. Four of the deceased were identified as Sohel, 40, Shamima, 40, Ety Begum, 35, and Ayan, 7, while the identity of ...

The first phase of Bishwa Ijtema concluded on Sunday with the final prayer (Akheri Munajat). Several lakhs of devotees from all over the country joined the Akheri Munajat held on the banks of the Turag River in Tongi. Maulana Zubair, the top cleric of Shuray-e-Nezam of Bangladesh, conducted the munajat which started around 9:10AM. Many attendees broke down seeking the ...