The interim government has announced a reward of up to Tk 5 lakh to the recovery of weapons looted before and after August 5 last year, during the July Uprising of students and the public. The announcement was made on Monday by Home Adviser Lt Gen (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury at a press briefing held at the Secretariat. For ...

The United States has praised Bangladesh for sheltering forcibly displaced Rohingyas from Myanmar. Washington also expressed gratitude to other countries in the region that continue to provide refuge to those fleeing Myanmar. In a press statement issued on Sunday (August 24) local time, the U.S. State Department’s Principal Deputy Spokesperson Thomas “Tommy” Pigott made the remarks. “The United States expresses ...

Prof Yunus said that it will be a historic blunder, if they wait for seeing the very last Rohingya leaving Rakhine. He said they see fearful and shattered eyes of Rohingya women and men when they appear at our doorsteps with horrific stories. The stories include, among others, systematic persecution, denial of nationality, forced deportation, mass killing, rape, inhuman torture, ...

BNP International Affairs Secretary Barrister Rumeen Farhana on Sunday alleged that she was physically shoved by fellow party men during a hearing on constituency boundary disputes at the Election Commission in Dhaka. The incident occurred during a hearing on the demarcation of Brahmanbaria-2 and Brahmanbaria-3 constituencies at the Election Commission headquarters in Agargaon. Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Ahsan Habib Nasir ...

Health and Family Welfare Adviser Nurjahan Begum said the interim government plans to build a separate 560-bed hospital in Rangpur city, specializing in kidney, cancer and heart diseases. She revealed this while talking to local journalists after visiting different departments of Rangpur Medical College Hospital (RpMCH) this morning. “The budget for this hospital has been passed. If we cannot implement ...

Khulna, a southern city in Bangladesh, is often seen as a blend of history and serene charm, offering a unique insight into the heart of the region. Being a divisional city, it contains the peaceful aura of a small town, lies between two rivers, Rupsha and Bhairav. This geographical positioning has contributed to its thriving fisheries business, making it a ...

Bangladesh has firmly rejected Pakistan’s assertion that all unresolved matters related to 1971 Liberation War; particularly the issues of war crimes, genocide and accountability, have already been settled. The statement came in response to comments made by Pakistan’s Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar during his official visit to Dhaka. Speaking to the media in Dhaka on Sunday, ...

In a remote corner of Moulvibazar’s Kamalganj upazila, nestled within Patrokhola tea estate, a rare and heartwarming symbol of interfaith harmony continues to flourish. For nearly five decades, people of three major religions; Hindus, Muslims and Christians, have laid their loved ones to rest in the same sacred ground. Here, a cremation ground, a Muslim graveyard and a Christian burial ...

The government is planning an overhaul of the asylum appeals system as it tries to cut the number of migrants staying in hotels while they await a ruling. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper said she was taking practical steps to end unacceptable delays, with a new body, staffed by independent adjudicators, to be established. The government has been under increasing pressure ...

People convicted of crimes in England and Wales could find themselves barred from going to pubs, concerts and sports matches under changes to sentencing rules being planned by the government. The reforms would allow courts imposing non-custodial terms to have the power to hand out driving and travel bans too, and order offenders to remain in specific areas. Justice Secretary ...