The visiting US delegation on Sunday met Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and affirmed their dedication to fostering inclusive economic growth, institution building, and development to benefit the people of Bangladesh. “As Bangladesh looks to chart a more equitable and inclusive future, the US stands ready to support those efforts, said the US side after the meeting held at state ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday insisted that their party’s role in the recent mass movement against Sheikh Hasina’s fascist regime cannot be undermined, citing that 422 of the 875 martyrs in the July-August protests were affiliated with the BNP. “This movement did not emerge suddenly. It was the manifestation of years of oppression, suppression, and resentment. ...

Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday announced he would resign from his post in two days in a stunning move, two days after he got bail from the Supreme Court in the liquor policy case, according to the India Today newspaper. Arvind Kejriwal’s decision to resign is seen as a strategic move, and he aims to position the Aam ...

Two motorcyclists, including a local leader of Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal (JCD), were killed in a road accident at Chunarughat upazila of Habiganj district on Saturday night. The accident took place around 10 PM at Chandrichara Tea Garden area in the upazila. The deceased were identified as Hafiz Sarkar, son of Moulad Mia from Sudiakhala village under Shayestaganj upazila, and Mostafizur ...

Cristiano Ronaldo will hope to add an Asian Champions League crown to his long list of achievements when the continent’s top club competition kicks off on Monday. The former Real Madrid and Manchester United forward saw his first attempt with the Saudi side Al Nassr end in the quarter-finals. Now rebranded as the Asian Champions League Elite, Al Nassr and ...

The United States will provide $202.25 milliongrant to Bangladesh for three sectors namely good governance, social, human and economic opportunity and resilience. On Sunday (September 15), Bangladesh and United States Agency for International Development (USAID) signed the 6th amendment of the “The Development Objective Grant Agreement (DOAG)” at the State Guest House Padma in this regard. Economic Relations Division (ERD) ...

The death toll in Myanmar in the wake of Typhoon Yagi has jumped to 74, state media reported on Sunday, a day after its junta made a rare request for foreign aid. Floods and landslides have killed almost 350 people in Myanmar, Vietnam, Laos and Thailand in the wake of Typhoon Yagi, which hit the region last weekend, according to ...

The visiting high-level Unite States (US) delegation Sunday offered commitment to help expand Bangladesh’s economic opportunities, build its institutional capacity and uphold human rights, the US embassy said. “We are committed to helping expand economic opportunities, build institutional capacity, uphold human rights, and mitigate climate risks with our partner, Bangladesh,” it said. The embassy said this on its official Facebook ...

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested former minister for public administration Farhad Hossain from Eskaton area in Dhaka city on Saturday night, Shihab Karim, senior assistant director (media) of the RAB-2 Battalion Headquarters, confirmed the matter. He said that being tipped-off a team of the elite force conducted a drive in the Eskaton area under Hatirjheel police station and arrested Farhad ...

The state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) is set to start selling essential commodities across the country from Sunday to one crore families card holders for the month of September. TCB in a press release on Saturday said under this move, rice at subsidised prices alongside lentil and edible oil will be sold by the TCB dealers from their shops ...