The United Kingdom (UK) has reaffirmed its commitment to strengthening economic relations with Bangladesh through high-level discussions focused on trade, investment, and collaboration in key sectors such as education, aviation, and renewable energy. UK Investment Minister Baroness Gustafsson of Chesterton CBE recently met with Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun, Executive Chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) and the ...

Biman Bangladesh Airlines will operate extra flights on the Rajshahi, Syedpur, and Barishal routes alongside its regular schedule to accommodate the surge in passengers during Eid-ul-Fitr. The airline announced today that additional flights on the Dhaka-Rajshahi-Dhaka route will be available from March 26 to March 30. Similarly, special flights on the Dhaka-Syedpur-Dhaka route will run daily from March 26 to ...

The interim government has decided to appoint judges through a Special Judicial Service Commission to speed up the trial process for rape and other criminal cases, Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan announced on Monday. Speaking at a press briefing at the Foreign Service Academy, Rizwana stated that the government aims to accelerate justice delivery by initiating ...

The United States reported the first outbreak of the deadly H7N9 bird flu on a poultry farm since 2017, as the country continues to grapple with another bird flu strain that has infected humans and caused egg prices to hit record highs. The spread of avian influenza, commonly called bird flu, has ravaged flocks around the world, disrupting supply and ...

I cannot start my day without a hot brew but reading about its effects when taken on an empty stomach made me think. That comforting blend of tea leaves, milk, and spices is a ritual deeply ingrained in my daily routine. However, I found that many people were feeling unexpectedly sluggish instead of refreshed after their morning tea. To understand ...

More than 3,000 underprivileged families in Moulvibazar’s Kamalganj upazila have received Vulnerable Group Feeding (VGF) rice ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr to support them during the festive season. The distribution took place on Monday, with Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Makhon Chandra Sutradhar personally handing over the rice to beneficiaries. Several officials, including Kamalganj Public Health Engineering Officer Sujan Ahmed and Accounts Officer ...

Two ships, carrying a total of 35,000 metric tonnes of rice from India and Vietnam, have arrived at Chittagong port. Through an open tender, a vessel named MV TANAIS DREAM brought 22,500 metric tonnes of parboiled rice from India. Besides, under the G2G agreement signed on February 3, another vessel, MV HONG LINH 1, arrived with 12,500 metric tonnes of ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has said that they cannot build a new Bangladesh ignoring police. He directed the police to strengthen their efforts to maintain law and order so that every citizen of the country, including the minorities, feel safe. Speaking at a special meeting on Monday with senior police officers on law and order issues, the Chief Adviser ...

A Dhaka court has placed a travel ban on former Mymensingh-11 lawmaker Mohammed Abdul Wahed due to ongoing corruption investigations. The order was issued on Sunday by Dhaka Metropolitan Senior Special Judge Md Zakir Hossain Galib, following a request from the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). The ACC has been investigating allegations that Wahed amassed illegal wealth and engaged in money laundering. ...

The interim government has temporarily suspended DIG Molla Nazrul Islam, who was posted at the Rajshahi Sarada Police Academy, and former Sylhet District Police Superintendent Abdul Mannan, from government service. Separate notifications regarding their dismissals were issued by the Police-1 branch of the Ministry of Home Affairs’ Public Safety Division on Monday. Senior Secretary Nasimul Gani signed the two notifications ...