Austrian companies are keen to invest in Bangladesh as the Western European nation seeks to cement economic ties with Bangladesh, non-resident ambassador of Austria Katharina Wieser said on Monday. Wieser, who is based in New Delhi but serves as the envoy to Bangladesh, made the comments when she called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at his office at Tejgaon ...

Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has said a minister-level meeting to discuss the risks of climate change will be held in January 2025, with representatives from Nepal, Bhutan, and Bangladesh in attendance. She, however, didn’t disclose the location of the meeting. Adviser Rizwana said this following a bilateral meeting with Nepal’s Environment Minister, Ain Bahadur Shahi Thakuri, at the ongoing ...

Victory Day is for everyone and not just for any specific group, said Home Affairs Adviser Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, assuring that there are no possible threats to law and order during the upcoming celebrations. The adviser made the statements on Monday following a security meeting at the ministry’s conference room at the Secretariat ahead of the Victory Day. “December 16 ...

Nabiganj Correspondent : A woman and her son died after being electrocuted at Gayahari village under Nabiganj municipality of the district Monday morning. The deceased were identified as Anima Chandra Dev, 70, wife of Durga Charan Dev of Gayahari village and her son Nipesh Chandra Dev, 45. Officer-in-charge (OC) of Nabiganj Police Station Md. Kamal Hossain said that Anima Chandra ...

Winter will arrive soon. Winter fashion for children is all about combining comfort and cuteness, so they can play comfortably while staying cozy. Let’s examine the must-have winter clothing pieces that keep our little ones both protected and fashionable. Ensuring kids stay warm in winter is essential for their well-being. A carefully selected wardrobe allows them to play without feeling ...

Zakaria Pintoo, captain of the Shadhin Bangla football team, passed away due to complications from heart disease at a city hospital on Monday morning. He was 81. The National Sports Award winner Pintoo had been admitted to the Ibn Sina hospital in the capital on Sunday. He breathed his last at the Intensive Care Unit of the hospital at around ...

The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has extended the income tax returns submission date to December 31, considering application of taxpayers. The NBR issued an order to this end on Sunday (November 17) extending the deadline by one month. In a statement, the NBR’s public relations division announced that the deadline extension came in response to requests from taxpayers across ...

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has said that the tenure of the interim government will be less than four years, and their intention is to hold the election as quickly as possible. “I didn’t say that I will be (in power) for four years. This is the maximum term. But that’s not our intention. Our intention is to get it ...

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has ordered to submit investigation report against former prime minister Sheikh Hasina by December 17 in a case filed for crimes against humanity on charge of genocide during the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement. A three-member International Crimes Tribunal, chaired by Justice Md Golam Mortuza Majumder, passed this order on Monday. Earlier this morning, 13 individuals, including ...

Awami League government’s nine former ministers, two advisers, a retired Appellate Division justice and a former Home secretary were produced before the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) on Monday morning in a case filed for crimes against humanity on charge of genocide during the Anti-Discrimination Student Movement. These 13 are the first, out of arrested 46, to produce before the ICT ...