BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Tuesday alleged that the “defeated force” influenced The New York Times to publish a report by providing “false” information about Bangladesh. “The allies of fascism own thousands of crores of illegal money. They are trying to stigmatize Bangladesh by using their illicit money,” Rizvi said while talking to the media at ...

Foreign Secretary Md Jashim Uddin today urged all the BIMSTEC member states to extend their full cooperation to ensure timely finalization of six fundamental agreements on trade. “Realisation of the FTA is paramount for our region’s collective economic advancement,” he said in the 25th BIMSTEC Senior Officials’ Meeting (SOM) in Bangkok, said a foreign ministry press release. Jashim Uddin is ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus’s China visit is a big success for the government. “During the Awami League government, relations were established unilaterally with one party. But with government changeover, China has changed its thinking. They are now talking to all political parties,” he said while exchanging Eid greetings with ...

The UK government is working with Mauritius to finalise a deal on the future of the Chagos Islands, Downing Street has said. Under the proposed agreement, Mauritius would gain sovereignty of the islands from the UK, but allow the US and UK to continue operating a military base on one of the islands for an initial period of 99 years, ...

Financial worries and disagreements about fundraising helped inflame the row that has engulfed the charity founded by Prince Harry, insiders close to former trustees told BBC News. An acrimonious boardroom battle has seen Prince Harry, his co-founder Prince Seeiso of Lesotho and trustees resign from their roles at the charity and insiders claimed personality clashes and tensions around leadership of ...

England have appointed legendary former captain Charlotte Edwards as their new head coach. The 45-year-old, England’s all-time leading run-scorer, replaces Jon Lewis, who was sacked in March after the 16-0 Ashes hammering in Australia. Edwards played more than 300 times for England in a 19-year career, including in excess of 200 games as captain. In a 10-year spell in charge, ...

A series of essential household bills are rising at the start of April, with warnings that single parents are among the hardest hit. Water bills, energy prices and council tax are all going up on Tuesday , although the minimum wage is also increasing. The charity Citizens Advice said the finances of millions of people on the lowest incomes were ...

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman Tuesday said the fight to build a corruption-free Bangladesh as expected by the martyrs is not over, rather it has begun from now. “This fight will continue. If necessary, I’ll also sacrifice my life to fulfill the expectation,” he told a function on the Dakbanglow ground in Kulaura upazila of the district, reports BSS. ...

Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md Mahfuj Alam today said that the individuals involved in enforced disappearances will be brought to justice during the tenure of the interim government. The adviser made the remarks while exchanging views with the families of the victims of enforced disappearances. Human rights organizing “Mayer Dak” organized the event in the city’s Tejgaon area this afternoon, ...

The New York Times article titled “As Bangladesh Reinvents Itself, Islamist Hard-Liners See an Opening” is a misleading one, said the Chief Adviser’s Press Wing today. “The New York Times article paints a troubling and one-sided view of Bangladesh, suggesting that the country is on the brink of being overtaken by religious extremism,” the press wing said in a statement ...