The historic May Day is being observed today in the country and elsewhere across the world in a befitting manner. The theme of the day for this year is ‘Healthy Workers, Productive Hands, A New Dawn Awaits (Sustho Sramik, Karmotho Hat, Ashbe Ebar Nobo Provat).’ The day has been being observed across the globe since 1890 commemorating the supreme sacrifices ...

New York Correspndent : Dr. Ubayed Muhit—an alumnus of the renowned Hunter College, which operates under the City University of New York (CUNY)—has earned the rare distinction of serving as the keynote speaker at the college’s annual “Purple Hawk” banquet. On the afternoon of Monday, April 27, Dr. Ubayed Muhit—a resident physician at Einstein Hospital in the Bronx and a ...

Managing Director for Asia and the Pacific of the European External Action Service (EEAS) Erik Kurzweil paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Humaiun Kobir. The meeting was held at the Prime Minister’s Office in Dhaka’s Tejgaon on Thursday (30 April). During the talks, the two sides discussed Bangladesh-EU bilateral relations, trade and investment, development cooperation, as ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said the government does not want to use religion for political purposes. “We do not want to engage in politics using religion for political gain, and we have not done so in the past either,” he said. He made the remarks in a written statement on Thursday after exchanging greetings with leaders of the Buddhist ...

Two separate bills were passed in the Jatiya Sangsad on Thursday aiming to make amendments to remove the maximum age limit for the posts of Chairman and Commissioner of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) and Chairman and Member of Insurance Development and Regulatory Authority (IDRA). By the passage of the two bills, the government will be able to appoint ...

Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman has told parliament that a total of 23,865 cases filed for political harassment have been withdrawn after the BNP came to power. He said the process of withdrawing the remaining cases is still ongoing. The statement was made on Thursday during a session of the national parliament in response to a written ...

Julian Alvarez’s penalty secured Atletico Madrid a 1-1 draw against Arsenal in a nervy Champions League semi-final first leg clash on Wednesday. Viktor Gyokeres sent the Premier League leaders ahead from the spot just before the interval after he was fouled, but Alvarez followed suit 10 minutes into the second half after Ben White’s handball. Arsenal were upset at a ...

New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani called for King Charles to “return” the prized Koh-i-Noor diamond, which the British Empire took from the Indian subcontinent in the 1800s, on the third day of the monarch’s state visit on Wednesday. Before greeting Charles and Queen Camilla at a 9/11 memorial event, Mamdani was asked what he would discuss with the king ...

Former mayor of Narayanganj City Corporation Selina Hayat Ivy has been granted bail by the High Court in two cases filed with Siddhirganj Police Station. The order was issued on Thursday by a High Court bench comprising Justice KM Zahid Sarwar and Justice Sheikh Abu Taher. Meanwhile, the Appellate Division is set to deliver its order on Sunday regarding bail ...

Dhaka and Brussels have reopened a critical diplomatic channel after nearly five years of silence, with Bangladesh pushing for a revitalised partnership that could reshape trade, migration, and climate cooperation between the two sides. The fifth round of formal consultations took place in Dhaka on Wednesday, co-chaired by Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam and Erik Kurzweil, the European External Action ...