The World Health Organization (WHO) said it had been compelled to cancel a mission to bring medical supplies to northern Gaza on Sunday after failing to receive security guarantees. It was the fourth time WHO had had to call off a planned mission to bring urgently needed medical supplies to Al-Awda Hospital and the central drug store in northern Gaza ...

Importers have requested the government to allow them the scope for importing six essentials including sugar and edible oil ahead of the coming Ramadan keeping zero margin on letters of credit (LCs). They made the request at a meeting with Commerce Secretary Tapan Kanti Ghosh held in the capital on Wednesday (January 3). The six essentials are onion, edible oil, ...

Bangladesh’s 12th parliamentary elections were held in a free, fair and impartial manner, said observers coming from the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, Australia, Ireland, Norway and Japan. They made their reactions while addressing a ‘Meet The Press” at the National Press Club in Dhaka at about 11:30am on Monday (January 8). They said taking the overall situation into consideration, ...

Awami League will hold a rally at Suhrawardi Udyan in the capital on Wednesday (January 10) ahead of Bangabandhu’s Homecoming Day. General Secretary of the party Obaidul Quader announced the programme on Monday at a press conference at Tejgaon Dhaka District AL office.

With the arrival of the new year, we all embark on various resolutions. Perhaps the most popular is the ‘new year, new me’ approach, where we commit to prioritizing our health, diet, and self. Yet, amidst your hectic daily routines and busy social calendars, how many of you can truly accommodate such significant changes and remain steadfast throughout for a ...

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) announced a two-day mass contact programme–Tuesday and Wednesday– demanding cancellation of the 12th parliamentary election and the resignation of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. At a press conference at the party chairperson’s Gulshan office, standing committee member Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan made the announcement. “The country’s people unilaterally and spontaneously rejected yesterday’s (Sunday’s) election. On behalf of ...

Airlines Club of Sylhet recently announced its new board of executive committee for the year 2024-2025. Afsar Alam, Assistant Manager of Qatar Airways GSA in Bangladesh, has been elected as the President and Morshed Fakrul Chy, Area In-charge of NOVOAIR as the General Secretary. Shafiqul Islam and Amdadur Rahman have been announced Vice Presidents while Rakib Hussain, Md Musa Ahmad ...

The envoys of India, Russia, China, Bhutan, Philippines, Singapore, and Sri Lanka paid a courtesy call on Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her official residence Ganabhaban on Monday morning. Besides, the delegation of Aga Khan Diplomatic Representatives also met her. On behalf of their respective countries and organisation, they congratulated Hasina on her party’s absolute victory ...

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has congratulated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for successfully holding of the 12th National Parliamentary Election and Awami League’s victory. Ambassador Yao conveyed warm congratulations and best wishes from Chinese leaders to PM Sheikh Hasina on Monday morning, reports UNB. The Chinese ambassador called on PM Hasina at Ganabhaban and reaffirmed that Chinese leaders are ...

Awami League is going to form the government for the fourth consecutive time after receiving absolute majority in the 12th parliamentary election. Unofficial results of 297, out of 299 seats, have been received so far. The results show that Awami League has won in 223 seats. After the ruling Awami League, independent candidates bagged 62 seats. The opposition in current ...