The third foundation anniversary of Habiganj Agricultural University was celebrated with colorful arrangements on Sunday. On this occasion, a colorful procession brought out from the academic building-1 premises of the university at 10 am on Sunday. The students of Agriculture, Fisheries Science, Livestock and Veterinary Faculty participated with colorful festoons, agricultural equipment. The university Vice-Chancellor Professor Dr Abdul Baset, teachers, ...

Just a day before assigning electoral symbols to MP aspirants, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said that they will share seats with Jatiya Party in the upcoming 12th national election. “Jatiya Party has its own demand, they (JaPa) will be given seats, and there will be no boat candidates vying for those seats,” he said, reports UNB. ...

President Mohammed Shahabuddin on Sunday agreed to the deployment of the army to ensure that the upcoming parliamentary election is conducted freely and fairly. Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Habibul Awal met with President Shahabuddin at Bangabhaban in the morning, formally requesting the deployment of the army. The president subsequently approved the request, reports UNB. President’s Press Secretary Joynal Abedin said ...

India’s former State Minister for Foreign Affairs MJ Akbar on Sunday said that Bangladesh has become a nation of opportunities today under the leadership of Bangabandhu’s daughter, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. “Bangladesh is the emerging power of Asia,” he said, highlighting PM Hasina’s development efforts towards ensuring an inclusive growth. MJ Akbar said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina should be celebrated ...

Miscreants set fire to a parked bus near Kadamtali Bus Terminal area in Sylhet on Saturday night. According to locals, some buses were parked along the road near Sylhet Railway Station, to the west of the bus terminal, and one of the buses was set on fire by miscreants around 8 pm. Later, police with the help of locals brought ...

The High Court on Sunday again set January 3 for a rule hearing on BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir’s bail in a case filed over the attack on the Chief Justice’s residence. Today was scheduled for holding the hearing. An HC bench of Justice Md Salim and Justice Shahed Nuruddin set the new date for holding the hearing. ...

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Saturday called a countrywide dawn-to-dusk hartal for Monday, demanding the resignation of the ruling Awami League government and holding the next general election under neutral caretaker administration. BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the fresh programme at a virtual press briefing on Saturday. He said the hartal will be started at ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday released a special commemorative postage stamp, an opening day cover and a data card on the occasion of the 53rd Victory Day. She unveiled the commemorative postage stamp at a ceremony at her official Ganabhaban residence in the capital on Saturday morning. A special canceller was used on the occasion. State Minister for Posts ...

The emir of oil-rich Kuwait, Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, died on Saturday, the royal court said, after three years in power. He was 86. “With great sadness and sorrow, we mourn… the death of Sheikh Nawaf al-Ahmad Al-Sabah, Emir of the State of Kuwait,” said a statement aired on Kuwaiti state television, reports AFP. State television had cut its regular ...

Petrol prices have fallen to lowest level at the pumps on average for more than two years, the RAC has said. A litre of unleaded costs about £1.43 on average, a price which was last seen at UK forecourts in October 2021. A fall in wholesale fuel costs has resulted in lower pump prices, the RAC said, adding that petrol ...