The meeting of the Consensus Commission, chaired by Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, began with political parties at the Foreign Service Academy on Saturday afternoon. Leaders from various political parties, including BNP, Jamaat-e-Islami, LDP, Jatiya Party (Kazi Zafar), Nagorik Oikya, Islami Andolan, Khelafat Majlish, Gono Sanghati Andolon, Gonoadhikar Parishad, and Jatiya Nagorik Committee were present at the meeting. The other ...

Adani Power has agreed to restore the full supply from a 1,600 MW power plant in India to Bangladesh within a few days, according to a report by Reuters. However, the company has rejected Dhaka’s requests for discounts and tax benefits. As Bangladesh struggled with a foreign currency shortage, Adani halved the power supply on October 31 amid payment delays. ...

Metro Rail has set a new record by transporting over 4,00,000 passengers in a single day. Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL), the operator of the Metro Rail, shared the information through their verified Facebook page on Friday night. Metro Rail transported 403,164 passengers for the first time. The Metro Rail family extended heartfelt gratitude and thanks to all its ...

Chief Adviser Prof. Muhammad Yunus has called on the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to remove visa restrictions on Bangladeshi citizens and expand employment opportunities for Bangladeshi workers. Dr. Yunus made the appeal during his visit to the UAE, where he participated in the World Governments Summit in Dubai. He also encouraged Emirati businesses to consider relocating their manufacturing operations to ...

US President Donald Trump has ruled out any involvement of the United States in Bangladesh’s ongoing issues. “I’ll leave Bangladesh to PM Modi (Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi),” he said. He made the remarks while responding to a question at a joint press conference with PM Modi following a bilateral meeting in Washington. The two leaders primarily discussed trade and ...

With winter almost over, another occasion to dress up, give and receive flowers, and go out to spend quality time with your loved ones is Valentine’s Day. It is a celebration of two people who are honoring their commitments to each other and marking how far they have come. Every year on February 14, all the restaurants transform into a ...

Paris Saint-Germain (PSG) president Nasser Al-Khelaifi has been handed preliminary charges in a French corruption investigation, a judicial official informed The Associated Press on Thursday. The charges are unrelated to PSG and instead stem from Al-Khelaifi’s connections with a French businessman. Al-Khelaifi faces accusations of complicity in vote-buying, harming voting freedom, and abuse of power linked to the Lagardère Group. ...

A generation has passed since the world saw the peak in AIDS-related deaths. Those deaths – agonizing, from diseases the body might otherwise fight off – sent loved ones into the streets, pressuring governments to act. The United States eventually did, creating PEPFAR, arguably the most successful foreign aid program in history. HIV, which causes AIDS, is now manageable, though ...

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized seven cows smuggled from India at Dowarabazar upazila in Sunamganj district on Wednesday. Sunamganj BGB-28 battalion conducted a drive at Mokamchora border area under Bangalabazar union in the upazila around 2 AM and seized the cows. According to a press briefing, Sunamganj BGB-28 battalion commander Lt Col AKM Zakaria Kadir led the team during the ...

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has reduced the ticket prices for workers traveling to Saudi Arabia and Malaysia. The Ministry of Civil Aviation and Tourism introduced the initiative. A press release issued in this regard confirmed this on Thursday. Under the new pricing, the national flag carrier has lowered fares for employees flying from Dhaka to Jeddah, Riyadh, Madinah, and Dammam in ...