The US State Department spokesperson claimed that they does not support any political parties in  Bangladesh. They only want peaceful election in Bangladesh. In response to an earlier comment made by Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova against the US, the US Embassy in Dhaka said this. “We are aware of Ms. Zakharova’s deliberate mischaracterization of US foreign policy and ...

The results of the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and equivalent examinations will be published on Sunday (November 26). A total of 13,59,342 students, who have took part in the exams, are eagerly waiting for the results. Inter-Education Board Coordination Sub-committee sources said the results will officially be handed over to the Prime Minister in the morning on that day and, ...

Hamas fighters released 24 hostages on Friday during the first day of the war’s first truce, including Israeli women and children and Thai farm workers, after guns fell silent across the Gaza Strip for the first time in seven weeks. The hostages were transferred out of Gaza and handed over to Egyptian authorities at the Rafah border crossing, accompanied by ...

Bangladesh Awami League will hold a views-exchange meeting with the nomination aspirants of the 12th parliamentary elections on Sunday (26 November). The meeting will be held at Ganabhaban at 10am with Awami League and its parliamentary nomination board President Sheikh Hasina in the chair, UNB reports. This was announced in a press release signed by Awami League Office Secretary Barrister ...

Bangladesh has underlined the need for early conclusion of the Teesta agreement and other water-sharing treaties of common rivers as foreign secretaries of Bangladesh and India held a meeting at Hyderabad House here this afternoon. In the meeting styled Bangladesh-India Foreign Office Consultation (FOC), the Bangladesh side also stressed on removing trade barriers from Bangladesh’s exportable goods and uninterrupted supply ...

Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) has released the list (partial) of names of candidates in 181, out of 300, seats for the upcoming 12th parliamentary election. It will also publish the complete list after finalising the candidates in rest of the seats by November 30 next. The list was released at a press conference held at the party’s central office in ...

Sylhet Office : Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Friday said that foreigners often disturb unnecessarily. “If they give us good advice, we will accept those and if they bad advice, we will reject those,” he said. “America is a very pragmatic government. They were not with us in 1971, but after achieving victory, America supported us for the ...

The British High Commission Dhaka has organised a multi-stakeholder climate discussion at the High Commissioner’s Residence on 23 November 2023. “Towards COP28: Building momentum for climate action” titled discussion brought together representatives from policymakers, academic, private sectors, civil society, youth and media. The purpose of this discussion was to understand the expectations and views of different stakeholders to inform the ...

British music store HMV will on Black Friday return to its former flagship store on London’s Oxford Street after a four-year absence, offering vinyl, clothing and merchandise in a vote of confidence for physical stores in an increasingly online age. The 363 Oxford Street address hosted the very first HMV store in 1921, opened by composer Edward Elgar, and was ...

Immigration Minister Robert Jenrick has drawn up a set of proposals to attempt to cut immigration to the UK. The ideas, which he has shared with No 10, are not yet government policy, but are being discussed internally. Among the suggestions are a required minimum annual salary of £35,000 in order to receive a work visa. It comes after official ...