Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has urged global investors to invest in Bangladesh as it is the most investment friendly and promising country. “Bangladesh is now becoming the most investment friendly and promising country for its infrastructure development and other facilities including development of sea and river ports, inter-country rail and road communications,” Hasan said, mentioning that Bangladesh ...

Jaintiapur Upazila Correspondent : Two people were killed and 7 other were injured after a mini truck carrying them overturned after losing control on Sylhet-Tamabil Road in Jaintiapur upazila of Sylhet on Wednesday morning. The deceased were Jahangir, 30, and Moyamin, 28, both were the residents of Itapara area under Keraniganj upazila of Dhaka. The injured — Md Ripon, 22; ...

Former High Court judge and Bangladesh Law Commission chairman Md Abdur Rashid died on Tuesday morning. Appellate Division registrar Mohammad Saifur Rahman said that justice Rashid died at United Hospital in Dhaka at about 8:30am. The government appointed Rashid as the chairman of the Commission for three years on April 21, 2009 after he retired as High Court judge. Justice ...

Three separate armed attacks in Mexico on Monday left at least 22 people dead, including a dozen police officers, in regions across the country, authorities said. In the largest of the attacks, unidentified attackers targeted a security patrol in Guerrero state’s municipality of Coyuca de Benitez, prosecutor Alejandro Hernandez said. According to preliminary information, 11 members of the municipal police ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina departed for Brussels this morning for a three-day official visit to Belgium to attend the “Global Gateway Forum”, to be held there on October 25-26. She is going to Brussels at the invitation of the European Commission (EC) President Ursula von der Leyen. “A commercial flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the prime minister and her ...

French President Emmanuel Macron arrived in Tel Aviv on Tuesday to express his country’s “full solidarity” with Israel after the deadly October 7 attacks by Palestinian militant group Hamas, according to an AFP journalist. The French head of state was also expected to call for the “preservation of the civilian population” in Gaza, as Israel carries out a relentless bombardment ...

South Africa face Bangladesh in the 23rd match of the ongoing 2023 World Cup at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Tuesday. Both teams have had contrasting campaigns, with South Africa currently in third place with three wins and a defeat. Meanwhile, Bangladesh are seventh with a victory and three losses. The Proteas began their campaign with a couple of ...

Durga puja, the largest religious festival of Hindus, will end in Bangladesh with the immersion of idols on Tuesday evening. On the last day of the puja, devotees are thronging mandaps in Dhaka and elsewhere across the country for Bijoya Dashami, the last day of the grand festival, to celebrate the triumph of the Goddess Durga over the buffalo demon ...

Following the victory against champions England, Afghanistan made another upset in the 2023 World Cup by defeating mighty Pakistan by eight wickets in Chennai. Afghanistan easily chased down the challenging total of 282 runs with six balls remaining in the 22nd game of the tournament at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Monday. Earlier, the Afghans stun defending champions England with ...

Rail connectivity with Dhaka and Chattogram, Sylhet and Kishoreganj has been restored after four hours of a train collision between a freight train and the Dhaka-bound Egarosindhur Express in Bhairab upazila of Kishoreganj district on Monday afternoon. Bangladesh Railway division commercial officer (Dhaka division) Shahalam Kiran Shishir confirmed the matter. Earlier, at least 20 were killed and several others injured ...