The first of 20 trucks carrying humanitarian aid entered the war-torn and besieged Gaza Strip on Saturday through the Rafah border crossing with Egypt, said AFP correspondents on both sides. UN humanitarian chief Martin Griffiths said he was “confident that this delivery will be the start of a sustainable effort to provide essential supplies… to the people of Gaza” and ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday warned against any sort of anarchy and vandalism in the name of movement, saying her government will not tolerate destructive activities. Referring to the street protests by BNP-Jamaat and their allies the premier said, “Let them do their agitation programmes.” “But if they again start arson terrorism, destructive activities, if any one engages in ...

The government aims to collect total revenue amounting to 11.2 percent of GDP by the end of the 2025-26 fiscal, according to the Medium Term Macroeconomic Policy Statement (2023-24 to 2025-26) of the Finance Division under the Finance Ministry. It said that Bangladesh has consistently maintained an expansionary fiscal stance keeping a moderate budget deficit-usually around 5 percent of GDP-to ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday inaugurated 15-storey newly-constructed Bangladesh Bar Council Bhaban at a cost of Taka 138 crore in the capital city. She opened the Bhaban after unveiling the inaugural plaque built at a place adjacent to the High Court (HC) as the chief guest, reports UNB. Earlier, on her arrival at the venue, Chief Justice Obaidul Hassan ...

Adv Shahjahan Miah, lawmaker from Patuakhali-1 constituency, passed away at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in Dhaka on Saturday morning. He was 85. He breathed his last at about 6am while undergoing treatment at the hospital, his son Adv Arifuzzaman, municipal Awami League general secretary, confirmed. Shahjahan Miah left behind wife, three sons, one daughter and hosts of relatives ...

England and South Africa will face off in the 20th match of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai on Saturday. Both teams are heading into the match after being defeated by significantly weaker sides in their previous game. While England was stunned by Afghanistan in Delhi on October 15, South Africa is smarting a ...

Hamas released two American hostages held in Gaza on Friday, offering a “sliver of hope” to desperate families, as Israel pounded the densely-populated territory where millions are still awaiting promised aid deliveries. The Islamist group took more than 200 people hostage when it stormed into Israel from the Gaza Strip on October 7, and killed at least 1,400 people, mostly ...

Bangladesh is observing a one-day state mourning for Saturday (October 20) commemorating the deaths of Palestinians in Israel attacks. All government, semi-government, autonomous and private institutions and Bangladesh missions abroad are keeping the national flag at half-mast in observance of the mourning day.  

Australia have made it two now as they have defeated Pakistan by 62 runs in the 18th match of the World Cup at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru. The five-time world champions bowled Pakistan out for 305 runs while defending the mountain-like total of 367 runs on Friday. In reply to the score, Pakistani openers came with positive mindsets to ...

As the Israel-Hamas war intensifies, the United States Thursday launched a visa waiver program allowing Israelis wishing to visit the United States for 90 days or less to come without applying for a visa. The US announced Sept. 27 that it was admitting Israel into the visa waiver program, adding the country to a select group of 40 mostly European ...