Awami League is such a political party which has been cheating people constantly, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said. “Awami League is a party of frauds. They have no relation with people,” he said while speaking as the chief guest at a discussion at the Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) on Thursday. Jatiyatabadi Samamona Jote organised the discussion ...

Bangladesh were restricted to a below-per-total of 256 runs despite having a flying start against India in the 17th game of the World Cup in Pune. Earlier on batting, openers Tanzid Hasan Tamim and Liton Das picked up 63 runs in the first powerplay at the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium on Thursday. They showed vigilance at the beginning and then ...

In another development milestone Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday opened 150 newly constructed bridges in 39 districts and 14 newly constructed overpasses of the Roads and Highways Department simultaneously. She also unveiled the foundation stones of 1,100-metre Kewatkhali Bridge and 1,471-metre Rahmatpur Bridge over Brahmaputra river in Mymensingh, while opened newly constructed DTCA Bhaban for Dhaka Transport Coordination Authority, ...

Rishi Sunak has arrived in Israel, commencing a two-day trip to the wider region amid growing concerns the conflict with Hamas could escalate. The prime minister will hold a meeting with Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and President Isaac Herzog, before travelling to a number of other regional capitals in a diplomatic bid to prevent fighting from spiralling. Downing Street ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday called upon the OIC neighbours to resolve their problems through dialogue in order to fight a common cause. “…even if there is problem among the neighbours of the OIC countries resolve those through dialogue in order to fight a common cause,” she reiterated her call. She made the call when Ambassador of Saudi Arabia ...

A court in Dhaka on Thursday summoned two foreigners to testify against BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia and seven others in the Niko graft case. The foreign officials are Kelvin Duggan and Lloyd Schoepp of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. Judge Sheikh Hafizur Rahman of Dhaka Special Judge’s Court-9 asked them to appear on October 30 to testify. A Dhaka court ...

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has agreed to open the Rafah crossing into Gaza to allow a first batch of around 20 humanitarian aid trucks through, US President Joe Biden said Wednesday. “He agreed to… let up to 20 trucks through, to begin with,” Biden told reporters after calling Sisi from Air Force One while returning from a visit to ...

Kamalganj Correspondent : Puja gifts were distributed among 2000 Hindu families at Kamalganj upazila in Moulvibazar district on Thursday on the occasion of Durga Puja, the biggest festival of Hindu community. These gifts were distributed at Mirtinga Tea Garden under Rahimpur union of the upazila in the morning initiated by local UP member Dhana Bauri family. At that time, Rahimpur ...

Chilean President Gabriel Boric has made a brief stopover at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Wednesday night. A diplomatic source said the stopover was for refuelling purpose. Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud welcomed him at the airport. Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen was also present. The Chilean President attended the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation ...

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has relaxed several targets including foreign exchange reserves, revenue collection, automatic price adjustment of fuel for the $4.70 billion loan package for Bangladesh. At the beginning of this year, the IMF had set forex reserves target at $25.34 billion by September and $26.81 billion by June next year as conditions for the loan package, reports ...