The state-run Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) will start selling essentials from Sunday at subsidised prices as part of its selling operations for the month of August. The TCB will sell such essential items among some one crore family card holders across the country. However, buyers will not receive sugar this time. Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi will formally inaugurate the ...

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said none of the demands of BNP including restoration of caretaker government system, dissolution of parliament and Sheikh Hasina’s resignation will not be accepted. So, there is no scope to fulfill any of those demands. “The next general elections will be held as per the constitution. If you (BNP) like, you can take ...

Senator Anwaarul Haq Kakar of Balochistan Awami Party has been chosen as the interim prime minister of Pakistan, the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) said on Saturday, reports the online version of The Dawn. The much-anticipated announcement comes after Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and outgoing Opposition Leader in the National Assembly Raja Riaz reached a consensus over Kakar’s name for ...

Co-hosts Australia reached the Women’s World Cup semi-finals for the first time as they beat France in an incredible penalty shoot-out at Brisbane Stadium. Following a goalless 120 minutes, the Matildas triumphed 7-6 in a shoot-out which defied belief with its dramatic twists, BBC reports. Cortnee Vine scored the winning spot-kick for Australia, after Vicki Becho had struck the post ...

Foreigners are being harshly criticised now-a-days. The government says that the foreigners are making remarks on ‘democracy and vote’ with a bad intention. Such remarks are meaningless. The foreigners are talking about the sufferings and pain of people in Bangladesh. They want something good will happen in Bangladesh, said Jatiya Party chairman and leader of the Opposition in parliament GM ...

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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has urged Bangladesh authorities to take swift action as dengue cases are rising by the day. A significant surge in dengue fever cases has gripped Bangladesh, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) reported on Friday, calling for efforts to control the mosquito vector population and minimize individual exposure such as using mosquito repellents and wearing ...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said none believes the Awami League’s propaganda that BNP is an anti-Hindu political party. “Awami League are marketing it in our neighbouring country India, where the majority population is Hindu. They carry out false propaganda that BNP is an anti-Hindu organisation in Bangladesh,” he said, reports UNB. Speaking at the Representatives ...

Two US Congressmen — Richard McCormick of Georgia from the Republican Party and Ed Case of Hawaii from the Democratic Party arrived in Dhaka on Saturday (today) on a four-day official visit to Bangladesh. A number of US officials also accompanied them. “They have come mainly to visit the Rohingya camps and a courtesy meeting with me,” Foreign Minister AK ...

Veteran actor and politician Jaya Prada has been sentenced to six months in jail by a Chennai court on Friday. A fine of Rs 5,000 has also been imposed on the actor in connection to the case filed against her by the Labour Government Insurance Corporation. The actor’s business partners Ram Kumar and Raja Babu were also found guilty. India ...