Legendary Bangladeshi rock icon James, frontman of the popular band Nagar Baul, delivered a memorable performance before thousands of fans at the Franco-Bangla Summer Fest in Sarcelles, a suburb of Paris. Held on Sunday, at an open-air venue on the outskirts of Sarcelles, the day-long cultural festival began with registration at 12:00pm and concluded at 10:00pm. According to the organisers, ...

Bangladesh and South Korea on Tuesday signed the long-awaited Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), marking a major milestone in bilateral trade relations and paving the way for preferential tariff access for 97% of Bangladeshi goods and services in the South Korean market. The agreement was signed at the Ministry of Commerce in Dhaka, followed by a press briefing after the ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Monday directed the authorities concerned to install solar panels in phases at key government buildings across the country as part of the government’s efforts to address the ongoing energy crisis and accelerating the use of renewable energy. The Prime Minister gave the directives while presiding over a meeting on solar power at his office in ...

Bangladesh resumed imports of green chillies from India through Hili Land Port on Monday after a suspension of more than eight months, as the government moved to boost supplies and rein in soaring domestic prices. The first three truckloads of Indian green chillies entered the country through the northern border crossing at around 4pm, following the government’s approval of fresh ...

The authorities of a private college in Sylhet on Sunday suspended a teacher for evaluating answer scripts of Higher Secondary Certificate examination while spending time with friends at a tea stall on Saturday night. Suspended Iqbal Hossain, nicknamed Sohan, is a lecturer in Bangla at Metrocity Women’s College in Shahjalal Upashahar in Sylhet city and an ex-student of Shahjalal University ...

We hear a lot about the Mediterranean diet. Doctors call it the best eating style for your heart. It helps people live longer and healthier lives. But you do not need to move to Greece or Spain to eat this way. You can adapt these habits right here in your country using simple ingredients from your local bazaar. The core ...

Bangladesh has reported three more deaths from dengue fever over the past 24 hours, while another 580 patients have been hospitalised with the Aedes mosquito-borne disease. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) bulletin issued on Monday shows that the latest figures have raised the death toll from dengue to 59 this year. The bulletin also said 580 patients were ...

Prime Minister’s Foreign Affairs Adviser Humaiun Kobir has sought New Delhi’s cooperation in preventing ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina from using Indian territory to conduct political activities aimed at creating instability in Bangladesh. He raised the issue when newly appointed Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi paid a courtesy call on him at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tejgaon ...

Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said the government wants to work together with the opposition to address any political crisis, including the implementation of the July Charter. “The opposition must play a strong role in making democracy function effectively. But unfortunately, the opposition has started speaking the language of the Awami League,” he ...

Gianni Infantino’s hopes of extending his FIFA presidency may rest less on winning back soccer’s traditional powers than on calling in favours from the many small and emerging nations that rely heavily on the world governing body’s largesse. Infantino is facing the biggest crisis of his decade-long tenure after regional confederations UEFA and CONCACAF declared no confidence in his leadership ...