A meeting of the ruling BNP parliamentary party is underway at the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Bhaban in the capital with BNP Chairman and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in the chair. BNP Secretary General and LGRD and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir delivered the welcome address at the meeting that began on Saturday afternoon, said Prime Minister’s Deputy Press Secretary ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday chaired a meeting on the launch of a nationwide programme to plant 25 crore trees and activities marking World Environment Day. The meeting on climate messages for different implementation stages of the tree plantation campaign and World Environment Day programmes was held at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tejgaon in the morning, said a ...

Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Husain today said mobile courts will be conducted within the next two to three days as part of efforts to prevent dengue. “Institutions where Aedes mosquito larvae are found will face penalties. Mobile courts will be conducted after two to three days to strengthen dengue prevention measures,” he said. The minister made ...

The COVID-19 pandemic dealt the biggest setback to the deployment of Bangladeshi workers to the Middle East labour market. Although overseas employment gradually began to recover afterward, the recent United States–Israel–Iran conflict spread its impact across the Middle East. As a result, the recruitment of Bangladeshi workers by Middle Eastern countries has once again suffered a major setback, placing the ...

Bangladesh women’s team arrived in London on Friday for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup after completing their tri-nation series campaign in Edinburgh, which also featured Scotland and the Netherlands. The Tigresses ended the tournament on a high, defeating the Dutch by 13 runs in a rain-shortened match. Opener Dilara Akter starred with the fastest half-century by a Bangladeshi in ...

A brilliant brace from defender Topu Barman guided Bangladesh to a historic victory away to San Marino in Friday’s FIFA international friendly. Topu broke the deadlock in the 19th minute before Nicolas Giacopetti brought parity for the home side in the 31st minute as the two teams went into the interval with the score locked at 1-1. Topu however struck ...

Habiganj Correspondent : A father and his son died of electrocution in a repair the electrical connection of a water pump at a house under construction in Bahubal upazila of Habiganj this afternoon. The deceased were Md Ain Uddin, 50, who lived in the UAE and was from Purba Bhadeshwar village, and his son Rashed Mia, 17. Quoting locals, Md ...

Bollywood superstar Aamir Khan is set to marry girlfriend Gauri Spratt in a private ceremony on Jul 5, reports NDTV. The couple made their first public appearance on his 60th birthday last year, keeping it a secret for 18 months leading up to the event. Before the announcement, Indian media was buzzing with rumours that the actor has been seeing ...

Ingredients: * Beef– 0.2 kg beef strips or lean ground beef * Beef Marinade– 1 tbsp soy sauce, 1 tsp sesame oil, and ½ tsp garlic powder * Veggies–1 large cucumber (diced or thinly sliced), 1 capsicum (diced), and 1 carrot (julienned or grated) * Yogurt Dressing– ¾ cup plain or Greek yogurt, 1 minced garlic clove, 1 tbsp lemon ...

India on Friday reiterated that it follows a structured bilateral mechanism for the deportation of “illegal Bangladeshi nationals” and urged Bangladesh to expedite pending “nationality verification requests.” Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal made the remarks amid renewed tensions in the border area as India’s Border Security Force (BSF) keeps flouting international laws by attempting to push people ...