Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon today expressed that Bangladesh is interested in working with the Netherlands in the field of media and communication. He made the remark when Dutch Ambassador to Bangladesh Joris van Bommel met him at his Secretariat office here. During the meeting, the minister said the incumbent government has been trying to bring about qualitative ...

The United States on Tuesday re-imposed sanctions on Iranian oil, as a US official warned that Iran’s attacks on vessels in the Strait of Hormuz were “wholly unacceptable” and would be met with consequences. Oil prices were up more than 5 percent following the announcement. The US Treasury had authorized last month Iran oil sales until Aug 21 as part ...

The body of Iran’s former Supreme Leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, has arrived in Iraq ahead of funeral ceremonies in the holy cities of Najaf and Karbala. According to Iran’s state-run Press TV, the aircraft carrying Khamenei’s coffin and the bodies of several family members landed at Najaf International Airport on Tuesday night. Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian and Iraqi Prime Minister ...

Medical Reporter : Healthcare services at Sylhet MAG Osmani Medical College Hospital were disrupted on Wednesday after intern doctors launched an indefinite work stoppage and medical students declared an academic shutdown, protesting the alleged assault on a duty doctor inside the hospital’s emergency department. The clash broke out around 12:45AM and continued till 1:30AM at the hospital’s emergency department and ...

Bangladesh and Vietnam have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening bilateral security cooperation, with a strong focus on combating human trafficking, irregular migration and transnational crime, during a high-level bilateral meeting held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The meeting, held on July 7 in a cordial atmosphere, was led by Bangladesh Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed and Vietnam’s Deputy ...

A Dhaka court on Wednesday ordered former Chief Justice ABM Khairul Haque to be shown arrested in a case filed with Banani Police Station under charges of attempted murder and the Explosives Act. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Arifur Rahman passed the order following a virtual hearing. Police had applied on July 2 to show Khairul Haque arrested in the case. The ...

Home Affairs Minister Salahuddin Ahmed held a bilateral meeting with Pakistan’s Federal Minister for Interior and Narcotics Control Syed Mohsin Naqvi at the United Nations Headquarters, where the two sides discussed strengthening cooperation in counter-narcotics and other issues of mutual interest. During the meeting, the minister underscored the importance of enhancing collaboration in counter-narcotics and broader law enforcement cooperation. He ...

Heavy to very heavy rainfall has triggered landslides, flash floods and waterlogging across Cox’s Bazar and parts of Chattogram, affecting nearly 16,000 Rohingya refugees, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) said on Tuesday. According to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD), heavy rainfall is expected to continue for the next 48 hours. Local cautionary signal No. 3 remains in force for the ...

Additional Inspector General (Additional IGP) of police Faruk Ahmed took charge as the chief of Highway Police. According to a press release issued by Police Headquarters on Tuesday, born on July 29, 1971 in Bogura district, Faruk Ahmed graduated in Electrical and Electronic Engineering from Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (RUET) and joined Bangladesh Police as an assistant superintendent ...

Kulaura Correspondent : Moulvibazar, Kulaura Municipality has announced a proposed budget of Tk 98.28 crore for the 2026-27 fiscal year. The budget, unveiled on Monday by Municipality Administrator and Upazila Nirbahi Officer (UNO) Sanjida Akter, projects an income of Tk 98.44 crore against an expenditure of Tk 98.28 crore, leaving a surplus of about Tk 16.63 lakh. The highest allocation ...