Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday said Asia must step up and strengthen cooperation in four key areas — financial, trade; food and agriculture and technology, stressing Bangladesh faces multiple challenges which are shared by other Asian countries. “In this changing world, the destinies of Asian countries are intertwined. We must chart a clear roadmap for a shared future ...

US President Donald Trump has extended felicitations to the people of Bangladesh and Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on the occasion of National and Independence Day. “On behalf of the American people, I wish you and the people of Bangladesh a happy Independence Day. This time of transition presents an opportunity for the people of Bangladesh to build capacity for ...

The holy Shab-e-Qadr or Lailatul Qadr (the Night of Decree) when the first verses of the holy Quran were revealed to Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (PBUH), observes on Thursday night. The Muslims will pass the night offering special prayers, reciting the holy Quran, holding zikr and other religious rituals, seeking blessings of the almighty Allah for long life, peace and progress ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus arrived here today to join the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) conference. “A special flight carrying the Chief Adviser and entourage arrived in Qionghai Boao International Airport in Hainan at about 4:15pm (Bangladesh Standard Time),” Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad said. On his arrival, Bangladesh Ambassador to China Md Nazmul Islam and ...

Expressing disappointment over the speech of interim government head, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said, “I am very disappointed that the Chief Adviser did not mention a clear election roadmap in his speech on Tuesday.” “We sough election roadmap.” He made this demand while speaking to media personnel on Wednesday after paying homage to BNP founder Ziaur ...

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus left here for China today on a four-day official visit. “A special flight carrying the Chief Adviser and entourage departed Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at about 1 pm,” Chief Adviser’s Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad told BSS. On March 27, Prof Yunus will address the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) conference focusing ...

HABIGANJ CORRESPONDENT : Two people were killed and four others injured in a road accident in Mugkandi area under Bahubal upazila of the district this morning. The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. The accident took place on the Dhaka-Sylhet highway around 9.30 am when a pickup van collided head-on with a CNG-run auto rickshaw, leaving six ...

Like every year, Rang Bangladesh has focused on theme-based collections. This year’s themes are ‘Al Hamra Mosque’, T’nalak Weaving’ and ‘Delight in Design – Indian Silver for the Raj’. A brief explanation of the themes will make it clear how rich the company’s diverse design concept is. Along with the theme-based idea of a defined colour palette made up of ...

The Ukrainian air force said on Tuesday that Russia launched 139 drones and an Iskander-M ballistic missile during an overnight attack that injured two people and damaged storage facilities, reports AFP. The air force shot down 78 drones and 34 more did not reach their targets, it added in a statement on Telegram without specifying what happened to the remaining ...

Children under 15 accounted for 4.3 percent of new and relapsed cases of tuberculosis in the WHO’s European region in 2023, 10 percent more than in the previous 12 months, a report said on Monday, reports AFP. More than 172,000 people overall were reported to have new and relapsed cases of the disease in the 53 countries, including several in ...