Emergency response: Beijing keen to strengthen cooperation with Dhaka
GB Today UNB: Chinese State Councilor and Foreign Minister Wang Yi has said his country is willing to work with…
2022
Lofty goals amid global gloom
Hasibul Aman, Dhaka: The government went for an expansionary budget with a huge deficit to fight old and…
Fire on moving train: Dhaka-Sylhet rail communication restored after 3 hours
UNB: Rail communication on Dhaka-Sylhet route was restored Saturday afternoon after three hours of suspension following a fire…
Bangladesh-West Bengal-Tripura bus services resumes after 2 years
Cross-border bus services between India and Bangladesh via ICP Agartala-Akhaura and ICP Haridaspur-Benapole resumed on Friday morning. The…
Ring installed in BNP chief Khaleda Zia’s heart following 90pc block
Physicians at Evercare Hospital in Dhaka installed ring in the heart of BNP Chairperson and former chairperson Khaleda…
Hazardous azo dye plagues local garments market
About 20 out of 300 known azo dye varieties, mostly consisting of a benzidine-based chemical, are listed as…
OPPO launches F21 Pro 5G in Bangladesh
OPPO, a mobile phone brand, has announced the launch of F21 Pro 5G in Bangladesh. The device dons…
Bangladesh fails to exploit full potential of green energy: Official documents
UNB: Though the production cost of renewable energy, especially solar power, had substantially dropped in recent years, its…
Gas crisis eats up $2bn export opportunity of knit makers
Hasan Azad, Dhaka: The knitwear industry in the county has long been reeling from insufficient gas supply, which…
BCS exam: Applicants take advantage of faulty seat plan
Mosabber Hossain, Dhaka: The transparency of Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) exam has hardly been put into question, unlike…
National University to launch 12 professional courses
National University (NU) is set to launch 12 new postgraduate diploma courses with an aim of creating a…
Fakhrul asks AL to learn from 1974 famine
BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir asked the ruling party to take a lesson from the famine…
England’s Bangladeshi 12th man
Sports Desk: During the 38th over of the opening day of the first Test between England and New…
World Bicycle Day today
Each year on June 3, World Bicycle Day is observed to spread awareness about sustainable transportation that also…
‘PURBANAT’ awarded Queen’s Award for Voluntary Service
Community News Desk: A total of 19 Bangladeshis including drama team ‘PURBANAT’ have received various awards marking Platinum…
‘Talash’ to hit screens on June 17
UNB: Movie buffs rejoice! National award-winning director Shaikat Nasir’s new movie ‘Talash’ will hit the screens across Bangladesh…
Global plastic use and waste on track to triple by 2060
AFP: A world severely blighted by plastic pollution is on track to see the use of plastics nearly…
Russia’s invasion of Ukraine enters 100th day as fighting rages
AFP: Ukraine marked 100 days since Russia’s invasion on Friday with fighting raging across the east of the…
DG of Department of Asian Affairs of China Foreign Ministry meets Bangladeshi Ambassador to China
Bangladesh News Desk: Director-General of the Department of Asian Affairs of the Foreign Ministry Liu Jinsong and Bangladeshi…
Commonwealth missions in Dhaka shined bright to mark the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee
The British High Commission, the High Commission of Canada, and the High Commission of India in Dhaka were…