West Bengal declares ‘Poila Boisakh’ as State Day and Tagore’s ‘Banglar Mati Banglar Jal’ as State Song
GB Today The State Day will be called ‘Bangla Divas’, the order, issued by outgoing chief secretary HK Dwivedi on…
December 2023
LGBI airport in Guwahati handled 56 lakh travellers in 2023
Assam News Desk: The Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International (LGBI) Airport in Guwahati city of Assam handled 56 lakh…
Tripura Tribal Council Seeks Governor’s intervention on Bills, finances
Tripura News Desk: The Tipra Motha-led Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council (TTAADC) has appealed to Governor Indrasena…
Expatriates can be the face of ‘positive Bangladesh’
Says foreign minister marking National Expatriates Day Community News Desk: Expatriate Bangladeshis can play an important role in…
Bihar: Scrapped plane on truck gets stuck beneath bridge in Motihari, traffic restored
A video of the incident went viral, showing pedestrians and motorists trying to find an alternative route as…
West Bengal govt plans to borrow Rs 59,955 crore in fourth quarter: RBI
The apex bank said the states will raise Rs 4.13 lakh crore in the fourth quarter. Besides Bengal,…
Land Minister Javed owns at least 260 properties in the UK
Zyma Islam, Partha Pratim Bhattacharjee: Land Minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury Javed has at least 260 properties in the United…
Indonesian students force Rohingya refugees from temporary shelter
More than 1,500 Rohingya refugees have arrived on the shores of Aceh province since mid-November in what the…
Haileybury Bhaluka collaborates with Harvard to train its educators
Dhaka office: Haileybury Bhaluka has signed an agreement with Harvard University to provide its teachers world-class professional training.…
No Deal Reached at China-Backed Talks Between Myanmar Junta, Ethnic Armies
Irrawaddy: The Myanmar military junta and the Brotherhood Alliance of three powerful ethnic armies failed to reach an…
Boat carrying at least 142 suspected Rohingya refugees intercepted in Andaman and Nicobar Islands
The boat left from Bangladesh around 14-15 days ago and was on its way to Indonesia PTI, Port…
How the EU is reshaping its asylum system
AFP, Brussels: The EU reached a landmark preliminary agreement on Wednesday to reform its laws on asylum-seekers and…
Sagar-Runi murder: Report submission deadline extended for 106th time
UNB, Dhaka: A Dhaka court yesterday extended till January 23 the deadline for submitting the probe report of…
Civilian exodus as Myanmar junta escalates bombardment in Rakhine
– The attack followed a clash with the Arakan Army – One-third of the population of Myanmar, or…
Over 110 killed after strong earthquake strikes China
AFP: At least 111 people were killed when an earthquake collapsed buildings in northwest China, state media reported…
BNP to launch ‘vote rejection’ programme
Special Correspondent, Dhaka: The Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) is preparing leaflets calling the people to reject the ‘one-side’…
Russia not in competition with US in Bangladesh: Russian envoy
Diplomatic Correspondent, Dhaka: Russian ambassador to Dhaka Alexander Mantytskiy has said that Russia is not in any contest…
Dollar crunch: Traders worried about opening LCs for Ramadan market
Staff Correspondent, Dhaka: The traders have been seeking steps to resolve the ongoing dollar crisis to normalise the…
Fireworks, sky lanterns banned in Dhaka until further notice: DMP
UNB, Dhaka: Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has imposed a ban on all kinds of fireworks and sky lanterns…
Gaza hospital destroyed, WHO chief reiterates ceasefire call
World News Desk: The head of the UN health agency Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has spoken out against the…