UNB: The much-talked-about Bill, “Appointment of Chief Election Commissioner and Election Commissioners Bill-2022”, was placed in parliament on Sunday as the government wants to have a law i... Read more
Indian water expert Jayanta Basu on Friday suggested taking nature-based negotiation approach to address the long-pending Teesta water sharing dispute, reports news agency BSS. “Between Indi... Read more
Outgoing US ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller has said the relationship between Bangladesh and the United States is “strong and will grow stronger,” reports news agency UNB. “As Senator... Read more
UNB: Students of seven government colleges affiliated to Dhaka University blocked the Nilkhet intersection on Saturday morning in protest against the government’s decision to suspend e... Read more
Bangladesh Desk: Twelve human rights organisations have called the United Nations to ban Bangladesh’s Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) from peacekeeping missions. The organisations made the dema... Read more
BSS: Momen seeks Indonesian support for being ASEAN dialogue partner Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has sought Indonesian support to Bangladesh’s candidature for ASEAN Sectoral Dia... Read more
UNB: Deputy Commissioners have been asked to strengthen monitoring to prevent the airing of news through IPTVs and YouTube channels as per the National Broadcast Policy, said the Information... Read more
UNB: Bangladesh Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim on Thursday asked the deputy commissioners to take steps to curb adulteration of animal feed. “The deputy commissioners have... Read more
UNB: The Bangladesh Tourism Corporation (Amendment) Bill, 2022 was placed in Parliament on Monday to make the existing law more effective and time-befitting one, aiming to boost revenue from... Read more
UNB: A mild cold wave is sweeping Dinajpur, Panchagarh, Kurigram, Chuadanga and Moulvibazar districts, said the Bangladesh Metrological Department on Monday. “The cold wave may abate in some... Read more
BSS: Bangladesh today reported 3,447 Covid-19 cases while the coronavirus claimed overnight seven lives. “The country reported 14.35 percent Covid-19 positive cases as 24,028 samples w... Read more
BSS: Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque today said people must follow 11-point restrictions to contain the spread of COVID-19. “There is no need to impose lockdown to ste... Read more
UNB: Dhaka’s air quality continues to be ‘unhealthy’, but that’s good news for the residents of the densely populated capital of Bangladesh. The capital has, in fact,... Read more
UNB: A Bangladesh Police team left for the UN peacekeeping mission in Mali on a special flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines Thursday night. The 140-member strong contingent flew to Mali... Read more
BSS: Bangladesh is expected to be the 24 largest economy of the world by 2030 despite the adverse impacts of Covid-19 pandemic that has taken huge toll on life and livelihood globally. Bangl... Read more
A Human Rights Watch report has blamed Bangladesh government for not addressing the incidents of rights violations which took place last year. The report, published on Thursday, said the gov... Read more
UNB, Dhaka: Bangladesh reported 12 more Covid-19 linked deaths and 3,359 more cases of infections in 24 hours till Thursday morning with the Continuous keeps escalating in the country. With... Read more
UNB, Dhaka: Buses will operate at half of their capacities from Saturday and at the previous fare, said the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA). “Buses will carry 50 per cent passenge... Read more
UNB, Dhaka: The efforts to build the Bangladesh Army as a world-class force through realistic and up-to-date training, will continue, said Chief of Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed on... Read more
UNB: Dhaka, the densely populated capital of Bangladesh, continues to grapple for fresh air as the city ranks the third most polluted city. Dhaka’s air quality index (AQI) was recorded... Read more
