UNB: Payra power plant’s operation was completely shut down at 12:05 pm on Monday with the shutdown of its second unit due to coal crisis. The shutdown of power plant triggered more load she... Read more

UNB: Bangladesh reported 68 more Covid-19 cases in the 24 hours till Sunday morning. With the new numbers, the country’s total caseload rose to 2,039,639, according to the Directorate... Read more

UNB: Bangladesh reported 38 more Covid-19 cases in the 24 hours till Wednesday morning. With the new numbers, the country’s total caseload rose to 2,038,664, according to the Directora... Read more

UNB: The budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year will get Parliament’s approval on June 26. On June 25, the Finance Bill will be passed. The decisions came at a meeting of the Business Advisory C... Read more

Ahamed Ullah, Dhaka: Bangladesh’s peacekeepers continue to establish their mark as global peace ambassadors. Surpassing national boundaries, they serve as beacons of peace in distresse... Read more

Bangladesh News Desk: Free and fair national elections in Bangladesh can open the doors to the GSP Plus benefits in European markets, for which several conditions must be met, said European... Read more

Bangladesh Private Sector Working Committee established to help implement sustainable development agenda UNB: The United Nations has welcomed the creation of Bangladesh Private Sector Workin... Read more

Bangladesh News Desk: The rights activists and the family members of enforced disappearance victims called upon the government to set up an independent commission to investigate the cases of... Read more

Diplomatic Correspondent: The OIC Secretary General, Hissein Brahim Taha has arrived in Dhaka Saturday on a five-day visit. The Director General (International Organizations), Ministry of Fo... Read more

The United Nations awarded ‘Dag Hammarskjöld Medal’ to five fallen Bangladeshi peacekeepers for their supreme sacrifice in UN Peacekeeping operations. The award was handed over Thursday (May... Read more

Diplomatic Correspondent: The US Department of State has said it was “heartened” that the Bangladesh government welcomed its decision to impose visa restrictions on those who und... Read more

UNB: Bangladesh reported 28 more Covid-19 cases in the 24 hours till Friday morning. With the new numbers, the country’s total caseload rose to 2,038,837, according to the Directorate... Read more

BSS:The budget session of the 11th Jatiya Sangsad will begin from May 31, said a parliament secretariat release here today. The session will begin at 5pm with Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr Shiri... Read more

UNB: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has reiterated Bangladesh’s call for the peaceful settlement of the crisis in all its aspects and on the basis of international law and UN resolutions, and... Read more

UNB: Gas has been found again in new gas well named Ilisha-1 BAPEX, the Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited, successfully extracted gas from a separate third leve... Read more

UNB: Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen on Tuesday said the withdrawal of “additional police escort” services from envoys of the four countries will not affect the bilateral relations between... Read more

UNB: About 2,000 homes were destroyed while over 10,000 houses partially damaged during tropical cyclone Mocha in the Saint Martin’s island and Teknaf upazila of Cox’s Bazar district,... Read more

Shamim Jahangir: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has expressed concerns over the overcapacity of power generation in Bangladesh, highlighting that the country’s capacity is at 22... Read more

Diplomatic Correspondent: Bangladesh and Malaysia agreed to explore the possibility of concluding a bilateral Free Trade Agreement (FTA) in order to add further substance to the steadily inc... Read more