Nepal, Bangladesh underscore cooperation on mountain, climate agendas
Bangladesh and Nepal on Wednesday reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening collaboration on mountain-related issues, climate change, and disaster management...
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BIMSTEC urges action on security challenges blocking dev
Secretary-general of the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation Indra Mani Pandey on Tuesday emphasised that the organisation remained development-focused while also addressing security challenges that hinder the developmental aspirations of its member states...
Scuffle on stage at London opera as performer unfurls Palestinian flag
London鈥檚 Royal Opera House on Sunday condemned as 鈥榳holly inappropriate鈥� the actions of a performer who held up a Palestinian flag onstage at the end of a performance...
Combing operation begins as crimes surge
The interim government on Sunday launched a nationwide combing operation amid a surge in criminal acts, including murder, extortions, and mob violence, in the country, sparking public outrage and anxiety...
Bangladesh interim govt launches combing operation to arrest criminals
Bangladesh interim government has launched combing operation across the country from on Sunday in the backdrop of deteriorating law and order in different parts of the country.
Something new should be in if SAARC fails
AFTER years of inertia and unfulfilled promises, the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation has once again come under scrutiny, this time with a sharp nudge from China. Beijing鈥檚 recent remarks are not subtle: if SAARC has failed to function, then it may be time for South Asia to rethink its model for regional cooperation. The suggestion? Build something...
1,607 more held in countrywide operations
In the countrywide ongoing operations, 1,607 more crime suspects were arrested in the past 24 hours...
Citizens Bank celebrates 3rd anniversary
Citizens Bank PLC has befittingly celebrated 3rd anniversary of its rolling out of commercial operations recently...
Authorities in dispute over routes
A dispute among different authorities concerned over the initiative to launch company-based bus operations in the capital Dhaka under the bus route rationalisation project has surfaced...
JICA recalls Japanese consultants killed in Holey Artisan attack
Japan International Cooperation Agency on Wednesday organised an annual memorial ceremony to pay tribute to the seven Japanese consultants who lost their lives during the Holey Artisan attack on July 1, 2016...
Man with 8 cases shot, hacked to death
A group of assailants hacked and shot a cable television operator in the Purba Brahmandi area in Narsingdi district town Monday night...
China keen to boost ties with elected govt, says Fakhrul
The Chinese government has expressed interest in working more closely with a future elected government in Bangladesh, signalling its expectations to strengthen bilateral cooperation through a deeper and more sincere engagement, said Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday...
5 hurt in clash over controlling secretariat canteen
At least five people were hurt in a clash between two factions of the 鈥楤angladesh Secretariat Multipurpose Cooperative Society鈥� over the management of the secretariat canteen...
OIC for speedy Rohingya repatriation to Myanmar
The Organization of Islamic Cooperation has expressed its concern over the 鈥榞rave human rights violations鈥� primarily against the Rohingya Muslim community, as well as other Muslim groups in Myanmar.
Trump鈥檚 TV jingle for N-weapons
AMERICA鈥橲 Operation Midnight Hammer, targeting three nuclear facilities in Iran, saw two unhinged nuclear weapons states jointly attacking one that had shunned the bomb by a religious edict...
Midland Bank celebrates 12th anniv
Midland Bank PLC on June 20 completed 12th year of its commercial operation, said a press release...
China hosts first trilateral meeting with Bangladesh, Pakistan
A China-Pakistan-Bangladesh trilateral foreign office meeting was held in Kunming in the Yunnan province of China on Thursday in a new initiative for regional cooperation for peace,聽 stability, development and prosperity.
Hubei鈥揃angladesh STICE conference 2025 held at DIU
The Hubei-Bangladesh Science and Technology Innovation Cooperation Exchange Conference 2025 was held at the International Conference Hall of Daffodil International University at Daffodil Smart City of Savar in Dhaka on Sunday...
AMTOB welcomes budget
The Association of Mobile Telecom Operators in Bangladesh welcomed the proposed national budget for the financial year 2025-26, which was placed by the interim government on Monday...
Losses are not important, outcomes are: India鈥檚 General
Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan on Tuesday said that 鈥榩rofessional military forces are not affected by setbacks and losses,鈥� days after claiming that India did lose some fighter jets during Operation Sindoor. However, losses are not important, but outcomes are, he added, reports The Times of India...
JICA urged to bolster support for MIDI聽聽
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has called upon the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) to bolster its support for the Moheshkhali-Matarbari Integrated Development Initiative (MIDI), aiming to transform the region into a...
Argentine envoy calls for enhanced cooperation
The Argentine Ambassador to Bangladesh visited the International Chamber of Commerce Bangladesh on Wednesday and called for enhanced bilateral cooperation through targeted business and government delegations...
Yunan explores cross-border trade cooperation
A high-level Chinese delegation led by Liu Jie, deputy director of the Lancang-Mekong Sub-regional Economic and Trade Development Centre of the Department of Commerce in Yunnan province, held a meeting on Monday with Anwar Hossain, vice-chairman of the Export Promotion Bureau of Bangladesh...
1,744 more netted in ongoing countrywide operation in Bangladesh
In the nationwide ongoing operation to uphold the law and order, 1,744 more were arrested across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours...
Govt to act if internet prices stay high: Taiyeb
The government would take necessary measures if mobile operators fail to reduce internet prices, said Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb, special assistant on posts, telecommunications and ICT affairs to the chief adviser, on Thursday...
NOVOAIR to resume flights from May 21
NOVOAIR on Thursday announced that it would resume its flight operations from May 21 following its 19 days of suspension...
JICA, DPE mark 20yrs of pry edn support
Japan International Cooperation Agency and the Directorate of Primary Education jointly organised a seminar titled 鈥楻eview of 20 years of JICA cooperation for primary education in Bangladesh & completion of JSP3 Project鈥� at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka on Wednesday...
India鈥檚 Israeli playbook
NOT only for its military size but also for its close similarity to Israeli military strategy, India鈥檚 Operation Sindoor 鈥� a huge and precision-driven attack operation aimed at alleged terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir 鈥� has generated worldwide discussion. Although much of the focus has been on the Israeli-made drones and missile...
10 of Masood Azhar鈥檚 family killed in Operation Sindoor
Jaish-e-Mohammad chief Maulana Masood Azhar has claimed that 10 members of his family and four of his aides were killed in India鈥檚 targeted airstrikes under Operation Sindoor to avenge the Pahalgam terror attack, news agency PTI reported, says NDTV...
Bangladesh鈥檚 perilous wait as India, Pakistan clash
THE morning of May 7 arrived like a clenched fist over South Asia. In pre-dawn hours, India launched 鈥極peration Sindoor鈥�, missile strikes across the Pakistani territory and the contested expanse of Pakistan-administered Kashmir. Officially, New Delhi called it a 鈥榤easured鈥� operation 鈥� targeted, restrained and in direct response to a recent terrorist attack in Pahalgam that...
