BNP leader Fakhrul leaves Dhaka for Thailand for eye treatment
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir went to Bangkok, Thailand for emergency eye treatment on early Tuesday...
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Midland Bank opens Karatia sub-branch
Midland Bank PLC has inaugurated its Karatia sub-branch at Ishak Tower, Tin Potti Road, Karatia in Tangail, said a press release...
Bangladesh 鈥楢鈥� fail to clean sweep NZ 鈥楢鈥�
Bangladesh 鈥楢鈥� failed to complete a clean sweep over their New Zealand counterparts as they lost to the visitors by four wickets in their third and final match of the three-match one-day series at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Saturday.
Hundreds flee聽across Thai border after attack on Myanmar military
More than 300 Myanmar people fled into Thailand to seek refuge following an assault on the military by ethnic armed groups, Thailand said Thursday, days after the junta extended a post-earthquake ceasefire.
Ex-President Abdul Hamid leaves Dhaka for Thailand
Former president Abdul Hamid left Dhaka for Bangkok for medical treatment by a flight of Thai Airways from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital early Thursday.
Bangladesh declares 2 wetlands as wildlife sanctuaries
The Bangladesh government on Wednesday declared two ecologically significant wetlands in Rajshahi district as 鈥榃etland-Dependent Wildlife Sanctuaries鈥� for the first time...
Solution or just another law?
FOR a country where land is not only a resource but also is a source of legal disputes or social conflicts, a law to address the conflicts or to bring order to this chaotic landscape is necessary. It is a popular idea that land law is considered a branch of civil law. Gradually this idea is changing to address the disputes and crimes related to lands. However, a new law...
Nurul, Mahidul tons secure series against New Zealand 鈥楢鈥�
Skipper Nurul Hasan and Mahidul Islam hit twin hundreds as Bangladesh 鈥楢鈥� beat their New Zealand counterparts by a comprehensive 87 runs in the second of the three-match one-day series at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Wednesday.
Form monitoring body to stop Sitalakhya pollution: HC
The High Court on Tuesday directed the chairman of the Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority to form a monitoring committee to prevent industrial waste and polluted water from being discharged into the Sitalakhya River in Narayanganj...
Bangladesh 鈥楢鈥� thrash NZ 鈥楢鈥� in first one-day
Bangladesh 鈥楢鈥� team thrashed their New Zealand counterparts by seven wickets in their first of the three-match one-day series at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium on Monday.
Nurul to lead 鈥楢鈥� team against New Zealand聽
Nurul Hasan Sohan is set to lead Bangladesh A team in the three-match one-day series against their New Zealand counterparts starting at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium today...
Midland Bank opens Ashulia sub-branch
Midland Bank PLC on Sunday inaugurated its Ashulia sub-branch at Ashraf Plaza, East Jamgora, Yearpur Union, Savar in Dhaka, said a press release...
Australian PM basks in win, vows 鈥榦rderly鈥� govt
Australia鈥檚 left-leaning prime minister Anthony Albanese basked Sunday in his landslide election win, promising a 鈥榙isciplined, orderly鈥� government to confront cost-of-living pain and tariff turmoil...
Constitutional recognition, land commission demanded
National minority communities on Saturday once again reiterated their demand for recognition of national minority people as 鈥榠ndigenous people鈥� in the country鈥檚 constitution and forming a separate land commission for them living in plain land...
Gunman kills three in Thailand
A gunman has shot dead three people, including a child, in Thailand鈥檚 insurgency-hit south, police said Saturday, as authorities pursued the suspect...
Corruption mars mechanism
GOVERNMENT land settlement is still much unsettled, lacking in transparency and mired in colonial practices. Bangladesh鈥檚 constitution has emphasised the establishment of a society free of hunger, bestowed with the right of equal access to resources. The Agricultural Khas Land Management and Settlement Policy 1997 and Section 7 of the Land Reforms Act 2023 lay...
Switzerland saw spike in racist, xenophobic incidents in 2024
Switzerland saw a sharp increase in racist and xenophobic incidents in 2024, with the biggest hike seen in attacks on Muslims and Arabs, official statistics showed on Sunday.
Muggers snatch bag, drag woman with private car
Muggers with a white private car snatched the handbag of a woman clad in sari and dragged her with the car in front of Greenland Tower in the capital鈥檚 Siddheswari area early Saturday.
Bangladesh A squad announced for New Zealand series
Bangladesh Cricket Board on Saturday announced a 15-member squad for the first two one-day matches of the three one-day and two four-day matches series against New Zealand A to be played in May.聽
Bancassurance training for Midland Bank officers
A training programme on bancassurance was conducted by the Bangladesh Insurance Academy at its office in Mohakhali in Dhaka. The three-day training programme was specially arranged for the officials of Midland Bank.
Former England star Flintoff reveals mental battle
Former England star Andrew Flintoff has revealed the extent of the mental health struggles he has endured since his horrific car crash on the set of television programme Top Gear...
Govt should consider a land, agriculture reform commission
REFORM in land, agricultural and environmental relations has been a long-standing demand and aptly reiterated by civic groups on April 20 from a roundtable discussion in Dhaka that asked the government to form a separate commission. A large portion of farmers in Bangladesh remain landless, with many abandoning the profession due to inadequate government...
Commission for land, agri, environment demanded
Speakers, including representatives from non-governmental organisations, on Sunday called on the government to form a commission on land and agricultural reform and environmental protection...
About 200 people flee Myanmar to Thailand
Around 200 ethnic Karen people fled fighting in Myanmar and crossed the border into Thailand, Thai border officials said Saturday...
Myanmar towns hit by fighting despite quake truce
Two Myanmar towns on a lucrative trade route to Thailand have been besieged by fighting despite a truce declared after last month鈥檚 massive earthquake, residents said on Thursday...
WHO countries strike landmark agreement on tackling future pandemics
Years of negotiations culminated early Wednesday with countries agreeing the text of a landmark accord on how to tackle future pandemics, aimed at avoiding the mistakes made during the Covid-19 crisis...
NBR halts yarn import through land ports
The National Board of Revenue has issued a gazette notification regarding the ban on the import of yarn and some other products through the country's land ports from India, Nepal and Bhutan, following repeated demands from local textile millers...
New Zealand's Phillips out of IPL with injury
New Zealand's Glenn Phillips has left his IPL team Gujarat Titans to return home due to injury and will miss the rest of the T20 tournament, the franchise said Saturday.
Workshop on poultry industry held in Dhaka
The Netherlands Embassy in Bangladesh, Larive International, international business consultancy firm Lightcastle Partners and Bangladesh Poultry Industries Central Council organised a workshop titled 鈥楶oultry Industry Processing鈥� recently at Gulshan in Dhaka, says a press release.
Bangladesh women off to a strong start with dominant win over Thailand
Captain Nigar Sultana Joty smashed a 78-ball hundred while the spin duo Fahima Khatun and Jannatul Ferdus each took a record-breaking five-wicket haul as Bangladesh began the ICC Women鈥檚 Cricket World Cup 2025 Qualifier with a record...