Fire drill held at BCIC
A fire drill was held at Bangladesh Chemical Industries Corporation Bhaban in Dhaka on Monday to enhance awareness of fire safety and emergency response, according to a press release...
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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...
Dalai Lama suggests institution to continue at 90th birthday launch
Exiled Tibetan spiritual leader, the Dalai Lama, gave on Monday the strongest indication yet that the 600-year-old institution would continue after his death, at prayer celebrations for his 90th birthday...
NCP to announce July Declaration as govt fails, says Nahid
The National Citizen Party on Sunday said that it would announce the July Declaration on its own as the interim government had failed to make the promised declaration reflecting the background and spirit of the July uprising...
RU students stage demo for 9-point demand
Students of Rajshahi University on Sunday staged a demonstration on the campus to press home their nine-point charter of demands including better residential facilities, improved healthcare, and digitisation of administrative services...
19 dead in Kenya protests
The death toll from protests in Kenya to mark the anniversary of a massive crackdown on anti-tax demonstrations has risen to 19, with another 15 people missing, the national human-rights commission said Friday...
Two more die of dengue, 159 hospitalized in 24 hrs
Two more dengue patients died in hospitals while 159 others were hospitalised after being infected by the viral fever across the country in the past 24 hours till 8:00am on Friday.
Rubiales to appeal fine for Hermoso forced kiss
Disgraced former Spanish football federation chief Luis Rubiales will appeal at the Supreme Court the confirmation of his 10,800-euro fine for forcibly kissing Jenni Hermoso, his lawyer said on Wednesday...
DNCC approves Tk鈥�6,069cr budget for FY鈥�2025鈥�26
The Dhaka North City Corporation on Wednesday approved Tk鈥�6,069鈥痗rore budget for the financial year 2025鈥�26...
36-member committee formed for mass uprising celebrations
A 36-member national committee has been formed to celebrate the student-people uprising days in July-August...
BTMC team visits Barendra Rajshahi Textile
A high-level delegation from Bangladesh Textile Mills Corporation visited the newly launched factories at Barendra Rajshahi Textile Mills Limited on Tuesday to observe the activities firsthand...
VFS Global launches immigration advisory service
VFS Global鈥檚 Education, Trade and Migration Services, a business unit of VFS Global Group, is establishing a centre of Excellence in Bangladesh to provide immigration advisory services in collaboration with Rayad Group, said a press release...
Reactor containment tested at Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant
Reactor containment was successfully tested before fuel loading at the first unit of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant at Pakshey, Ishwardi in Bangladesh.
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.
18 hurt as BNP factions clash at Nagar Bhaban
Two factions of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party鈥檚 workers union at Nagar Bhaban, the Dhaka South City Corporation headquarters, allegedly clashed on Tuesday...
Failed candidates demand resignation of NTRCA chair
A section of protesters of about 20,000 unsuccessful candidates of the latest non-government teacher鈥檚 registration examinations on Tuesday demanded resignation of the Non-Government Teachers鈥� Registration and Certification Authority chairman...
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...
July fighters to get allowance from July: Faruk-e-Azam
The 鈥楯uly fighters鈥� of the student-people uprising will get allowance from next month, said liberation war affairs adviser Faruk-e-Azam...
Nagar Bhaban reopens partially
The Dhaka South City Corporation鈥檚 headquarters, Nagar Bhaban, was reopened partially on Monday, a day after the supporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Ishraque Hossain ended over a month-long shutdown of the DSCC headquarters and zonal offices...
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.
RCC grapples with waste disposal as lone landfill overflows
With its only landfill having long overflowed, the Rajshahi City Corporation has been struggling with hundreds of tonnes of civic waste that it is dumping at different random locations, sparking serious health and environmental concerns.
Sudan refugees stranded as IOM suspends transport
The United Nations migration agency warned Friday that critical funding shortfalls have forced it to 鈥榯emporarily suspend鈥� a vital transport link in South Sudan, stranding people fleeing the war in neighbouring Sudan.
Iran-Israel war could have migration impact on Europe: Erdogan
The Iran-Israel air war could spark a surge in migration that could harm Europe and the region, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan warned Friday.
Five secretaries sent into compulsory retirement
The interim government on Thursday sent five secretaries into compulsory retirement in the public interest under Section 45 of the Public Service Act.
Govt to act soon on DSCC issue: LGRD adviser
Local Government, Rural Development and cooperatives adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan, said on Thursday that a decision would soon be made about the Dhaka South City Corporation as the protest halting its services entered its 36th day...
BTF Play-tennis Coaches Course held
The four-day BTF Play-Tennis Coaches Course, organised by the Bangladesh Tennis Federation, was held at the Ramna Tennis Complex in the city on Thursday.
Choked Hazaribagh canal causes health risks
Residents of several wards of the Dhaka South City Corporation continue to suffer as the Hazaribagh canal that flows through the area remains choked with waste, spreading a foul smell...
60 migrants feared dead after Libya shipwrecks
At least 60 migrants are feared dead after a pair of shipwrecks off the coast of Libya over the past week, according to the International Organisation for Migration...
BADC chair for implementing project activities correctly
Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation chairman Md Ruhul Amin Khan at a seminar in Dhaka on Wednesday urged all concerned to implement the project activities correctly, above all kinds of irregularities and arbitrariness, to ensure its benefits and to be proactive in implementing the activities with a responsible attitude...