Dhaka May 7, 2025, 8:53 am
Fifteen Bangladesh nationals who survived a boat capsize in the Mediterranean Sea on May 11 while attempting to reach Europe from Libya returned home from Tunisia early Tuesday
Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said bringing discipline in transport sector, by reducing traffic congestion, is now the biggest challenge in the ‘second innings’ of his life.
The earnings per share (EPS) of MJL Bangladesh has declined moderately for January-March, 2019 period compared to the corresponding period of the previous year due to currency 'devaluation' while importing raw materials.
Construction of a bypass underground drain at the city's Kalshi to relieve severe waterlogging during monsoon is expected to be completed by the end of this month.
Agriculture minister Abdur Razzaque ruled out Saturday the possibility of raising the government's food grain procurement prices "at this moment" even as paddy prices fall at the growers' level.
The measure will facilitate uninterrupted imports of fertiliser for the country's agriculture sector.
Buddha Purnima, the biggest religious festival of the Buddhist community, is being celebrated across the country today (Saturday).
Aid groups and human rights advocates have warned the World Bank that a $100 million development project it is planning for Myanmar’s conflict-riven Rakhine State could worsen tension there.
President M Abdul Hamid, who is on an 11-day visit to London and Germany for health checkup and treatment of eyes, reached the British capital yesterday afternoon (local time). Ashequn Nabi Chowdhury, press minister of Bangla
Limited employment opportunities at home are forcing Bangladeshi fortune-seekers to opt for risky migration to the European Union countries, experts said.
The militant attack on Holey Artisan Bakery in the capital back in July, 2016 has escalated costs of building the second Kanchpur, Meghna and Gumti bridges.
The High Court's orders to take 52 food products off the shelves has left retailers in a quandary as the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority tasked with implementing the directives awaits a report from the Bangladesh Standards a
About 200 readymade garment factories in the district are vulnerable to fire and the buildings they are housed in lack adequate firefighting system.
He took charge on Sunday night after SM Jahangir Alam Sarker was withdrawn for negligence of duty over the murder of madrasa girl Nusrat Jahan Rafi, said Assistant Inspector General (Media and Public Relations) Sohel Rana.
The banners hoisted at a number of high-rise buildings in the city warning about their fire hazards have disappeared in less than two months after the deadly Banani fire incident.
Road, Transport and Bridges Minister and Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader, who was undergoing treatment in Singapore, will return home on Wednesday.
A number of Bangladeshis are feared to be among those who drowned in Friday’s boat capsize in the sea while attempting to reach Europe from Libya.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returned home from London this morning concluding her 10-day official visit to the United Kingdom (UK).
The district administration, Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) and Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) are taking steps to evacuate the people from the hillsides in the city before the rainy season starts.
Bangladesh has asked Myanmar to come up with a ‘clear roadmap’ for the repatriation of Rohingyas living in Cox’s Bazar and identify all the issues that are hindering and obstructing the repatriation process.
