Dhaka March 24, 2026, 3:59 am
Australian Minister for Foreign Affairs and Women Marise Payne has said her country is working closely with Bangladesh on Indian Ocean regional issues, including providing humanitarian support to address the Rohingya crisis.
The government of Japan has extended a grant of $85,247, approximately Tk 7 million, to a Bangladeshi NGO to implement a grassroots human security project.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said she is still looking for an answer where all the leaders of Awami League had been when Bangabandhu was assassinated and why no-one of them came forward to play a courageous role ag
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin on Tuesday said fine will be realised through conducting mobile court from Wednesday for honking horn in the surrounding areas of the secretariat.
Bangladesh secured the top rank among the South Asian countries and the 50th position globally for closing the gender gap in the latest report published by World Economic Forum (WEF).
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal on Tuesday said the Liberation War Affairs Ministry should have properly scrutinised the list of Razaakrs before publishing it.
UK Visas and Immigration made the UK visa process for Bangladeshis safer, more modern and efficient by introducing the option to use card and online transactions to pay for a UK visa application effective from Tuesday
President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday paid tributes to the martyrs of the Liberation War by placing wreaths at the National Memorial marking the 49th Victory Day.
Bangladeshis at home and abroad are celebrating Bangladesh’s 49th Victory Day paying deep homage to the martyrs who laid down their lives for the country during the Liberation War.
The High Court on Sunday issued a rule asking the government to explain as to why directives should not be given to stop the operation of the unauthorised level-crossings and install fences along the authorised ones.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said the government wants to develop a professional and well-trained armed force for Bangladesh to keep pace with the constantly-changing world.
Mentioning that Bangladesh does not want its relations with India to get affected in any way, Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said things will be settled through discussions if there is any discontent.
Rajshahi Polytechnic Institute is going to take punitive action against 16 students over throwing its principal into a pond on the campus.
In the first phase, the government on Sunday published a list of 10,789 Razakars who collaborated with the Pakistani occupation forces during the War of Liberation in 1971.
Two more victims of the Keraniganj plastic factory fire succumbed to their injuries at Sheikh Hasina National Institute of Burn and Plastic Surgery here on Sunday, taking the death toll from the incident to 16.
Leaders of Muktijuddho Mancha on Friday vandalised the office of Jamaat-e-Islami mouthpiece ‘Daily Sangram’ which described executed war criminal Abdul Quader Molla as a ‘martyr’.
96-storey Legacy Tower in the pipeline
Though rickshaws are largely blamed for slowing down Dhaka’s traffic, the authorities concerned are unable to remove the three-wheelers from the capital for lack of a comprehensive plan, said experts.
Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said that legal action should be taken against ‘Daily Sangram’ for describing executed war criminal Jamaat-e-Islami leader Abdul Quader Molla as ‘martyr’.
Another victim of Keraniganj plastic factory fire succumbed to his injuries at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Saturday morning, taking the death toll from the incident to 14.
