Dhaka, Delhi to have multiple engagements in Dec to advance ties
Bangladesh and India will chart out plans to take the "rock-solid and historic" Dhaka-Delhi relation to the next level expanding areas of cooperation between the two countries with a number of engagements in December, officials say, reports UNB. To that end, Foreign Secretary Masud Bin Momen will visit New Delhi...
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Bangladesh maintains friendship with all: FM
NATORE, Nov 14 (UNB): Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen reiterated on Saturday that Bangladesh maintains friendship with all and does not believe in quarrels with neighbours."Our foreign policy is very clear which was given by our Father of the Nation (Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman) - friendship to all, malice...
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Three arrested over rape, blackmail in Feni
Police have arrested three people, including a woman, in Feni over the rape of a girl, recording the act on video, and then using it to blackmail the victim to claim money while threatening to publish the video online, reports bdnews24.com.They were detained from North Satara village in Chhagalnaiya Upazila...
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Dry weather likely today
Weather may remain dry with a temporary partly cloudy sky over the country in the next 24 hours commencing from 06:00 pm, said the Met office on Saturday, reports UNB.About the synoptic situation, Bangladesh Meteorological Department said seasonal low lies over the South Bay, extending its trough to the Northeast...
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Community toilet in slums improves living standard
Community-based public toilet and hand washing facilities with soap in urban slums could improve hygiene behaviour and overall living standard of the slum dwellers.Such example was set at a community-managed WASH (water, sanitation and hygiene) centre at Kallyanpur slum in the city, funded by Unilever Bangladesh Limited (UBL) and implemented...
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