COX'S BAZAR, March 14 (BSS): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Friday urged international community to show solidarity through action and concrete support for the Rohingya people and their Bangladeshi host communities."In this holy month of Ramadan, I appeal to...
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United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres extended unqualified support to the reform process initiated by Bangladesh's interim government and offered to do whatever they can for the country's real transformation. He deplored declining humanitarian aid for over a million Rohingya refugees...
Rain/thunder showers accompanied by temporary gusty/ squally wind is likely to occur at one or two places over Rangpur and Sylhet divisions. Weather may remain dry with temporary partly cloudy sky elsewhere over the country until 6:00 pm today (Saturday),...
FENI, Mar 14 (UNB): A Bangladeshi businessman was shot dead by armed robbers in South Africa on Thursday night (Bangladesh time).The incident occurred around 9:00 pm in Vepener, a town in the Free State Province of South Africa.The deceased is...
Police have arrested the owner of a private hospital in Madaripur's Shibchar for the alleged rape of a nurse, reports bdnews24.com.The suspect was arrested from Shibchar on Thursday night, said Ratan Sheikh, chief of Shibchar Police Station.The arrestee, 40-year-old Apel...
A motorcycle driver has been killed in an accident 'involving a truck' in the capital's Banasree area, reports bdnews24.com.The battered motorcycle was found in pieces on the Banasree-Demra Road at the entrance to Dhaka in the wee hours of Friday....
Former vice-chancellor of Dhaka University, Prof AAMS Arefin Siddique, was laid to rest at Azimpur Graveyard in the capital on Friday, reports UNB.He was buried beside his parents at 3:55 pm following his third Namaz-e-Janaza, which took place at Dhanmondi...
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Bangladesh Study Forum (BDSF) has announced its new executive committee for the 2025-2026 tenure. Tasnim Ahmed of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) and Mahmudul Hasan of Dhaka University have been elected president and general secretary of the forum...
Thousands of Muslim devotees offered their Jum'a prayer at Baitul Mukarram National Mosque in the capital on the second Friday of the holy month of Ramadan. — Focus Bangla
COX'S BAZAR, Mar 15 (UNB): United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres spoke to Rohingya children at a learning centre in Cox's Bazar refugee camp on Friday.Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus and Antonio Guterres arrived in the coastal town to attend...
GAZIPUR, Mar 14 (UNB): Workers of a readymade garment factory has blocked Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Gazipur to press home their 14-point demand, including Eid and production bonuses.Vehicular movement on the highway remained suspended for one and half hours until 11:30am...
UN Secretary-General António Guterres called on Chief Adviser Dr. Muhammad Yunus at the latter’s office at Tejgaon in the capital on Friday during the second day of his four-day visit to Bangladesh. — AFP
Sales of advance train and bus tickets for the homebound passengers during the upcoming Eid-ul-Fitr festival began on Friday. Tickets for the trains in the country's western region were available online from 8:00 am, while tickets for the trains in...
Md Shaker Ullah's hope of returning to normal life is gradually fading. He is spending his days in fear of becoming permanently disabled due to lack of proper treatment, reports BSS.Hawker Shaker Ullah (24), son of Islam Miah of Sheikherkhil...
Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested an accused in a case lodged over the killing of three anti- discrimination student movement activists in front of Jatrabari Police Station on July 14, 2024, reports BSS.The arrestee is Md Hossain aged 19."An...
BNP has formed two special support cells -- 'Legal Assistance Cell for Oppressed Women and Children' and 'Health Support Cell for Oppressed Women and Children'-comprising party-affiliated lawyers and doctors, reports UNB. BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced...
RAJSHAHI, Mar 14, (BSS): The Rajshahi local office of Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has lodged two separate cases against two former upazila (UZ) chairmen in the district on charges of accumulating illegal wealth.According to ACC sources, the accused are Jahangir Alam,...
RANGPUR, Mar 14, 2025 (BSS); A court in Rangpur has allowed the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) to seize the evidence of Shaheed Abu Sayed murder case from Police Bureau of Investigation (PIB), the investigation agency of the murder case.Judge Rashed...
BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi has said slow and relaxed attitude of the administration are encouraging the miscreants to commit crimes, report agencies.He made the comments while speaking s at a press conference at the BNP Nayapaltan...
COX'S BAZAR, Mar 14 (UNB): Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has enquired about the progress of the Khurushkul Climate Refugee Rehabilitation Project, including the allocation process and transparency in beneficiary selection.He emphasised the need for a transparent listing process, proper...
KUALA LUMPUR, March 14 (Reuters): Global natural rubber production is expected to fall short of consumption for the fifth consecutive year in 2025, as higher prices fail to encourage tapping in major producing countries such as Indonesia and Vietnam, a...
DUBAI, March 14 (Reuters): United Arab Emirates exports of aluminium to the US jumped in the first 11 days of March, data from the US Department of Commerce showed, as buyers stocked up on shipments from their second-biggest supplier before...
Under the initiative of Janakallyan Nagorik Samaj (Public Welfare Civil Society) Eid commodities were distributed among a remarkable number of distressed, poor and helpless people at the premises of its Mirpur Office by Md. Nurul Islam Okil, Chairman of the...
LONDON, March 14 (Reuters): Oil prices were stable on Friday after a more than 1% loss in the previous session, as investors weighed the diminishing prospects of a quick end to the Ukraine war that could bring back more Russian...
WASHINGTON (Reuters): U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday threatened to slap a 200% tariff on wine, cognac and other alcohol imports from Europe, opening a new front in a global trade war that has roiled financial markets and raised recession...
With Eid around the corner, tailors at Chattogram's Khalifa Patti are working on large collections of the Indian outfit "parsi", along with their regular three-piece salwar kameez. But compared to other years, there seems to be less demand, reports bdnews24.com.Factory...
LONDON, March 14 (AFP): Britain's economy unexpectedly shrank in January, official data showed Friday, piling more pressure on the Labour government ahead of its Spring Statement on the economy.Gross domestic product contracted 0.1 percent in the month after GDP rose...
Cox's Bazar, Mar 14 (UNB): Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Friday visited the under-construction Cox's Bazar International Airport to inspect its progress.During the visit, he was briefed by officials of the Civil Aviation Authority Bangladesh (CAAB) regarding the latest...
Commerce Adviser Sk. Bashir Uddin has vowed to establish social justice through completing the distribution process of the smart cards under the TCB to the deserved ten million beneficiaries after thorough scrutiny over the next four to six months, reports...
Mirra Andreeva returns a shot to Elina Svitolina of Ukraine during the quarterfinals of the BNP Paribas Open at Indian Wells Tennis Garden on Thursday in Indian Wells, California. — AFP
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