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Advisor Sakhawat faces protests at Ctg port

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- Shipping Advisor M Sakhawat Hussain has faced protests from workers and employees during a visit to Chittagong Port amid an ongoing strike. Around 11:00 am on Thursday, he came under... Read More


Asif Nazrul lauds Pakistan for boycotting match against India

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- Youth and Sports Adviser Dr Asif Nazrul has expressed gratitude to Pakistan for its decision to boycott the India match in protest against Bangladesh's exclusion from the T20 World Cu... Read More


Thousands of Sri Lankan schools face teacher shortages

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- More than 3,000 Sri Lankan schools are operating with fewer than 10 teachers each, data released Thursday by the country's Department of Census and Statistics shows. According to the... Read More


Youth killed in Chattogram road crash

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- A youth was killed and another seriously injured in a head-on collision between a passenger bus and a motorcycle on the Chattogram-Khagrachhari regional road in Guimara upazila of Cha... Read More


Strikers give two-day break for urgent export-import delivery

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- Protesters at Chattogram seaport gave a two-day break in their strike for urgent export-import delivery following government intervention on Thursday, after disruption of Bangladesh's... Read More


Khaleda Zia's advisor Latif no more

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- BNP Chairman's Advisory Council member Lt. Col. (Retd.) MA Latif Khan passed away yesterday at the capital's CMH Hospital due to old age complications. BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman ex... Read More


Juno finds Jupiter is a tiny bit smaller than previously thought

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- Jupiter, without a doubt, is the biggest planet in our solar system. But it turns out that it is not quite as large - by ever so small an amount - as scientists had previously thought... Read More


Pakistan PM breaks silence saying India boycott is a 'thoughtful decision' to support Bangladesh

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has officially confirmed that their national cricket team will not take the field against India in the upcoming T20 World Cup, stating the decis... Read More


BB officers' council demands full autonomy and legal reforms

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- The Bangladesh Bank Officers' Welfare Council has issued a seven-point demand to the authorities, calling for comprehensive legal reforms to establish the full autonomy of the central... Read More


Bangladesh's path to compensate torture victims opens after UN approves withdrawal of 'objection'

Dhaka, Feb. 5 -- The United Nations has formally accepted Bangladesh's proposal to withdraw its reservation under the Convention against Torture, clearing the way for victims of torture and enforced d... Read More