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BGB takes strict stand against illegal extraction

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has maintained a strict stand against the unbridled looting of national resources, sand and stone, in the Jaintapur and Lalakhal areas of Sylhet. Speak... Read More


Robbers rob gold ornaments in Patuakhali

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- Robbers robbed 25 tola of gold ornaments and 50 thousand taka from a house jewelry merchant house in Kalapara upazila under Patuakhali district on early Friday. The incident took pl... Read More


No guns, no chaos Security on High Alert

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- Home Affairs Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has confirmed that the government has taken stringent measures to prevent arms smuggling into Bangladesh ahe... Read More


Dutch foreign minister quits over Israel sanctions clash

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- Dutch Foreign Minister Caspar Veldkamp resigned on Friday after a cabinet meeting failed to agree to sanctions against Israel. The centre-right New Social Contract Party, of which V... Read More


India: US trade talks ongoing amid looming new tariffs

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- India's foreign minister said on Saturday that trade negotiations with Washington are continuing but there are lines that New Delhi needs to defend, just days before hefty additional... Read More


Lee visits Japan ahead of Trump meet

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung reaffirmed security cooperation between the two East Asian neighbours on Saturday, ahead of a summit L... Read More


Trump nominates Gor as US ambassador to India

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- President Donald Trump said on Friday he would nominate Sergio Gor, one of his closest aides, to be the next U.S. ambassador to India, where he will oversee frosty relations that hav... Read More


French PM warns corrupt politicians

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- French Prime Minister Francois Bayrou vowed Friday to uncover lawmakers and officials who take undue benefit, warning that the public believes all poiticians are "lining their pocket... Read More


South Korea fires near border

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- North Korea on Saturday accused the South of firing warning shots at its troops near the border, saying it risked raising tensions to "uncontrollable" levels. The confrontation happ... Read More


India develop jet engines with France

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- India is working with a French company to develop and manufacture fighter jet engines in the country, New Delhi's defence minister said. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in May approv... Read More