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Bangladesh urges Pakistan to resolve 1971 genocide, historical Issues

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- Bangladesh on Sunday urged the early resolution of longstanding historical issues, including a formal official apology for the 1971 genocide committed by Pakistan, division of assets... Read More


Premium Sweets owner, 2 others face arrest warrants for selling substandard food

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- A Dhaka court dealing with food frauds issued on Sunday four arrest warrants against three food and restaurant businesses for producing and serving substandard and poisonous foods. ... Read More


Monsoon brings deadly snakebites, Thakurgaon hospitals helpless

Thakurgaon, Aug. 24 -- year-old son to four different hospitals in Thakurgaon district after a venomous snake bit him, but none had the life-saving anti-venom and the boy tragically died. "I went to ... Read More


Cox's Bazar cannot take more: Repatriation roadmap called for on 8th anniversary of Rohingya exodus

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- Local and national organizations, along with humanitarian actors, have reiterated that repatriation remains the only sustainable solution to the protracted Rohingya crisis, urging a ... Read More


July Charter: Consensus Commission sits with Law Adviser, AG

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- The National Consensus Commission held a meeting with Law Adviser Asif Nazrul, Attorney General Md Asaduzzaman and experts on Sunday to discuss the implementation process of the July... Read More


Rohingya Crisis: Bangladesh says funding beyond traditional sources to be explored

Cox's Bazar, Aug. 24 -- Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam on Sunday said Bangladesh, along with the international community, will continue to highlight the urgent need for smooth funding for the Rohing... Read More


Visiting deputy PM of Pakistan visits recovering Jamaat Ameer at his residence

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Sunday met with ailing Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman at the latter's residence. The meeting took ... Read More


Pakistan's deputy PM visits ailing Jamaat Ameer

Dhaka, Aug. 24 -- Pakistan's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Sunday met with ailing Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman at the latter's residence. The meeting took ... Read More


Postpone Bangladesh's LDC graduation by 5-6 years: Business leaders

, Aug. 24 -- Bangladesh's leading entrepreneurs and trade bodies on Sunday called on the government to seek five to six years more before officially being graduated from the Least Developed Country (L... Read More


DMP teansfers Mohammadpur thana OC, two inspectors

, Aug. 24 -- Mohammadpur Police Station's Officer-in-Charge Ali Iftekhar Hasan along with two other inspectors of Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) have been transferred. DMP Commissioner Sheikh Sajjat... Read More