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Russian, Iranian FMs discuss navigation freedom, nuclear issue

Dhaka, May 2 -- Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov held a telephone conversation with his Iranian counterpart Seyed Abbas Araghchi on Friday, discussing freedom of navigation and issues related to... Read More


Satkhira youth in Dhaka demand 16-point development agenda for district

Dhaka, May 2 -- Youth from Satkhira formed a human chain in the capital on Saturday, pressing a 16-point demand aimed at ensuring sustainable development, employment generation, and environmental prot... Read More


PM inaugurates talent hunt programme 'Notun Kuri Sports' in Sylhet

Sylhet, May 2 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman inaugurated the "Notun Kuri Sports" programme here on Saturday to help create new athletes, and urged all-irrespective of political affiliation-to work t... Read More


BARVIDA accuses NBR officials of harassment, demands rational auto duty structure

Dhaka, May 2 -- Bangladesh's reconditioned vehicle dealers have alleged that National Board of Revenue (NBR) officials are harassing traders and creating unnecessary complications in VAT collection in... Read More


Five-time former MP Moslem Uddin passes away

Mymensingh, May 2 -- time Member of Parliament from Mymensingh-6 (Fulbaria) constituency and Awami League leader Advocate Moslem Uddin has passed away. He died while undergoing treatment at Japan-Ban... Read More


DSCC rehabilitating hawkers in organised manner: Administrator

Dhaka, May 2 -- Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Administrator Abdus Salam on Saturday said the government is working to rehabilitate hawkers in an organised manner as their unregulated occupation ... Read More


Bangladesh-New Zealand final T20I resumes as 15-over match following rain

Dhaka, May 2 -- The third and final T2oI between Bangladesh and New Zealand resumed around 4:30 pm on Saturday following a nearly two-hour rain delay. Umpires halted play at 2:37 p.m. due to heavy ra... Read More


Bangladesh to observe World Press Freedom Day Sunday

Dhaka, May 2 -- Bangladesh will join the rest of the world in observing World Press Freedom Day on Sunday through various programmes at a time when limited media and information literacy and weak veri... Read More


Russian national dies at Rooppur nuclear project residential area

Pabna, May 2 -- A Russian national died on Friday after falling sick while exercising at the residential area of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Ishwardi upazila of Pabna. The deceased was identif... Read More


1 killed in Chattogram gas cylinder blast

Chattogram, May 2 -- A man was killed and four others injured in a gas cylinder explosion at a scrap shop in Boro Kumira Majar Gate area of Sitakunda upazila in Chattogram on Saturday afternoon. The ... Read More