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Cox's Bazar airport to be fully ready for Intl flights in few months: Minister Afroza

, April 15 -- Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Afroza Khanam on Wednesday told the Parliament that the upgradation of Cox's Bazar Airport into an international airport will take a few more months. ... Read More


Mild heat wave grips parts of country: BMD

, April 15 -- A mild heat wave is sweeping across several parts of the country and may continue further, according to a bulletin issued by the Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) on Wednesday m... Read More


'Fifth Primary Education Development Programme' to begin July 1: PM

, April 15 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday said the five-year 'Fifth Primary Education Development Programme' will begin on July 1, aiming to improve the quality of education and enhance... Read More


Rab arrests accused in ASP Fazlul Karim murder case

, April 15 -- Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-3 have arrested one of the accused in sensational murder Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Fazlul Karim Khan murder case from Demra area o... Read More


US Navy forces 8 Iran-linked oil tankers to turn back amid Iran blockade

, April 15 -- US naval forces have forced eight Iran-linked oil tankers to turn back since Monday, according to The Wall Street Journal (WSJ). Citing officials, WSJ reported that US forces contacted ... Read More


PM reaches Tangail to launch Farmers' Card

, April 14 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman reached Tangail on Tuesday to formally launch the 'Farmers' Card' pre-piloting programme on Pahela Boishakh, the first day of the Bangla New Year. He arriv... Read More


Gulshan Society hosts Baishakhi Fair

Dhaka, April 14 -- On the occasion of Bengali New Year 1433, a colourful Baisakhi Fair was organised by Gulshan Society at Lake Park in the Gulshan-2 area on Tuesday afternoon. The event began with a... Read More


Two killed in Khulna road accident

Khulna, April 14 -- A man and a woman were killed as a bus crashed into their bike in the Daulatpur area of the city on Tuesday night. Locals said a 'Royal Paribahan' bus heading towards Khulna from ... Read More


About 250 feared missing as Rohingya boat capsizes in Andaman Sea

Dhaka, April 14 -- Around 250 people including Rohingya and Bangladeshi nationals are feared missing after a boat capsized in the Andaman Sea, the UN Refugee Agency (UNHCR) and the International Organ... Read More


Govt kept promises even before ballot ink dried on fingers: Salahuddin

Cox's Bazar, April 14 -- Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Tuesday said the government - under the leadership of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman - has fulfilled its commitments even before the ballot in... Read More