Yunus, Rubio hold telephone conversation
US secretary of state Marco Rubio held a telephone conversation with Bangladesh interim government chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at 7.30pm on Monday. The 15-minute discussion was warm, cordial, and…
City
Politics
China eager to work deeply with elected govt: Fakhrul
Dhaka, June 30: BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday said China is eager to work deeply with the elected government. “China has expressed the hope that the…
BNP’s Selima Rahman slams govt for failing to curb mob justice
Dhaka, Mar 08: BNP senior leader Selima Rahman on Saturday slammed the government for what she said was its inability to prevent the rising culture of mob justice and the increasing repression…
Business
ACC summons BG chairman on July 2
Dhaka, June 30: The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday summoned Bashundhara Group chairman Ahmed Akbar Sobhan to appear at the commission on July 2 over an inquiry into allegations of amassing…
International
US and Russia hold talks in Saudi, no seat for Ukraine
Intl desk, Feb 18: Top US and Russian diplomats met in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for talks on resetting their fractured relations, the first such discussions since the Russian invasion of Ukraine.…
Education
Urgent steps being taken to address accommodation crisis for female students at DU
Dhaka, Jan 06: A proposal to build four extended female student halls at an estimated cost of Tk 2,841.86 crore has been sent to the government for approval, as part…
Health
Nothing to be worried about HMPV virus: IEDCR
Dhaka, Jan 08: The Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) has said that the people of the country have nothing to be worried about the risks of the…
Entertainment
Music maestro Rahat Ali dubs culture as revolutionary factor for peace
Dhaka, Dec 24: Pakistani Sufi devotional singer Rahat Fateh Ali Khan who rattled the Bangladeshi audience with his thrilling voice during his just-ended Dhaka tour has dubbed culture as a…
Feature
‘Bou-Jamai Mela’ celebrates rural tradition in Lalmonirhat
Lalmonirhat, Dec 16: A cherished rural tradition came to life on Monday as the 15-day ‘Bou-Jamai Mela’ commenced at Barabari Abul Kashem Degree College in Lalmonirhat. The fair, held annually,…
Weather
One dead as tropical low moves west across Australia
Desk report, Mar 08: One person has died, and several others have been injured as a tropical low moves west across the Australian east coast, reports AP. Heavy rainfall is…