Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said food security is surely the most pressing issue for the people in Asia and the Pacific region. She was virtually addressing the inaugural session of the meeting of ministers in the 36th Regional Conference for Asia and the Pacific of the UN's Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

As the 28 sailors came out of the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport’s arrivals terminal one after the other, one pained cry stood out among the otherwise cheerful sounds of happy reunions.

Now that he was alive and heading towards Lviv, the Ukrainian city near the border with Poland, it was some sort of a miracle for Rubaiyat Habib.

The timely launching of the country’s second satellite by a Russian company could face uncertainty amid sanctions imposed by the US and its allies to punish Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine.

Japan’s Sumitomo Corporation, a member of the consortium building the Matarbari coal-fired power plant under phase-1, has announced it will not participate in the second phase’s bidding process because of its revised policy on decarbonisation.

Two people sustained burn injuries after a gas cylinder exploded at the Steel Mill Bazaar area at Patenga in Chattogram tonight.

At least 32 pigeons were killed in an attack by bees at Ulipur upazila in Kurigram today.

Six Bangladeshi fishermen returned home from Myanmar today 37 days after their detention in the neighbouring country.

The work of installing lamp posts has started from pillar number 40 near Jajira end of Shariatpur of Padma Bridge.

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) has signed a memorandum of understanding with the Dubai International Chamber to enhance trade and investment between UAE and Bangladesh.

A man died today at Chattogram Medical College Hospital while undergoing treatment after he fell sick minutes into being detained by Rapid Action Battalion-7 last night.

Stocks in Bangladesh continued to rise for the second consecutive day, as Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission has lowered the circuit breaker limit to 2 per cent to curb the free fall of the stocks amid the war between Russia and Ukraine.

Stocks in Bangladesh continued to rise in the first hours of trading today thanks to the regulator's decision of not allowing any stock to fall more than 2 per cent in a day.

The 28 crew members of the ill-fated Bangladeshi ship are finally on their way home, having escaped death when the ship came under attack in Ukraine on March 2.

Forty-five organisations wrote to the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission to drop the draft regulations for digital and social media, and OTT platforms, saying, it “imperils people’s freedom of expression and the right to privacy, undermines encryption and weakens online safety”.

Former Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque yesterday said Bangladesh’s position on the Russia-Ukraine issue was “neutral and fairly balanced” but it might require a review in the coming days.

The country has sufficient stock of edible oil to meet the demand till Ramadan, but the market remains volatile, said the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP).

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said that people will continue to support her due to her motherly affection as a leader of the country.

Lawmaker Nadira Yeasmin Joly allegedly threatened to slap a district-level female officer over the phone for “inviting her late” to a Women’s Day programme at the Pabna DC office.

Syeda Rizwana Hasan has been crowned with the International Women of Courage Award for her excellent contribution in leading the fight to conserve the environment and defend the dignity of marginalised people of Bangladesh.