The life and works of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman were screened on the famous Times Square billboard in New York yesterday.

US Senator Edward M Kennedy today denounced Pakistan’s military action against Bangladeshis as genocide and said the secret trial of Bangladeshi leader Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was “an outrage to every concept of international law”.

The Taliban’s rapid advance towards Kabul is not only causing concern about Afghanistan’s future but also about the impact on other countries in the region and their economies. 

Speakers at a seminar in the US called upon foreign investors and non-resident Bangladeshis (NRBs) to invest in Bangladesh.

Local garment manufacturers have demanded that the government ease conditions for importing yarn, cotton and fabrics as work orders were pouring in from international clothing retailers and brands.

Investor participation in the local stock market’s banking, non-bank financial institution (NBFI), and cement sectors soared last week while the insurance sector was lacklustre in attracting funds.

Naturally it was expected for the BSCIC to create a framework for commercial planning and training, production and marketing for weavers.

The Hong Kong protest coalition that organised record-breaking democracy rallies two years ago yesterday said it was disbanding in the face of China’s sweeping clampdown on dissent in the city.

South Korea and the United States will begin their annual joint military drills today, the South’s military said yesterday, amid North Korea’s

RELIGIOUS STUDENTS: The Taliban originated among young Afghans who studied in Sunni Islamic schools called madrassas in Pakistan after fleeing Afghanistan during the 1979-1989 Soviet occupation.

Japan will never wage war again, Prime Minister Yoshihide Suga pledged on Sunday, as he commemorated the end of World War Two while members of his cabinet visited a shrine seen by critics as a symbol of the country’s past militarism.

Amidst the grand public arrangements made across the country on the National Mourning Day, it is easy to forget that for Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, it is an immensely personal occasion, the intensity of which many cannot even begin to fathom.

The life sketch of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is now being screened at New York’s Times Square.

The UN refugee agency has said it remains in contact with the Rohingya communities both on Bhasan Char and Cox's Bazar in an attempt to support the authorities in further rescue efforts following Saturday’s boat capsize in the Bay of Bengal.

Law Minister Anisul Huq today said Awami League and people of Bangladesh will not stop until the death sentences of five absconding killers of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman are executed.

Foreign missions in Dhaka have expressed their deep respect for Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman on National Mourning Day.

Fresh 198 news cases have been recorded in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am today. With this, the number of dengue cases crossed the 6,000 mark, indicating the fast-rising trend of the disease.

Australia's scheduled one-day international series against Afghanistan in India has been postponed, the cricket boards of the competing countries said on Sunday, leaving players free to fulfil their Indian Premier League (IPL) commitments.

Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh, Vikram Kumar Doraiswami, has paid tribute to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, as Bangladesh observes National Mourning Day.

Due to the shortage of Covid-19 vaccine doses, the government has not been able to continue the nationwide mass vaccination programme, Health Minister Zahid Maleque said today.