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PM to attend ESCAP session in Thailand next week

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to depart for Bangkok, Thailand on April 24 to attend the 80th session of the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP)
17 April 2024, 11:56 AM

Severe heatwave sweeps over Chuadanga, Bagerhat

A severe heatwave is scorching Chuadanga and Bagerhat while a mild to moderate heatwave is sweeping over Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Dhaka, Barishal, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and parts of Khulna, according to the met office
17 April 2024, 09:12 AM

Iran-Israel tensions: Dhaka wants peace in Middle East

Saying that Bangladesh does not want war in the Middle East, Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud urged the international community to help de-escalate tensions between Iran and Israel
14 April 2024, 17:14 PM

BNP real source of communalism: Quader

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said BNP cannot tolerate Bangalee culture as the party is the real source of communalism and also the patrons of militancy
14 April 2024, 16:06 PM

No Israeli flight landed in Bangladesh: CAAB says

No Israeli flight or plane has landed in Bangladesh, the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) said in a statement today
13 April 2024, 16:49 PM

PM sends Pahela Baishakh greetings, says 'it's the day of great reunion'

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has greeted the people of the country on Pahela Baishakh, the first day of Bangla New Year 1431, which will be celebrated tomorrow
13 April 2024, 14:58 PM

The bond behind the fried chicken stall in front of Charukala

For over two decades, a business built on mutual trust and respect between two people from different faiths has thrived in front of Dhaka University's Faculty of Fine Arts
13 April 2024, 12:23 PM

Eid brought sorrow for Bangladeshis: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said that this year’s Eid-ul-Fitr, the biggest religious festival of Muslims, has brought no joy for the country’s ordinary people due to exorbitant prices of all products
11 April 2024, 17:34 PM

AL comes to power to give while BNP to take: PM

Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina has said her party comes to power to give something to the people while BNP assumes to take
11 April 2024, 17:16 PM

Turning an Eidgah into a kitchen market

The Eidgah ground beside the Central Jame Mosque Complex is Mirpur 6 of Dhaka now houses around 200 shops of a kitchen market illegally.
10 April 2024, 14:55 PM

SC issues status quo on income tax collection from 3 private universities

The Supreme Court today issued status quo on National Board of Revenue’s (NBR's) action for collecting income tax from three private universities
8 April 2024, 11:08 AM

Dhaka’s air quality ‘unhealthy’ this morning

Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked eighth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 154 at 9:10 am this morning
5 April 2024, 05:51 AM

Work for people, don’t lose their trust, PM tells public representatives

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked public representatives of local government bodies to work with utmost sincerity for the welfare of the people
4 April 2024, 06:51 AM

Buet and student politics: A storied past

Students at Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet) have boycotted classes and exams in protest of alleged resumption of political activities on campus
3 April 2024, 11:34 AM

Mild to moderate heatwave in Dhaka, 2 other divisions

A mild to moderate heatwave is sweeping Dhaka, Rajshahi and Khulna divisions and it may spread, the Met office said today
3 April 2024, 10:30 AM

China committed to more investment in Bangladesh: envoy

Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen told Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina that China is committed to supporting Bangladesh in playing a bigger role in international and regional affairs
3 April 2024, 10:11 AM

Mild to moderate heatwave sweeping over Dhaka, three divisions

Mild to moderate heatwave is sweeping over four divisions, including Dhaka, and it may continue and spread in the next 24 hours starting from 9:00am today
2 April 2024, 07:33 AM

Showcasing Bangladesh's development at home and abroad

Visual proof of Bangladesh's rapidly changing infrastructural outlook is being presented to audiences at home and abroad through the internet, and especially via YouTube
1 April 2024, 12:07 PM

Dhaka air third worst in the world this morning

Dhaka ranked third on the list of cities worldwide with the worst air quality this morning
29 March 2024, 05:30 AM

Met office predicts rains in Dhaka, 6 other divisions

Met office forecast rains or thundershowers in Dhaka and six other divisions of the country in 24 hours commencing 9:00am today
28 March 2024, 09:00 AM