Expansion of the industrial estate of Bangladesh Small and Cottage Industries Corporation (BSCIC) in Rajshahi will create employment opportunities for around 5,000 people.

Newly appointed Turkish Ambassador to Bangladesh Devrim Ozturk paid a courtesy call on Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali at the foreign ministry yesterday, said a press release.

Bangladesh Ambassador to Thailand Saida Muna Tasneem met Thai Crown Prince Maha Vajiralongkorn recently at the

Dhaka and New Delhi will have a foreign secretary-level meeting in the Indian capital tomorrow to review the progress made towards

Bangladesh is eager to solve water-sharing problems with India through the joint management of common river

Khasi and Garo communities will lose their livelihoods if 300 acres of cultivable land in Moulvibazar's Barlekha upazila is given to India as adverse possession, indigenous leaders and rights activists said yesterday.

The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has condemned the attacks on Saudi missions in Iran earlier this

Militancy and fundamentalism must be eliminated for the country's progress, speakers told a seminar yesterday.

Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) seized a truck laden with Indian goods from Murarikati area in Kolaroa upazila of the district

The Bangladesh mission in Tripoli has asked Bangladeshis to limit their movements outside their residences, urging not to go out at

President Abdul Hamid yesterday said developing effective maritime policies at national, sub-regional and regional levels was important to advance economic development of the Indian Ocean region. He also said a combined effort was necessary to overcome the adverse impacts of climate change and deal with natural disasters. “Formulation and effective implementation of a 'Blue Economy' is a demand of the time for the economic well-being of the region, which can be achieved by efficient use of resources at sea,” he said.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reiterates her government's stance of zero tolerance to terrorism and says no one would be allowed to use Bangladesh's soil for insurgent acts against any country.

A two-day job fair started at Rajshahi University of Engineering and Technology (Ruet) yesterday.

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) yesterday urged the government to appoint honest, competent, neutral, professionally experienced, skilled and

Expressing concern at the recent nuclear test North Korea announced to have carried out, Bangladesh yesterday urged the country to refrain from any activity

Egypt will not support any foreign intervention, including the one made by Pakistan, in Bangladesh's internal affairs, particularly in war criminals' trials, said Egyptian Ambassador in Dhaka Mahmoud Ezzat yesterday.

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) hands over 29 Bangladeshi nationals, including four children and eight women, to Border Guard Bangldesh (BGB) through Benapole.

A tribunal in Dhaka sets Thursday to deliver verdict in the blogger Ahmed Rajib Haider murder case. The chief of militant group Ansarullah Bangla Team and seven former students of a private university are the accused in the case.

Three policemen, including a sub-inspector (SI) and two constables, of Lalmonirhat town police camp were suspended yesterday as a

The investigation agency of International Crimes Tribunal says investigation against 195 Pakistani prisoners of war will be started in “suitable environment” following “directive from higher authorities”.