China termed its President Xi Jinping’s forthcoming Bangladesh visit a ‘milestone’ for Bangladesh-China friendship as the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced his tri-nation visit officially yesterday, reports UNB. The Chinese President is scheduled to arrive here on October…

The five-day Durga Puja, the largest religious festival of the Hindu community in the country, will end today with the immersion of the idols of goddess Durga across the country, reports UNB. The Hindu devotees today will also celebrate Bijoya Dashami, a special ceremony to reaffirm peace and good relations…

District officers of the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) yesterday conducted mobile courts in four districts—Moulvibazar, Sylhet, Rangpur and Comilla—and fined 10 organisations a total amount of Tk. 47,500 for producing and selling food items in unhygienic conditions.…

Three Muslim men went on trial in Myanmar yesterday for illegally importing nearly 100 cows that have spent the last month under police protection, in a case Islamic leaders say targets their religion, reports AFP from Yangon. The cows were intended to be ritually slaughtered for the Islamic festival…

Some 64.29 percent decisions of the Cabinet, taken in the 3rd quarter of the current year, has been implemented, which is 6.20 percent higher than that of the same period of the previous year. This was revealed at the regular Cabinet meeting held at the Cabinet Division with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina…

Host Bhutan beat Bangladesh 3-1 in the play-off match for the AFC Asian Cup 2019 qualifier at Changlimithang Stadium yesterday to move to the 24-team final round group stage of the tournament. The final round of qualifiers in the United Arab Emirates offers a total of 12 places in the final and begins…