The country’s highest export body, the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers’ and Exporters’ Association (BGMEA), wants to stay another year…

Commuters on the Dhaka-Tangail highway had to suffer immensely yesterday as they had to face 60km congestion due to a huge pressure of vehicles. Vehicles were moving slowly for a stretch of about 60km from Chandra of Gazipur to Elenga in Tangail since Friday evening due to a heavy rush and a number…

The Election Commission (EC) will sit in separate talks with two Islamist parties --Bangladesh Islami Front and Islami Andolan Bangladesh- today as part of its ongoing dialogues with registered political parties, reports UNB. "The talks with Bangladesh Islami Front will start at 11am, while that…

Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak yesterday said Rohingya Muslims face systematic violence including torture, rape and murder in Myanmar, reports BSS. Predominantly Muslim Malaysia has spoken out strongly against mostly Buddhist Myanmar over its treatment of its Rohingya minority since violence erupted…

Saudi Arabia on Saturday suspended any dialogue with Qatar, accusing it of distorting facts soon after a phone call between the rulers of both countries offered hope of a breakthrough in the three-month-old Gulf crisis, reports AFP from Riyadh. Qatar's emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani , spoke…

More than 600 vehicles, waiting at Daulatdia and Paturia to be ferried across the Padma, have created a long tailback of Dhaka and Khulna bound vehicles carrying passengers returning to work after Eid-ul-Azha holidays. The ferry movement on the Shimulia-Kathalbari route became normal yesterday (Saturday)…