The World Bank (WB) has approved an additional USD 245 million to improve the equity, efficiency and transparency of major safety net programmes in Bangladesh, a WB press release said yesterday. The government will implement a number of safety net programmes to support the poor and vulnerable. The financing…

SM Nazrul Islam, the founding chairman of country's leading company Walton Group, died on Sunday. He was 93, reports UNB. Nazrul breathed his last…

Another girl has allegedly been raped at a hotel in the capital's Banani area, reports UNB. The victim filed a case against the allege rapist, Kushan Omar Sufi, with Banani Police Station on December 10, said Abdul Matin, Inspector (Investigation) of the police station yesterday. According the case…

Turkish Prime Minister Binali Yildirim arrived in Dhaka last night on a two-day official visit at the invitation of his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina to discuss Rohingya and other issues, reports UNB. The Turkish PM is leading a 21-member delegation, including his daughter Busra Koylubay, Chief…

The United States yesterday vetoed a draft UN resolution rejecting President Donald Trump's decision to recognize Jerusalem as Israel's capital, after all 14 other Security Council members backed the measure, reports AFP. The veto cast by US Ambassador Nikki Haley highlighted Washington's…

Nearly a month ago, Sarah Idan was in a hand-beaded Swarovski crystal gown representing Iraq in the Miss Universe pageant. It was the first time in 45 years that Iraq had a contestant in the pageant, reports CNN from Los Angeles. "I was on cloud nine, I had been dreaming of that forever,"…