Bangladesh has been unanimously elected as the new Chairman of the Global Coordination Bureau of the Least Developed Countries (LDCs). The new chair ceremonially assumed the responsibility of leading 49 LDCs in New York on Thursday, a foreign ministry press release said yesterday. State Minister for…

A civilian police employee was killed in a double shooting outside law enforcement headquarters in Sydney yesterday, but the attack did not appear to be linked to terrorism, reports AFP quoting Australian authorities. The worker, who has not been identified, was leaving the building in Parramatta, western…

Family members of Omar Siraj, an official of the University Grants Commission who died in RAB custody yesterday, have claimed that he died due to inhuman torture in custody. Talking to reporters at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital morgue, Ashraful Alam Ashraf, elder brother of Omar said, “He…

The Awami League-led 14-party alliance will welcome Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at a mass reception today, for being conferred the United Nations’ (UN) highest environment award — Champions of the Earth — and the ICT Sustainable Development Award. AL central leaders, led by health…