The Jatrapur-Alaipur canal is in a sordid condition. Much of the canal has been grabbed by local influential people and filled up as it has not been dredged…

The engagements between Bangladesh and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have been deepening for past few years, providing Dhaka an opportunity to tap ‘enormous’ potentials from its relationship with Riyadh, diplomatic sources have told The Independent. But, they noted that the question is whether…

Bangladesh defeated Ireland by eight wickets in their third match of the tri-nation series at Dublin’s Malahide yesterday. An adept display of skills…

Qatari Prime Minister Abdullah bin Nasser bin Khalifa Al Thani has invited his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina to visit the Gulf state, reports BSS. Qatari Foreign Minister's Special Envoy Dr Mutlaq bin Majed Al Qahtani handed over a letter of the Qatari prime minister to this end to Sheikh…

BNP yesterday strongly denounced the foreign ministry’s circular to monitor the activities of Bangladeshi journalists while traveling abroad, saying it has exposed the government’s Baksali attitude, reports UNB.“Mass media and journalists are one of the basic pillars of democracy.…

Police arrested 11 people, including Land Minister Shamsur Rahman Sherif’s son Sirhan Sharif Tamal, in a case filed for vandalism early yesterday, reports UNB. District police super Zihadul Kabir said a joint team of Pabna and Ishwardi police conducted separate overnight drives and arrested them…

Amid the growing demand from the journalist community, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs has withdrawn a circular that directed Bangladesh Missions abroad to keep watch on journalists travelling abroad, reports UNB. Director General, External Publicity wing at the MoFA Md Lutfor Rahman conveyed the revised…