Ambassador of Japan to Bangladesh Hiroyasu Izumi yesterday said Bangladesh and Japan stand hand in hand to make this world more peaceful and harmonious, reports UNB. “I truly appreciate Bangladeshi people who show sympathy to the victims and express strong message for peace,” he said in…

Outgoing Ambassadors of Denmark and North Korea to Bangladesh called on President M Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban in the capital yesterday afternoon, reports BSS. The outgoing envoys are-- Mikael Hemniti Winther of Denmark and Ri Song Hyon of North Korea, During the meeting with the Denmark envoy, the…

Jukta Front chairman AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury urged the government and the president to convene a special session of Jatiya Sangsad (JS) immediately to amend the existing laws to ensure road safety, reports UNB. He made the call while speaking at a press conference at his Baridhara residence. B Chowdhury,…

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Ministry yesterday laid emphasis on raising awareness of drugs and recruiting more manpower in the Directorate of Narcotics Control Department to make the anti-drug campaign a success, reports BSS. The decision was made at the 23th meeting at Jatiya Sangsad…

A Knowledge Sharing Programme (KSP) workshop on startup and business incubation was held at UGC auditorium on Sunday, reports UNB. The programme was organised by Asian Development Bank (ADB) with the financial assistance from Export Import Bank of Korea. This was the Final Dissemination Workshop for…

President Abdul Hamid has stressed on ensuring accountability and transparency in spending public money, reports UNB. The President made the urge when the newly appointed Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) of Bangladesh Mohammad Muslim Chowdhury paid a courtesy call on him at Bangabhaban yesterday.…

Speakers at a workshop yesterday underscored the need for proper climate finance handling to address climate change issues for achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), reports BSS. They came up with the observation at the inaugural session of the half-day dissemination workshop on “Climate…

SYLHET: A tribunal here yesterday convicted four people and sentenced them to death for killing a girl after rape, reports UNB. The convicts are Abul Uddin, Babul Uddin, Russel Ahmed and Sadik Uddin of Kanaighat upazila. It also fined them Tk one lakh each. The tribunal also sentenced the convicts to…

RANGPUR: Deputy Inspector General (DIG) of Bangladesh Police for Rangpur Range Devas Bhattacharya yesterday said the police forces would render improved services to people of Rangpur region, reports BSS. The newly appointed DIG came up with these commitments while addressing a views-sharing meeting…

Mirza Salman Ispahani, chairman of Ispahani Islamia Eye Institute and Hospital, on behalf of the Management Team expressed deep condolence on the demise of eminent journalist and editor of the Financial Express (FE) AHM Moazzem Hossain. "Moazzem Hossain will be remembered for his excellent support…

Man arrested with 15kg gold at Ctg airport Customs officials detained a man along with 115 gold bars weighing 15 kg from Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattaogram yesterday morning. The arrestee was identified as Mohammad Jahed, a resident of Hathazari upazila. He arrived here by a flight of…

Canadian University marks its 2nd year Canadian University of Bangladesh reached a special milestone – 2 years of groundbreaking ideas and achievements that continue to transform the higher education in Bangladesh. To mark the two years’ journey, the university hosted a dinner at a hotel…

Today is the 8th death anniversary of Taslimuddin Ahmed, says  press release. He was the 2nd son of Late Dr Altafuddin Ahmed, founding principal…