Referring to Pakistan and United Nation’s comments on the execution of war criminals threatening the country’s sovereignty, Prof Dr Muntassir Mamoon, president of the Bangladesh History Conference, on Friday condemned both the statements. Mamoon condemned the remarks at the “Third…

Urging the BNP to contest the December 30 municipal elections, Awami League leaders said yesterday (Friday) that the BNP should not set any unreasonable condition.   The AL leaders were addressing a discussion organised by the Bangladesh Swadhinata Parishad in the city’s Shilpakala Academy…

In the last 20 years since the first UN conference on climate change, weather-related disasters have claimed 606,000 human lives, damaged or destroyed 87 million homes, and injured, displaced or left helpless a total of 4.1 billion people, reports UNB. The greatest loss of lives was in Asia, where 332,000…

Commonwealth foreign ministers have discussed a wide range of political issues, including migration, violent extremism and radicalisation, ending sexual violence in conflict, early and forced marriage, and focused on how these problems could be addressed, reports UNB. Foreign Minister of AH Mahmood…

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid has called upon the Islamic Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ISESCO) and its member states to design future education for grooming up the new generation as the responsible international citizens, reports BSS from Azerbaijan. “The education…

The government is going take a Tk 195 crore first-ever project for the socioeconomic development of the people of former enclaves, reports UNB. Local Government Engineering Department (LGED) has sent a draft project proposal titled ‘Rural infrastructural development of former enclaves’ to…

Land Minister Shamsur Rahman Sharif yesterday said the government of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina started building houses for 10 thousand homeless families, reports from Ishurdi. “The government is continuing rehabilitation of country’s homeless families and freedom fighters,” he said…

At least three perople were killed and three others were injured in two road accidents in Narsingdi and Jamalpur districts yesterday morning. Of the deceased, two were killed in Narsingdi and one in Jamalpur. In Narisngdi, two drivers were killed and three others were injured when two trucks faced head…

Two Jubio-League activists sustained bullet injuries in an attack by miscreants in Mallikhati area of Natore town yesterday afternoon, reports UNB from Natore. The injured were identified as Sabbir and Sohag, both Jubo League activist of the district unit. Police said a gang of miscreants opened fire…