Minister for Public Administration and General Secretary of Awami League Syed Ashraful Islam yesterday said the unity of greater Mymensingh district will…

NOAKHALI: Disaster Management and Relief Minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya yesterday said all of the cyclone affected needy families are receiving relief as enough foodgrains remain stockpiled in his ministry, reports BSS. The disaster management and relief minister made this comment as the chief…

Chinese Defense Minister General Chang Wanquan yesterday arrived in Dhaka on a three day visit to strengthen defense cooperation between the two friendly…

Around 1 lakh people are killed and 12 lakh suffer from the effects of tobacco-related diseases in Bangladesh every year. This information came up in a discussion organised yesterday ahead of World No Tobacco Day-2016, at the National Press Club. The event was organised by ADHUNIK, an anti-tobacco organisation…

Gazipur: A fire broke out in a textile mill at Tepirbari in Sreepur upazila early yesterday, reports UNB. However, no casualty was reported in the incident. Inspector of Mawna Fire Service Station Jihad Miah said the fire erupted at Traister Textile Mills at about 1:00am and spread very fast. On information,…

Bangladesh has put emphasis on mobilising foreign financing either from multilateral development agencies or from private sources for successful implementation of the “ambitious” development programmes of the country. “Mobilising foreign financing either from multilateral development…

The World Bank (WB) will provide US$ 360 million to Bangladesh for the first regional inland water transport (IWT) project, which is expected to enhance inland water transport services along the Dhaka-Chittagong-Ashuganj regional IWT corridor. Additional secretary of the Economic Relations Division…

Family members of Mir Kashem Ali, who has been sentenced to death by the International War Crimes  Tribunal, met with him at Kashimpur Central Jail in Gazipur yesterday. They came to the jail around 12.30 pm, and stayed with the convicted war criminal for about half-an-hour, the jail authorities…