Bangladesh has been elected President of the Assembly of the 168-member International Seabed Authority (ISA). The election was held in the 22nd annual session of the ISA held on Tuesday in Kingston, the capital of Jamaica. It is a “remarkable achievement and honor” for Bangladesh to be the…

KHULNA: Joint Secretary of Bangladesh Awami League and lawmaker of Khulna-3 constituency Mahbub-ul-Hanif said yesterday that terrorism will never be tolerated in Bangladesh, reports BSS. He said there is no place of terrorism and militancy in Bangladesh. The government will do everything to maintain…

The government will take assistance from developed countries to tackle terrorism as it is rather a global issue rather than a local one, said Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader, reports UNB. Talking about the Gulshan and Sholakia incidents, he said, “The FBI has been involved in…

Prime Minister’s Adviser on International Affairs Gouhar Rizvi yesterday said the damages from disasters could be reduced by taking necessary steps…

Cox’s Bazar: A monk of a Rakhain temple was hacked allegedly by another monk over a land-related dispute at Maillapar in the district town early yesterday, reports UNB. The injured monk was identified as Open Bita, 75.Officer-in-charge of Cox’s Bazar Sadar Model Police Station Bakhtiar Uddin…

Comilla: Three people were killed and 10 others injured in a head-on collision between a bus and a truck on Comilla-Noakhali road at East Batabaria in Mono­harganj upazila yesterday, reports UNB. The identities of the deceased could not be known immediately. Ibrahim Khalil, duty officer of Laksham…

Deputy Speaker Fazle Rabbi Miah yesterday directed the authorities concerned for tightening the security of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban, reports UNB. He gave the directive while visiting all the entry points of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban in the morning. The deputy speaker asked the security men deployed…

Two suspected arms traders sustained bullet injuries during a ‘gunfight’ with police at Jalalabad in Kalaroa upazila early yesterday. They were identified as Ramzan Mollah, a resident of Gharchhala village in Satkhira Sadar Upazila, and Mafizul Islam of Madra village in Kalaroa upazila.…

Coming down hard on some top 14-party alliance and Awami League leaders for turning down Khaleda Zia's call for a national unity, 20-party alliance yesterday said they actually exposed their irresponsibility through the denial, reports UNB."Some top 14-party alliance and Awami League leaders…

Many Bangladeshis are among the female migrant domestic workers who have been experiencing abuse and exploitation by their recruiters in Oman, Human Rights Watch (HRW) said in its report yesterday. Even some of them were trapped there and their employers forced them to adopt a life of modern slavery,…

Four people, including three policemen, were sued in connection with the killing of retired army man and freedom fighter Abdul Bari in Jamalpur. Sub-inspector of Jamalpur Railway Police Station Kawsar Ahmed said Mizanur Rahman Mukul, elder son of the slain freedom fighter, filed the case with the police…

The World Health Organization (WHO) and partners together launched new strategies to reduce violence against children globally as the approaches shown concrete results in their field test, reports BSS. WHO hopes that the seven interlinked strategies would dramatically reduce instances of violence against…