Bangladesh reopened its embassy in Algeria on 16 October 2016 after a gap of nearly 23 years, the Foreign Ministry announced yesterday. Bangladesh Ambassador-designate to Algeria Md. Abdul Hye is expected to join the Mission soon, said a press release issued by the mission. The Charge de Affaires, a.i.…

Bangladesh has urged the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) to consider working on a resolution against illegal Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestinian Territories. Bangladesh’s Permanent Representative to UN Ambassador Masud Bin Momen made the call while addressing the Council during…

The abandoned conjoined twin newborns with two heads, four hands and two feet, died at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) yesterday. Five days into their abandonment at the hospital, the twin baby boys breathed their last at the neonatal intensive care unit of the DMCH around 2:30am, Shahanur…

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal yesterday said the government is determined to keep the Sundarbans free of dangers, reports BSS from Barguna. “The Sundarbans is one of the important areas in the country and an economic zone. The government is pledge-bound to keep the Sundarbans free of dangers,”…

The Bangladesh Embassy to Brazil has launched ‘Bangabandhu Fund’ to help the vulnerable children there. To this end, the embassy has partnered with a local NGO, Semente do Amanha (Seeds of Tomorrow), that works in the favelas of Bangu on the outskirts of Rio, where children are especially…

At least one person was killed and 300 shops and houses were gutted in a fire at Durchhari Bazar under Bagaichhari upazila early yesterday. The deceased was identified as Shikha Saha, 60. According to the locals, the fire originated from Sunil Dey’s bedding store around 12am.   As there…

As part of the government’s continued efforts, Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali will press his Canadian counterpart Stéphane Dion on the repatriation of Bangabandhu killer Noor Chowdhury when both the leaders hold bilateral talks in Ottawa on October 25, sources at the foreign ministry…

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has voiced concerns over the World Bank’s intention of expanding its lending portfolio by providing a loan of $2 billion to Bangladesh as climate finance over the next three years, UNB reports. In a statement yesterday, TIB executive director Iftekharuzzaman…