Bangladesh is set to roll out the red carpet as parliamentarians from across the globe join the 136 assembly of International Parliamentary Union (IPU), the century-old organisation of world's legislators, in April this year, reports BSS. Officials familiar with the process said IPU chose Bangladesh…

Bangladesh has presided a meeting on implementation of the "United Nations Counter Terrorism Strategy" held at the UN headquarters in New York on Wednesday, rep[orts BSS. Masud Bin Momen, ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the United Nations, presided over the meeting.…

A European Union (EU) delegation undertook a visit to the northern part of the country from February 22 to 23 under the aegis of Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali, a Foreign Ministry press release said yesterday. The Foreign Minister took them to three northern districts of Nilphamari, Dinajpur…

Water experts at a discussion here yesterday stressed the need for making a strong political commitment to resolve the longstanding water problem in South Asia region, reports UNB. They said whenever Bangladesh, Nepal and many people of India talk about resolving river and water crises, the long-pending…

BNP yesterday dismissed the Prime Minister’s allegation that its chairperson Khaleda Zia has destroyed the dignity of the Shaheed Dibosh by stepping onto the prohibited main altar at the Central Shaheed Minar, saying Sheikh Hasina has spread ‘lies’ over the matter, reports UNB. “The…

As part of overhauling its grassroots bodies, BNP yesterday announced a 151-member full-fledged fresh committee of its Jhalakati district unit, reports UNB. Freedom Fighter Mostafa Kamal Montu and Monirul Islam Nupur have been made its president and general secretary respectively. BNP secretary general…

State Minister for Labour and Employment M Mujibul Haque yesterday said the workers, who were sacked following the labour unrest in the garment factories of Ashulia in December last, will get back their jobs, reports UNB. “We’ve taken some decisions at a meeting with the leaders of garment…

Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu said yesterday that educational institutions must become centers of cultivating values, as well, reports BSS. He was speaking as chief guest at the 15th founding anniversary of a private university- Bangladesh University- at the Krishibid Institute. Paying rich tributes…

Yanghee Lee, the UN Special Rapporteur on the situation of human rights in Myanmar who recently visited the Rohingya camps in Cox’s Bazar, yesterday said she will submit a report within two weeks over the situation of Rohingya population who had crossed into Bangladesh over the past 4-5 months,…