Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu said yesterday that development of the blue economy would take the country's development to a new height, reports BSS. The minister was speaking at a meeting on 'oceanic architecture and coastal engineering' at city's Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman…

The deputy speaker of Parliament, Fazle Rabbi Miah, yesterday said Russia will play a role in addressing the Rohingya crisis, which is posing a threat to Bangladesh. The deputy speaker of the upper house of Russian Parliament, Ilias Uma Khan, gave such an assurance to Bangladesh at the 137th Inter-Parliamentary…

Bangla language and Asia’s first Nobel Prize winner Rabindranath Tagore have been holding a special place in Peking University (Beijing University) for decades showcasing stronger cultural ties between China and Bangla-speaking people in the region, reports UNB from Beijing. Chinese people still…

Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon yesterday said it is the responsibility of the global community to extend help to Rohingya orphans as it is not possible for Bangladesh alone to give them citizenship or shelter for a long time. The global community will have to come forward for…

Mentioning that the Bangladesh economy is a private sector-led one, State Minister for Finance and Planning MA Mannan yesterday said the business policy will be reformed following consultations with the stakeholders concerned, reports UNB. The junior minister came up with the remarks while addressing…

Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Huq yesterday said demand for forming ninth wage board for journalists is very much logical to ensure financial security for the newsmen, reports BSS. “Media workers and journalists can play a major role in building a developed Bangladesh based on the…

Police recovered the body of a retired army man from a paddy field at Pakulla village of Mirzapur upazila in Tangail yesterday afternoon, 11 days after he went missing, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as SM Abdul Malek, 80, a retired Subeder of army and resident of Goran village in the upazila.…

A former local leader of Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) was stabbed to death by rivals during a clash in Sirajganj municipality area yesterday, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Abdul Malek, 28, former religious affairs secretary of the municipality unit BCL and son of Sanwar Hossain of Dattabari…

A freedom fighter was killed and three other people sustained injuries in a road accident at Chotura of Faridganj upazila of Chandpur yesterday evening, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Suvas Majumder, 61, a freedom fighter and resident of Borali village in the upazila. Mohammad Shah Alam,…

Simon Henshaw, Acting Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration, will lead a delegation to Bangladesh and Myanmar on October 29-November 4 to discuss ways to address the humanitarian and human rights concerns stemming from the Rakhine State crisis, reports UNB.…