The secretary committee on administrative improvement affairs yesterday recommended the creation of one more rank of assistant vice marshal in the organogram of Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) for creating a new wing (planning) for strengthening the BAF activities. The approval was given at the yesterday’s…

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) on yesterday interrogated freedom fighter Bir Pratik Habibul Alam here about a global extortion racket, reports UNB. Commanding officer of RAB-1 Lt Col Sarowar Bin Kashem said they asked Habibul to pay a visit to the Rab battalion office in the afternoon as they found his…

Bangladesh on Wednesday has been elected member of the Executive Board (EB) of the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), for the 2017-2021 term, reports UNB. A total of 144 countries out of 184 voted for Bangladesh to join the executive board for third time, according…

Britain's overseas aid minister Priti Patel quit on Wednesday over unauthorised meetings in Israel, becoming the latest cabinet member felled by scandals that have rocked Prime Minister Theresa May's government, reports AFP. "I offer a fulsome apology to you and to the government for what…