The government will take initiatives to bring down the price of red meat by March 15 after holding discussions with different stakeholders. Fisheries and livestock minister Narayan Chandra Chanda said this to reporters during a press briefing at the Secretariat yesterday. Chanda, however, said that…

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Director General (DG) Major General Abul Hossain yesterday said rudder sensors would be set up to safeguard the border, reports BSS. "Radar sensors would be set up to protect the border and the process is going on...We have already reduced the distance between the…

Police rescued a young man, who was kidnapped allegedly by Rohingya robbers, from the deep forest of Naitang in Teknaf upazila of Cox's Bazar yesterday afternoon following a gunfight, leaving three policemen injured, reports UNB. The rescued youth is Jalal Ahmed, 22, son of Zahir Ahmed of Naityongpara…

The United States, while commenting on Bangladesh, said peaceful expression of dissent is an essential part of a functioning democracy, reports UNB. "We continue to monitor the situation and encourage all parties to engage peacefully and responsibly, and for all sides to refrain from violence,"…