President Abdul Hamid yesterday said Bangladesh is ready to cooperate with all the International Solar Alliance (ISA) members countries in ensuring affordable, reliable, sustainable energy, and urged all to protect the environment for the benefit of the future generation, reports UNB. "We look…

Bangladesh and Turkmenistan have discussed issues of cooperation in energy and transport between the two countries, reports UNB. State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam paid an official bilateral visit to Turkmenistan. During his visit, he met the First Vice-President of Turkmenistan Rasit…

A significant number of expatriate families is preparing to leave the Kingdom in the coming weeks after the end of final examinations of their children, reports Saudi Gazette from Jeddah. Final exams in many community schools are ending in March and the school year in private schools is ending in May-June.…

Three people were killed and five others injured yesterday as a bus collided with a human hauler at Barkhila in Haluaghat upazila in the district, reports UNB. Two of the deceased were identified as Lovely, 42, Saber Ali, 65 while identity of the other could not be known yet. Officer-in-charge of Haluaghat…

The government has extended the deadline by seven days for the registration of Hajj pilgrims for the year of 2018 under both government and private managements, reports UNB. The registration which is scheduled to begin on March 1 will now end on March 18, Religious Affairs Ministry Secretary Anisur…

A case was filed with a court yesterday against eight people, including the officer-in-charge of Kalkini Police Station, for allegedly torturing nine people for 'not withdrawing a case filed against some local influential elements', reports UNB. Nuru Mridha, a resident of Khunerchar village…