Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan yesterday said the drive against illegal drugs will continue to save the youth of the society, reports UNB. "We want to work together against illegal drugs as the illegal narcotics items have appeared as a big challenge for us," he said. The Home Minister was…

A nuclear energy expo was concluded in Russian city of Sochi on May 16 with a call to create broader international cooperation to exploit the nuclear source as potential environment-friendly source of energy, reports UNB. Russia's state atomic energy corporation Rosatom organised the expo titled…

BNP yesterday shared its concern with foreign diplomats that the democratic future of Bangladesh will be at stake if the next general election here is not held in a fair and credible manner with the participation of all parties, reports UNB. "If we fail to ensure holding of a free, fair, acceptable…

US President Donald Trump and South Korean President Moon Jae-in yesterday discussed North Korea's recent threats to cancel its unprecedented summit with Washington, Seoul's presidential office said, reports AFP from Seoul. After weeks of warm words and diplomatic backslapping, Pyongyang abruptly…

United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Executive Director and Under-Secretary-General Dr Natalia Kanem arrives today on a four-day visit, reports UNB. During her first visit to Bangladesh as Executive Director of UNFPA, she will engage in conversations on Bangladesh's current maternal health, family…

Work to salvage the coal-laden cargo vessel which capsized in the Pashur River of the Sundarbans under Mongla upazila resumed yesterday after a suspension of nine days, reports UNB. The rescue work that began on April 20 was suspended on May 10 after 400 tonnes of coal were removed from the sunken vessel…

Another lane of Fatehpur railway overpass on Dhaka-Chattogram highway, which has been experiencing huge tailbacks for more than a week, was opened to traffic yesterday, aiming to ease traffic jam on the busiest highway of the country, reports UNB. Mohammad Mohiuddin, Project Manager of contracting farm…