Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has planned to make a 12-hour stopover in New Delhi on June 8 on her way back home after wrapping up her tri-nation visit to Japan, Saudi Arabia and Finland. There is likely to have a "goodwill exchange" between Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart…

Biman Bangladesh Airlines has awarded the pilot and cabin crew of BG-147 aircraft for their bravery and courage for foiling a hijack bid on February 24. Biman Managing Director and CEO Captain Farhat Hasan Jamil handed over the certificate and crest at a programme. Those who have been honoured are -…

At least 20 people, including VP of Dhaka University Central Students' Union (Ducsu) Nurul Haque Nur, were injured in an attack reportedly by BCL men in the district town yesterday afternoon. Witnesses said Bangladesh General Students' Rights Protection Council organised an iftar party at Woodburn…

As many as 1,017 senior journalists in a joint statement yesterday urged the government to release the BNP’s ailing chairperson, Khaleda Zia, before Eid-ul-Fitr on humanitarian grounds. “We are concerned over Khaleda Zia’s health condition…We urge the government to immediately…

A nationwide drive has been launched in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to generate donations for Rohingyas who fled to Bangladesh to escape persecution in Myanmar. The initiative launched by the Emirates Red Crescent - From the UAE for Rohingya Children and Women - aims to provide the more than 1 million…

Prime Minister Narendra Modi will take oath for his second term at the Rashtrapati Bhavan on Thursday 7 pm, President Ram Nath Kovind has tweeted. PM Modi had met President Kovind and staked claim to form the government at the centre last evening. The BJP-led National Democratic Alliance had won a resounding…

Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder yesterday said that the government is working to save all farmers of the country. "Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina got popularity across the world for her outstanding activities. She prioritised young and new persons in Parliament to develop the country faster,"…

Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque will represent Bangladesh at the swearing-in ceremony of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Modi is likely to take oath as Indian Prime Minister for the second term on May 30 at the forecourt of Rashtrapati Bhavan in the evening. Foreign Minister…