SAARC Journalist Forum President Lama to join 79th UNGA
Industry Desk: International President of SAARC Journalist Forum, will participate in the 79th General Assembly of the United Nations representing the journalists of SAARC countries. The General Assembly is starting from September 10 at the United…
Read More »Infiltrators are extorting money using BNP’s name: Selima Rahman
Staff Correspondent: BNP standing committee member Selima Rahman on Friday claimed that those who are now extorting money in the name of BNP are infiltrators from Awami League. “Still there are various words (allegations) of extortion…
Read More »WHO grants first mpox vaccine approval to ramp up response to disease in Africa and beyond
International Desk: The World Health Organization said Friday it has granted its first authorization for use of a vaccine against mpox in adults, calling it an important step toward fighting the disease in Africa and beyond.…
Read More »Inspector arrested in connection with incident near Ashulia station on Aug 5
Staff Correspondent: Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-3 have arrested Inspector Arafat Hossain in connection with the incident of setting fire to the bodies of protesters killed in front of the Ashulia Police Station on August…
Read More »Remaining 26 pardoned Bangladeshis return from UAE
Staff Correspondent: Remaining 26 Bangladeshi migrants who have been granted pardon by Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, the president of the United Arab Emirates, returned home on Friday. An Indigo Air Lines flight carrying the…
Read More »Six killed in Cox’s Bazar landslides amid heavy rain
Staff Correspondent: Six people of two families were killed in separate landslides triggered by relentless rain in Cox’s Bazar Sadar upazila and at a Rohingya camp in Ukhiya upazila early Friday. A woman and her two…
Read More »US Delegation’s Visit: Dhaka, Washington to have “multi-dimensional” discussion
Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh looks forward to have a “multi-dimensional” discussion as it prepares to welcome the first US delegation after the formation of interim government led by Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on August 8. “The…
Read More »Prof Yunus can charm Western govts to consider hosting Rohingya refugees: Kugelman
Staff Correspondent: Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus could be an asset in leveraging his star power and connections to the donor community to get Western governments to consider hosting refugees, says an expert on South Asian…
Read More »Low-lying areas of Ctg, Feni, Cumilla and 5 other districts likely to be inundated: FFWC
Staff Correspondent: In view of the possibility of heavy rainfall in the country and upstream, the rivers in Chattogram division may swell rapidly in the next three days and submerge some low-lying areas of Chattogram, Cox’s…
Read More »EX Ctg MP Fazle Karim, 2 others arrested: BGB
Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested three people, including former Awami League lawmaker ABM Fazle Karim Chowdhury, from Brahmanbaria’s Akhaura border early Thursday. The two others are Md Hannan Molla, former union parishad member of Nurpur area…
Read More »Bangladesh announces squad for India Tests
Sports Desk: The Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) announced the Test squad for the upcoming tour of India on Thursday. The Bangladesh team has just returned from playing a Test series in Pakistan, winning 2-0, their maiden…
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