Dhaka, April 15 -- National Consensus Commission Vice-Chairman Ali Riaz has stressed that a national charter can be prepared based on common ground reached through discussions with political parties a... Read More
Dhaka, April 15 -- Bangladesh is set for a brief but welcome respite from the sweltering weather induced by an ongoing heatwave across the country. However, the relief is likely to be short-lived, ac... Read More
Dhaka, April 14 -- Police have taken two people into custody after a video of a young woman being beaten up outside a cafe named Apon Coffee House in Dhaka's Khilgaon Taltola was circulated on social ... Read More
Dhaka, April 14 -- On Pohela Boishakh, the first day of the Bengali New Year 1432, cultural organisation Chhayanaut has sent a message that if everyone holds the ideals of preserving history and tradi... Read More
Dhaka, April 14 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir expects that this year's Boishakh will usher in a "new Bangladesh". Speaking to the media at Dhaka's Shahjalal International Airpo... Read More
Dhaka, April 14 -- The Ministry of Religious Affairs has issued a final warning to 20 Hajj agencies that have failed to finalise accommodation agreements for 1,358 pilgrims in Makkah and Madinah. It ... Read More
Dhaka, April 14 -- As Bangladesh welcomes the Bengali New Year with fervour, the festive mood can even be felt in jail. Inmates were served Panta-Ilish, a traditional dish of watery rice and Hilsa fi... Read More
Dhaka, April 14 -- Cultural Affairs Advisor Mostofa Sarwar Farooki has declared that Pohela Boishakh is a celebration of the "lives of Bangladesh" from now on. Speaking after the Barshabaran Ananda S... Read More
Dhaka, April 14 -- Some held protest placards, others dressed in traditional Bengali clothes. People from different communities joined the festivities, representing their own traditions. Attendees at... Read More
Dhaka, April 14 -- Bangladesh is celebrating Pohela Boishakh, the first day of the Bengali New Year, with a variety of events for the occasion. A hint of that festive feel can also be seen at the stor... Read More