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Tamil actors Vishal, Sai Dhanshika get engaged, wedding postponed

, Aug. 30 -- Tamil film stars Vishal and Sai Dhanshika have officially announced their engagement. The couple exchanged rings in an intimate ceremony held at Vishal's residence in Chennai, surrounded ... Read More


Dhaka's air quality turns 'unhealthy for sensitive groups'

, Aug. 30 -- Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked fifth on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI score of 113 at 9:05 am this morning. The capital's air w... Read More


MSF South Asia welcomes health expert Parthesarathy Rajendran as ED

, Aug. 30 -- The international medical humanitarian organization Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) also known as Doctors Without Borders, has appointed Parthesarathy Rajendran as its new Executive Direct... Read More


Gono Odhikar Parishad stages nationwide protests over attack on Nur

Dhaka, Aug. 30 -- Leaders and activists of Gono Odhikar Parishad staged protest rallies across the country on Saturday, condemning the recent attack on the party that left its president, Nurul Haque N... Read More


SAHR delegation discusses democratic transition, HR situation with Prof Yunus

Dhaka, Aug. 30 -- A delegation from South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR) on Saturday met Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus and discussed the ongoing democratic transition and human rights situation in... Read More


Man killed in inter-family dispute over ducks in Sylhet

, Aug. 30 -- A man was killed and his two brothers seriously injured in a familial clash over dead ducks in Kanaighat of Sylhet. The deceased, Saidur Rahman, 35, died Saturday morning at Sylhet Osman... Read More


Road to justice fraught with difficulties for Bangladesh's enforced disappearance victims

Dhaka, Aug. 30 -- Bangladesh observed the International Day of the Victims of Enforced Disappearances on Saturday amidst calls for ensuring security to enforced disappearance survivors, tracing the vi... Read More


Asia Foundation to work in collaboration with BGMEA to develop skills of female workers in RMG sector

Dhaka, Aug. 30 -- The president of Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association (BGMEA) and Asia Foundation will work on enhancing the skills of female garment workers and promoting a su... Read More


Govt to take action against project directors for failing to return vehicles of finished projects

, Aug. 30 -- The government has directed that legal action be taken against Project Directors (PDs) who fail to return vehicles from completed development projects into the Central Transport Pool, man... Read More


Jatiya Party office vandalised, set on fire in Kakrail

Dhaka, Aug. 30 -- A group of unidentified people attacked the Jatiya Party's central office in Dhaka's Kakrail area and set it on fire on Saturday evening. Confirming the attack, police said they are... Read More