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Dhaka calls for collective action to make right to development a reality

Dhaka, Sept. 24 -- State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam has said the realisation of the right to development requires the commitment, responsibility and collective action of all nation... Read More


11th Ayurveda Day celebrated at IGCC Dhaka

Dhaka, Sept. 24 -- The 11th Ayurveda Day was observed at the Indira Gandhi Cultural Centre (IGCC) in Dhaka on Wednesday under the theme 'Ayurveda for a Healthier Tomorrow', bringing together practitio... Read More


Rohingyas: UNGA President says global community must not allow attention to fade

Dhaka, Sept. 24 -- President of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) Dr Khalilur Rahman has expressed concern that familiar patterns of violence and persecution continue to cast a long shadow ac... Read More


Bangladesh eyes further expansion of cooperation with China: Moyeen Khan

Dhaka, Sept. 24 -- Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Dr Abdul Moyeen Khan has said Bangladesh-China relations have come a long way and are now poised for further expansion ... Read More


Three DMP inspectors transferred; one made Cantonment OC

Dhaka, Sept. 24 -- The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has transferred three unarmed police inspectors, including appointing one as officer-in-charge (OC) of Cantonment Police Station. According to a... Read More


BDRCS, IFRC scale up dengue response to reach 300,000 people

Dhaka, Sept. 24 -- The Bangladesh Red Crescent Society (BDRCS), with support from the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and partners, is scaling up its six-month ... Read More


MP Gazi Nazrul placed on 4-day remand again

Dhaka, Sept. 24 -- A Dhaka court on Thursday placed Satkhira-4 MP and expelled Jamaat leader Gazi Nazrul Islam on a four-day remand again in a case over abetment to suicide of his second wife Mariam. ... Read More


StanChart may exit retail banking in Bangladesh; BRAC, City Bank in race to acquire

Dhaka, Sept. 24 -- Multinational banking giant Standard Chartered is reportedly preparing to wind down its retail banking operations in Bangladesh as part of a global strategic shift, sparking interes... Read More


30,000 global e-books, journals open up to 76 universities under UGC deal

Dhaka, Sept. 24 -- Teachers, researchers and students at 76 public and private universities will get access to more than 30,000 e-books and e-journals from seven international institutions under a new... Read More


Commerce Ministry drafts action-oriented roadmap to unlock leather, footwear potential

Dhaka, Sept. 24 -- The Commerce Ministry has begun drafting a dedicated roadmap to address the challenges facing Bangladesh's leather and footwear industry, tap into the domestic market and boost expo... Read More