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PM meets president at Bangabhaban

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has met with President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir at Bangabhaban. It was the premier's first meeting with the head of state there since Fakhrul assum... Read More


Radda's operations returning to 'normal'

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- From roadside tarpaulins to a damaged room, Radda MCH-FP Centre is gradually restoring healthcare services after its demolition. Vaccination resumed indoors on Monday and continued... Read More


Jute exporters target $1bn earnings by 2030

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- Jute-sector entrepreneurs have placed a set of recommendations before the government, targeting $1 billion in exports of diversified jute products by 2030 and the creation of around... Read More


President urges restraint in AI use

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- The use of artificial intelligence (AI) should be kept within reasonable limits, President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said. The president made the remarks when a delegation le... Read More


HC drops Asif Mahmud's writ plea over ACC briefings

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- National Citizen Party (NCP) spokesperson Asif Mahmud's challenge to two Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) press briefings has been dropped from the High Court's vacation-bench cause... Read More


No third country needed over Hasina extradition: Zahed

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- Prime Minister's Information and Broadcasting Advisor Zahed Ur Rahman says there is no need for a third country to become involved in Bangladesh's efforts to bring ousted prime mini... Read More


HC keeps 'victim of mob attack' headteacher in post

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- The High Court has ordered Hasina Islam, acting head teacher of Berakola Abdul Matin Khasru Girls High School in Cumilla's Brahmanpara, to continue in her position. At the same tim... Read More


US fears India's rise: Russian envoy

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- Russian Ambassador to New Delhi Denis Alipov has claimed that a senior US official acknowledged Washington would not allow India to become another China, describing the remark as a ... Read More


Govt warns against artificial LPG crisis

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- The government will crack down on traders trying to engineer an artificial LPG crisis through hoarding, despite sufficient reserves, Information Advisor Zahed Ur Rahman has warned. ... Read More


Dhaka expects progress soon on PM's Delhi visit

Dhaka, Sept. 29 -- State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir says Bangladesh expects progress soon in discussions over Prime Minister Tarique Rahman's proposed visit to India. He made the rema... Read More