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Erdogan says Trump asked Turkey to 'persuade Hamas' on Gaza peace

Dhaka, Oct. 8 -- US President Donald Trump asked Turkey to "persuade" Hamas to accept his plan for ending the Gaza war, President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said in a transcript shared by his office Wednesd... Read More


CA to visit Rome on Oct 12 to join WFP meeting

Dhaka, Oct. 8 -- Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus will leave for Rome, the capital of Italy, on October 12 to join a global meeting of the World Food Programme (WFP). Chief Adviser's Press Secr... Read More


ICT takes cognisance of charges in 2 enforced disappearance cases against 30, including Hasina

Dhaka, Oct. 8 -- The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 today took cognisance of charges against 30 accused, including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina, in two cases filed over enforced disappea... Read More


Next general election will be a good one: Home Adviser

Dhaka, Oct. 8 -- Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd.) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury today reiterated that the next parliamentary election will be held in a peaceful, festive and good manner with coope... Read More


July Charter to be signed by October 16: Prof Ali Riaz

Dhaka, Oct. 8 -- National Consensus Commission (NCC) Vice Chair Prof Ali Riaz said on Wednesday that the Commission will submit its final recommendations to the government by October 10, with the goal... Read More


Quality of govt grants recipient films must be improved: Info Adviser

Dhaka, Oct. 8 -- Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md. Mahfuj Alam said today that the production style of government grants- recipient films should be improved. The Ministry of Information and Bro... Read More


Overall 64.23% progress of metro Kamalapur part

Dhaka, Oct. 8 -- The overall construction progress of the extended 1.16 km metro line from Motijheel to Kamalapur has so far reached 64.23 percent. "The physical work for the Motijheel-Kamalapur sect... Read More


CUCSU election campaign in full swing

Dhaka, Oct. 8 -- Campaigning for the long-awaited Chattogram University Central Students' Union (CUCSU), Hall Councils, and student representative elections to the Senate has gathered momentum, with c... Read More


BD plans to buy 20 Chinese-made J-10CE

Dhaka, Oct. 8 -- To modernise the Bangladesh Air Force and strengthen national air defence, the government is preparing to procure 20 Chinese-made J-10CE multirole fighter jets at an estimated cost of... Read More


'Remittance costs from KSA remain high'

Dhaka, Oct. 8 -- Sending money home from Saudi Arabia continues to be disproportionately costly for Bangladeshi migrant workers, said Bangladesh Bank Governor Ahsan H Mansur, urging closer collaborati... Read More