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Pakistan closes air space for Indian airlines

Dhaka, April 25 -- Islamabad will also exercise the right to hold all bilateral accords with India, including the 1972 Simla Agreement, in abeyance until New Delhi desists from "fomenting terrorism in... Read More


ACC to sue ex-state minister Shahriar, Jacob already indicted

Dhaka, April 25 -- The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday said it had decided to file a case against former state minister for foreign affairs M Shahriar Alam on charges of acquiring assets ... Read More


Lack of ideas on SPP policies trigger development

Dhaka, April 25 -- Around 60 percent women-owned enterprises (WoEs) and procuring entities are unaware of sustainable public procurement (SPP) policies which hamper the government's long-term developm... Read More


Jamaat offers olive branch to minorities in ensuing polls

Dhaka, April 25 -- In a striking outreach effort, Jamaat-e-Islami's Ameer Shafiqur Rahman, has called on members of the Hindu, Buddhist, and Christian communities to prepare for electoral participatio... Read More


Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin's wife Jahanara Abedin passes away

Dhaka, April 25 -- Jahanara Abedin, wife of the late Shilpacharya Zainul Abedin, passed away on Thursday, aged 94. She breathed her last around 2:00 pm at her residence in the capital, her son Mainul ... Read More


Majority of dengue hospital cases originate outside Dhaka: DSCC official

Dhaka, April 25 -- Dhaka is not currently facing a dengue outbreak, according to Shajahan Mia, the administrator of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC). He stated that many of the patients receiving t... Read More


Govt warns against keeping construction materials in open spaces

Dhaka, April 25 -- The Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change has conducted two separate mobile court drives in Dhanmondi and Badda areas of Dhaka to control air pollution. On Thursday, th... Read More


Govt to set up land-based LNG terminal soon: Alam

Dhaka, April 25 -- The interim government has decided to set up a land-based LNG terminal to ensure smooth gas supply to the country's factories. "Many are saying that they are unable to set up factor... Read More


Indian and Pakistani troops exchange fire in Kashmir

Dhaka, April 25 -- Troops from Pakistan and India exchanged fire overnight across the Line of Control in disputed Kashmir, officials said Friday, after the United Nations urged the nuclear-armed rival... Read More


Actor Ilias Kanchan floats Janata Party Bangladesh

Dhaka, April 25 -- With the slogan - We will build a nation of justice, the name of the party was announced officially at a programme held at the InterContinental Dhaka on Friday morning. Film actor ... Read More