Dhaka, Sept. 8 -- The government has decided to export 1,200 metric tonnes of hilsa to India, marking the upcoming Durga Puja, the biggest celebration of the Hindu community. The Commerce Ministry, i... Read More
Dhaka, Sept. 8 -- People from all walks of life today gathered at the Central Shaheed Minar this morning to pay their final respects to eminent writer, academic, intellectual and politician Badruddin ... Read More
Dhaka, Sept. 7 -- The residence of Bangabir Kader Siddique, President of the Krishak Sramik Janata League (KSJL), in Tangail came under attack and was vandalised in the early hours of Sunday, Septembe... Read More
Dhaka, Sept. 7 -- Cultural affairs ministry will accord an honor to renowned singer Sabina Yasmin at Jatiya Nattyashala auditorium of Bangladesh Shilpakala Academy at 7pm today. The singer will also ... Read More
Dhaka, Sept. 7 -- The 82nd edition of the Venice Film Festival concluded on Saturday with its awards ceremony. Here are the winners from the 21 films in the main competition, as decided by a jury cha... Read More
Dhaka, Sept. 7 -- Skywatchers in Asia including Bangladesh are in for a treat Sunday night as a rare celestial event, a blood moon total lunar eclipse, lights up the sky. The phenomenon occurs when t... Read More
Dhaka, Sept. 7 -- Veteran Bangladeshi journalist Monzurul Huq has received Japan's prestigious Foreign Minister's Commendation, becoming the first foreign correspondent based in the country to earn th... Read More
Dhaka, Sept. 7 -- Local administration in Hathazari upazila of Chattogram district has slapped Section 144 after tensions escalated between two groups over a Facebook post related to Eid-e-Miladunnabi... Read More
Dhaka, Sept. 7 -- Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd.) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said criminals and terrorists have no place in the country. "There will be no room for criminals in the countr... Read More
Dhaka, Sept. 7 -- Badruddin Umar, a writer, researcher and prominent leftist intellectual, died of old-age complications at Bangladesh Specialized Hospital in the capital this morning. He was 94. "Um... Read More