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31 sued in Feni over anti-state activities in WhatsApp group

Feni, Feb. 12 -- A case has been filed against 31 people including leaders and activists of banned Chhatra League and Jubo League in Sonagazi upazila of Feni for engaging in anti-state activities thro... Read More


China establishes over 30,000 smart factories

BEIJING, Feb. 12 -- China has built over 30,000 basic-level smart factories as part of a nationwide push to accelerate industrial digitalization and intelligent upgrading, according to the Ministry of... Read More


Engage with "new Bangladesh": Dr Yunus to global community

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has called upon the international community to engage with the "new Bangladesh" that emanated from the uprising led by the students and youth agains... Read More


Germany extends border controls for six more months

BERLIN, Feb. 12 -- Germany's outgoing government on Wednesday extended by six months the border checks it imposed on all its frontiers last fall as it attempts to cut the number of migrants arriving i... Read More


BNP leader Khandaker Mosharraf off to Singapore for health check-up

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- BNP Standing Committee member Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, who received treatment for a brain tumour in Singapore in 2023, has travelled to Singapore again for a health check-up. Th... Read More


Asalanka hits career-best 127 in Sri Lanka's 49-run win over Australia

COLOMBO, Sri Lanka, Feb. 12 -- Charith Asalanka scored a career-best 127 to help Sri Lanka beat Australia by 49 runs in the opener of a two-match one-day international cricket series on Wednesday. Sr... Read More


Sketch of Nafiz's body on rickshaw footboard featured in UN Human Rights Report

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- A sketch of the harrowing photo depicting the body of Golam Nafiz hanging from a rickshaw's footboard has been made cover photo in the latest report by the Office of the United Natio... Read More


Former BDR members reject mediation offer, continue protest in Dhaka

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Former Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) members and their families, protesting under the banner of 'Justice for BDR Movement,' on Wednesday rejected a mediation proposal from Hasnat Abdullah,... Read More


Avoid party bans that undermine democracy: UN to Bangladesh

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- The UN human rights office has recommended Bangladesh to refrain from political party bans undermining democracy and disenfranchising part of the electorate. In a report launched on... Read More


10,000 July uprising victims to get mental health support

Dhaka, Feb. 12 -- Mental health support will be provided to 10,000 students from 22 public and private universities, who were affected by violence during the July-August movement, under a joint initia... Read More