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Pakistan Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar in Dhaka

, Aug. 23 -- Pakistan Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar arrived in Dhaka on Saturday on a two-day visit to Bangladesh. Foreign Secretary Asad Alam Siam received the Pakistan Foreig... Read More


Pakistan's FM in city; Dhaka-Islamabad talks Sunday

, Aug. 23 -- Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister of Pakistan Senator Muhammad Ishaq Dar arrived in Dhaka on Saturday on a two-day official visit at the invitation of the government of Banglades... Read More


Inequalities cannot be removed overnight: Fakhrul

, Aug. 23 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said inequalities, rooted in Bangladesh's state structure for decades, cannot be eradicated overnight, though structural refo... Read More


Jubo Dal leader hacked dead in Khulna

, Aug. 23 -- A Jubo Dal leader was hacked to death at a house near 18 Mile Bazar in Dumuria upazila of Khulna district early Saturday. The deceased was identified as Shamim Hossain, 33, joint convene... Read More


My teacher beyond the classroom: Enam Ul Haque

, Aug. 23 -- Enam Ul Haque and my only child, Shahrin Anwar, were both born on the same day, August 25. But I first learned from Dr. Zakiur Rahman that the date and even the time of birth can be shift... Read More


BNP pledges commission to ensure fair journalism: Amir Khosru

, Aug. 23 -- BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Saturday said their party will form a commission to ensure free and transparent journalism if it returns to power. "Journali... Read More


WFP's Deputy Executive Director Carl Skau to visit Rohingya camp on Aug 27

, Aug. 23 -- Carl Skau, WFP's Deputy Executive Director and Chief Operating Officer, will visit the Rohingya camp in Cox's Bazar on August 27. His visit follows the stakeholders' dialogue on the Rohi... Read More


Social media smear campaign mars DUCSU election

, Aug. 23 -- Social media smear campaigns, primarily targeting female candidates, have marred the festivity surrounding the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) election scheduled for Sept... Read More


Despite differences, parties must be united on question of AL: Nur

, Aug. 23 -- The last elected DUCSU VP, as well as president of Gono Odhikar Parishad, Nurul Haque Nur, on Friday said that the influence of money in elections must end, allowing politics to start ser... Read More


PR system possible if only law is amended: CEC Nasir

, Aug. 23 -- Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Saturday said elections under the proportional representation (PR) system are not possible unless the law is amended, as the Constitut... Read More