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Opening UN Human Rights office at draft stage

Dhaka, July 4 -- The interim government of Bangladesh led by Prof Muhamamd Yunus has been working actively on the opening a branch office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCH... Read More


US House sets make-or-break final vote on Trump tax bill

Dhaka, July 4 -- US lawmakers teed up a final vote on Donald Trump's marquee tax and spending bill for early Thursday after a bruising day of Republican infighting that threatened to derail the center... Read More


China denies military base ambitions in Pacific Islands

Dhaka, July 4 -- China's embassy in Fiji denied on Thursday that Beijing wanted a military base or sphere of influence in the Pacific Islands, after Fiji's Prime Minister Sitiveni Rabuka said islands ... Read More


Ex-MP Durjoy held in Dhaka

Dhaka, July 4 -- Former lawmaker and director of Bangladesh Cricket Board Naimur Rahman Durjoy was arrested at his residence in Lalmatia area in Dhaka on Wednesday night. He was arrested during a spe... Read More


China donates 'Anti-Dengue Supplies' to Bangladesh

Dhaka, July 4 -- The Chinese Embassy in Dhaka today handed over a consignment of anti-dengue supplies to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) as part of its continued support to Banglades... Read More


Shambhu's 33 bighas land seized

Dhaka, July 4 -- A Dhaka court on Thursday ordered the seizure of 33 bighas of land and an apartment belonging to former Barguna-1 MP Dhirendra Debnath Shambhu, along with freezing 16 bank accounts, a... Read More


Rohingya refugees' future at stake amid education crisis

Dhaka, July 4 -- The recent Human Rights Watch report on the Rohingya education crisis in Bangladesh should be a wake-up call for the entire international community. According to the findings, more th... Read More


Switzerland beaten 2-1 by Norway in their Women's Euro opener

Dhaka, July 4 -- Switzerland took the lead against Norway but fell to a 2-1 defeat on home soil after scoring an own goal on the opening day of the Women's Euro 2025 Championship on Wednesday, with No... Read More


Liverpool's Portuguese forward Diogo Jota dies in car crash

Dhaka, July 4 -- Liverpool forward Diogo Jota and his brother died in a car crash in northwestern Spain on Thursday, police said, weeks after the Portugal star got married and sparking a flood of trib... Read More


Dhaka charts path to enter global chip market

Dhaka, July 4 -- The National Semiconductor Taskforce has outlined a strategic roadmap to guide the development of Bangladesh's semiconductor industry, focusing on three core priority areas: skills de... Read More