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PM Tarique leading 38-member delegation to UNGA

Dhaka, Sept. 21 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman is leading a 38-member delegation to the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly, with his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman accompanying him. The de... Read More


"Vietnam is part of my life": The story of a 60-year Chile-Vietnam friendship

Buenos Aires, Sept. 21 -- Patricia Abarzua Munoz, President of the Chile-Vietnam Cultural Friendship Institute, highlighted the close friendship between the peoples of Chile and Vietnam, rooted in his... Read More


Tea sector: Govt plans long-term revival strategy, stresses income diversification

Dhaka, Sept. 21 -- Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir has said the government will take all necessary steps, alongside a long-term plan, to restore the economic viability of the country's tea ... Read More


Satkhira-4 MP, first wife taken into police custody

Dhaka, Sept. 21 -- 4 lawmaker Gazi Nazrul Islam and his first wife have been taken into police custody for questioning following the recovery of his 2nd wife's body from a room of the MP's residence i... Read More


Opratim murder: Three accused confess before court

Cumilla, Sept. 21 -- Three accused on Sunday gave confessional statements under Section 164 before a Cumilla court in connection with the murder of 13-year-old Ishiat Shahriar Opratim. Senior Judicia... Read More


Special rights & certificate drive for denotified & nomadic tribes across Maharashtra from Sep 27

Nashik, Sept. 21 -- A special "Nomadic and Denotified Tribes Rights and Certificate Campaign" will be conducted across Maharashtra from September 27 to 29, to provide members of Denotified Tribes (VJ)... Read More


Fire breaks out in train coach at Kamalapur Railway Station

Dhaka, Sept. 21 -- A fire broke out in a train at Kamalapur Railway Station in the capital on Sunday night. Talha bin Zashim, station officer of the Fire Service and Civil Defence (FSCD) headquarters... Read More


Bengal: BJP's Hasirani Rath invokes 'one-finger vote' in Nandigram campaign

Midnapore, Sept. 21 -- With the Nandigram Assembly by-poll entering an increasingly charged campaign phase, BJP candidate Hasirani Rath on Sunday sought to turn her campaign into a direct appeal for a... Read More


Rain improves Dhaka's air quality

Dhaka, Sept. 20 -- Rainfall has improved Dhaka's air quality to the "moderate" category, with the city recording an air quality index (AQI) score of 61 on Sunday morning. The rain, which lashed diffe... Read More


Three killed, one critically injured in BMW crash on Mumbai Coastal Road

Mumbai, Sept. 20 -- Three persons were killed and another sustained critical injuries after a BMW car crashed on the Mumbai Coastal Road in the early hours of Sunday, police said. The accident occurr... Read More