The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln has docked at a port in Thailand, where observers were struck by the extensive rust covering much of the ship’s exterior. The massive […]
Three key positions at the top level of Bangladesh Railway have been reshuffled, including the posts of additional director general (development), additional director general (infrastructure), and general manager of the […]
The government has formed a central cell comprising ministers and state ministers to prevent encroachment and pollution of the rivers around Dhaka and restore their natural navigability and water flow. […]
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has called on people of all faiths and communities to think of themselves as Bangladeshis rather than identifying themselves as members of a religious majority or […]
The government has dismissed four senior police officers over proven allegations of prolonged unauthorised absence from duty and misconduct in the performance of their official responsibilities. The Ministry of Home […]
The government plans to take a “holistic approach” to resolving the longstanding problems in the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT), State Minister for Land and CHT Affairs Mir Mohammad Helal Uddin […]
Dhaka: Water levels in three major rivers in Bangladesh’s northern region—the Teesta, Dharla and Dudhkumar—may rise over the next three days, according to the Flood Forecasting and Warning Centre of […]
The death toll from devastating flash floods in Nepal and China’s Tibet region has risen to 1,225, while at least 4,757 people remain missing across the two countries. In Nepal, […]
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today (September 3) attended a programme marking Janmashtami at the Osmani Memorial Auditorium in Dhaka. The programme began at 10am, where the prime minister exchanged greetings […]
A court in Rangpur has sentenced one person to death and two others to life imprisonment for the murder of journalist Utsho Rahman. Two other accused were acquitted as the […]