A court in Pirojpur on Tuesday sentenced five people to 10 years’ rigorous imprisonment each in a human trafficking case. The court also fined each convict Tk 500,000, with an […]
Bangladesh has officially launched the World Health Organization’s (WHO) SPECS 2030 Initiative, marking a major step towards expanding access to quality, affordable and people-centred eye care services across the country. […]
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said Tuesday that Iran had “won both the war and diplomacy,” claiming those who initially sought Tehran’s “unconditional surrender” later sought negotiations. Speaking at an […]
US President Donald Trump has posted a map on social media showing the Strait of Hormuz marked as “new” US territory. Trump published the map on Tuesday (August 18) without […]
The Committee to Protect Journalists (CPJ) has expressed concern over the filing of a new crimes-against-humanity case and the issuance of arrest warrants against three journalists in Bangladesh over questions […]
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Administrator Md. Shafiqul Islam Khan Milton has called for a unified, policy-driven approach to urban wetland restoration, suggesting that a current community-led pilot project could […]
Indian Army Chief General Dhiraj Seth has been conferred the honorary rank of General of the Nepal Army. Nepal President Ram Chandra Paudel conferred the honorary rank on General Seth […]
BNP-nominated presidential candidate Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said he never imagined that he would become president, describing his nomination as a blessing from his party and Almighty Allah. “Even […]
Education Minister Dr ANM Ehsanul Haque Milan said on Tuesday that the government is seriously considering introducing a separate pay scale for teachers. “Teachers’ salaries should not be determined by […]
The newly launched ‘Pink Bus’ service in Dhaka was involved in a minor collision with a Balaka Transport bus on its first day of operation. The incident occurred while the […]
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