Prime minister to inaugurate two new Dash 8Q-400 aircraft on Sunday

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to inaugurate the two new Dash 8Q-400 aircrafts on Sunday. The state-of-the-art aircraft were added to the Biman Bangladesh Airlines' fleet recently.
11 March 2021, 14:13 PM

New York Times op-ed lauds Bangladesh for investing in the most marginalised

United States, the richest and most powerful country has staggering levels of child poverty, which is one of its great moral stains; on Wednesday, it decided to scrub the stain with the final legislative approval of US President Joe Biden’s $1.9 trillion American Rescue Plan, says a New York Times opinion piece written by columnist Nicholas Kristof.
11 March 2021, 12:52 PM

Govt considering hiring CNN to promote Bangladesh globally

The government is thinking of hiring influential US TV channel CNN International Commercial (CNNIC) to promote Bangladesh globally.
10 March 2021, 16:03 PM

10-day Mujib Borsho and independence celebrations at Parade Square from March 17: home minister

The government has chalked out a 10-day long programme at the National Parade Square to mark the birth centenary of Bangabandhu and the golden jubilee of independence, which will be attended by heads of states and governments of different countries.
10 March 2021, 15:29 PM

Heart attacks the most common cause of death in Bangladesh last year: BBS

A total of 8,54,253 people died due to different causes in 2020 and around 21.1 percent died of cardiac arrest, according to the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS).
10 March 2021, 12:54 PM

World Bank approves $120m to improve food security in Bangladesh

The World Bank has approved $120 million to help Bangladesh improve food security.
10 March 2021, 08:23 AM

Minister seeks US investment for Bangladesh Railway’s development

Railways Minister Nurul Islam Sujan has sought US investment for the development of Bangladesh Railway, especially its infrastructure.
10 March 2021, 07:17 AM

Bangladesh urges Finland to explore investment opportunities here

Bangladesh has urged Finland to explore investment opportunities in special economic zones and hi-tech parks here.
10 March 2021, 06:08 AM

Bangabandhu’s March 7 speech: Bangladesh mission in London unveils first Irish, Welsh and Scottish translations

The Bangladesh High Commission in London has unveiled the first translations of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s March 7 speech in Irish, Scottish and Welsh languages in a special publication titled “A call for freedom in languages”.
9 March 2021, 17:58 PM

US Embassy funds project encouraging Bangladeshi women’s education in science, technology

Academics of Bangladesh and the US have suggested promoting women's education in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM), highlighting the rising demands of technology-based solutions to the problems the world faces today.
9 March 2021, 09:54 AM

British-Bangladeshi Lucy Holt receives smart NID card, old-age allowance

British-Bangladeshi Lucy Helen Francis Holt, living in Bangladesh for 60 years, has been honoured in Barishal.
9 March 2021, 07:08 AM

PM blasts BNP for remarks on March 7 speech

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina came down heavily on BNP leaders for their remarks that they did not get any message of independence from the historic March 7 speech.
8 March 2021, 15:58 PM

Bangabandhu ‘a towering figure of the 20th century’: US top official

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was a “towering figure of the twentieth century” who shaped modern Bangladesh and continues to inspire the people to further develop their country, said Dean Thompson, acting assistant secretary of the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs of the US Department of State.
8 March 2021, 15:54 PM

Admission to 20 public universities: Primary application process to begin April 1

The primary application process of twenty public universities for uniform admission tests will begin from April 1 and will continue till April 15.
8 March 2021, 15:39 PM

Gender parity among heads of government to take another 130 years

Women are increasingly entering decision-making positions but full gender parity is far from being reached as they rarely hold leadership positions in executive and legislative offices.
8 March 2021, 15:30 PM

Work sincerely instead of giving lip service to Rohingya repatriation talks: Foreign minister

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has made an appeal to the international community to work sincerely instead of giving “lip service” to repatriation talks for the Rohingyas.
8 March 2021, 15:19 PM

[Watch] Shishir begins journey as first transgender newscaster in country

Breaking the glass ceiling today, Tashnuva Anan Shishir started her journey as the first transgender news presenter in Bangladesh.
8 March 2021, 10:25 AM

Engage in income-generating activities: PM on Women’s Day

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged women of the country to engage in income-generating activities for their economic freedom instead of sitting idle at home.
8 March 2021, 10:08 AM

ACC couldn’t meet public expectations: outgoing chairman Iqbal Mahmood

Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) could not meet expectations in curbing corruption, its outgoing Chairman Iqbal Mahmood said today.
8 March 2021, 06:48 AM

Four Bangladeshi female judges to join UN Peacekeeping Mission

For the first time in the history of the country, four female judges from Bangladesh are going to join the UN Peacekeeping Mission in South Sudan and Somalia.
7 March 2021, 16:06 PM