UK, Canada and Australia Officially Recognise Palestinian State

The United Kingdom, Canada, and Australia have formally recognised the State of Palestine, the three governments announced on Sunday.UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer stated that the United Kingdom now officially ...

Dhaka rivers to be restored with World Bank support: Adviser

The government is planning to restore five major rivers surrounding Dhaka with financial assistance from the World Bank, said Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Adviser to the Ministry of Forest, Environment and ...

Dhaka Choked by Waterlogging; Havoc on Streets

A brief but heavy downpour early Monday once again laid bare Dhaka’s chronic waterlogging crisis, flooding streets, paralysing traffic, and even claiming a life despite an unexpected silver lining of ...

Negligence over the years causes today’s waterlogging: DNCC administrator

Decades of negligence in the capital’s drainage system have made it difficult to resolve waterlogging, said Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Administrator Mohammad Azaz on Monday, adding that the waterlogging ...

Govt decides to hike edible oil prices

The government has decided to increase the prices of edible oil following a meeting between Commerce Adviser Sheikh Bashir Uddin and traders at the Secretariat on Monday.According to meeting sources, ...

Stocks Fall Again as DSE Turnover Hits Two-Month Low

Stocks continued to fall for the second straight day on Monday with turnover on the Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) hitting a two-month low, while both Dhaka and Chattogram bourses saw ...

Army Chief Leaves for Malaysia to Join Indo-Pacific Conference

Chief of Army Staff General Waker-uz-Zaman on Monday left Dhaka for a four-day official visit to Malaysia to attend the 14th Indo-Pacific Army Chiefs’ Conference (IPACC).The conference, jointly organized by ...

39 Police Inspectors Promoted to ASP Rank

A total of 39 police officers serving as Inspectors (unarmed) have been promoted to the rank of Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP).The Public Security Division of the Ministry of Home ...

Highest Dengue Fatality Among 20–30-Year-Olds in Bangladesh: Health Director

The dengue situation in Bangladesh is worsening, with 179 deaths this year, over half of whom died within two to three days of hospitalisation.Professor Dr Abu Zafar, Director General of ...

Bangladesh Sends 500kg of Aromatic Chinigura Rice to India as Puja Gift

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has sent 500 kilograms of aromatic Chinigura rice to India as a gift on the occasion of Durga Puja.A pickup truck carrying the rice crossed ...