In the Sundarbans, where distance is measured in water and delay can be fatal, a midwife’s reach can matter more than a hospital’s address ...

They rejected any concession that would undermine the port’s financial strength and national control over a key revenue-generating facility ...

According to the order, the committee has been tasked with determining the extent of revenue loss resulting from the work abstention, preparing a list of responsible individuals, and recommending ways ...

Just as Pablo Escobar was a cartel king, Dhaka-8 also has someone like that. A person from the upper strata of society wakes up in the morning and starts extortion in the name of Allah,” he says.

The Islami Andolan Bangladesh will unveil its manifesto at a press conference at the party's central office at 3pm on Wednesday (4 February). The decision was taken at a regular party meeting today ...

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Britain and Japan agreed to strengthen defence and economic ties, visiting Prime Minister Keir Starmer said today (31 January), after his bid to forge closer links with China drew warnings from US ...

British citizens will be allowed to visit China without a visa if they are travelling for under 30 days, Starmer said following his talks with President Xi Jinping, in what he cast as a win for ...

Travel to the coral island of Saint Martin's has been suspended in line with government restrictions, with 1,10,000 tourists having visited the island this season over the two-month period from 1 ...

The fine was imposed on Mufti Monir Hossain Kasemi, the Jamiat Ulama-e-Islam Bangladesh nominee, after he attended a school programme at Delpara area of the district’s Fatulla this afternoon (31 ...

An Awami League leader has died while undergoing treatment under the supervision of Chattogram Central Jail. Confirming the matter, Senior Jail Super Md Iqbal Hossain said Abdut Rahman, 70, died while ...

Based on data received from 329 participating local and foreign companies, the EPB reported that potential export orders secured during the fair stood at $17.98 million, equivalent to Tk224.26 crore.