The BNP has submitted its proposals to the Health Sector Reform Commission formed by the interim government to improve healthcare services in the country. A BNP delegation, led by the party's Health ...

The government is considering setting up a land port at Ghumdhum in Teknaf, keeping in mind conflicts in neighbouring Myanmar, Shipping Adviser Brig Gen (retd) M Sakhawat Hossain said today. Speaking ...

For long, a whispered dream has been held dear: grander recognition for Avro Keyboard – free and open-source graphical keyboard software developed by OmicronLab – and the brains behind it. Mehdi Hasan ...

According to the Ministry of Liberation War Affairs, the directorate will work on various aspects of the 2024 mass uprising, including assisting the families of martyrs and rehabilitation of the injur ...

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Every monsoon, Dhaka’s streets flood, reminding its residents of the canals lost to urban sprawl. Past efforts to reclaim these waterways have seen limited success, but a new plan focusing on communit ...

At least 7 Bangladeshis have been trafficked and conscripted into the Russian military, and then sent to the frontlines in Ukraine, where one has already reportedly died ...

The nominees also include human rights activist Shahidul Alam, journalist Mahmudur Rahman and poet Helal Hafiz (posthumous) ...

The Beximco Group has requested the government to reconsider its decision to close its factories in the textile sector, workers of which were subjected to layoffs.  Earlier on 30 January, a letter ...

The Public Relations and Media Wing of Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) confirmed the arrests through a press statement ...

Defence Minister Israel Katz hailed Trump's announcement that the United States would aim to take control of Gaza, resettle the more than 2 million Palestinians living there and transform the territor ...

The seized gold will be transferred to the government treasury, and a case will be filed with the Airport Police Station, officials said ...