Bangladesh
Voting in DNCC, DSCC underway amid low turnout
Dhaka, Feb 28 (UNB) – Voting in in the by-elections to the mayoral post of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC), and in 36 wards of Dhaka north and south city corporations is underway amid a very poor response from voters at many polling stations.
Bangladesh highlights importance of geopolitics in global migration governance
Dhaka, Feb 28 (UNB) - Foreign Secretary M ShahidulHaque has underscored the importance of geopolitics in global migration governance in the context of Rohingya humanitarian crisis.
Bangladesh seeks continued French support for safe return of Rohingyas
Dhaka, Feb 28 (UNB) - Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen on Thursday sought continued French support to create conducive environment inside the Rakhine State of Myanmar for their dignified return in safety and security.
Cast votes braving bad weather: Atiqul to electorate
Dhaka, Feb 28 (UNB) - Awami League candidate for Dhaka North City Corporation mayoral by-election Atiqul Islam on Thursday morning called upon all the voters to exercise their voting rights braving the bad weather.
PM mourns PIB DG’s death
Dhaka, Feb 28 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of senior journalist and Director General of Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB) Shah Alamgir.
Man held with Phensidyl C’nawabganj
Chapainawabganj, Feb 28 (UNB) – Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in a drive arrested a suspected drug trader along with 1000 bottle of Phensidyl from Jhilim Bazar in Sadar upazila early Thursday.
President mourns death of journalist Shah Alamgir
Dhaka, Feb 28 (UNB) - President Abdul Hamid on Thursday expressed profound shock and sorrow over the death of prominent journalist and Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB) Director General (DG) Shah Alamgir.
The President in his condolence message said, “His (Shah Alamgir) death is an irreparable loss to the journalism of Bangladesh. His ideal and ethics will remain exemplary for the journalists."
Two ‘forest robbers’ killed in Sundarbans ‘gunfight’
Satkhira, Feb 28 (UNB) – Two suspected members of a robber gang were killed in a reported gunfight with members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) in Kalagachhia Khal of Sundarbans’ Satkhira range under Shyamnagar upazila early Thursday.
PIB DG Shah Alamgir dies at 62
Dhaka, Feb 28 (UNB) – Director General (DG) of the Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB) and senior journalist Shah Alamgir passed away at the Combined Military Hospital (CMH) here on Thursday. He was 62.
India puts BSF on alert at Bangladesh border
Dhaka, Feb 28 (UNB) - India has put its Border Security Force (BSF) on alert at the Bangladesh border as tension is roiling in the region due to an ongoing India-Pakistan conflict over Kashmir.