Bangladesh
Govt conspiring to kill Khaleda in jail, alleges sister
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s sister Selima Islam on Sunday alleged that the government is conspiring to kill the former prime minister in jail by depriving her of bail and treatment since her condition is ‘deteriorating fast’.
Border conference underway between Bangladesh and Myanmar
The 7th border conference between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Myanmar Police Force (MPF) has begun here at the Conference Room of the BGB headquarters at Pilkhana.
1,37,198 Bangladeshis to perform hajj this year
A total of 1,37,198 pilgrims will go to Saudi Arabia from Bangladesh this year for performing hajj.
421 killed in railway accidents in 2019: SCRF
At least 421 people, including 89 women and 46 children, were killed and 366 others, including four women and 33 children, were injured in 393 railway accidents between January 1 and December 31 in several railways across the country in 2019.
Tourism: Nepal to appoint 3 Bangladeshi personalities as goodwill envoys
The Embassy of Nepal in Dhaka will formally appoint and honour three renowned personalities of Bangladesh - two time-Mt. Everest Summiteer MA Mohit, popular singer Mehreen Bhuiyan Mahmud and popular artist Zahid Hassan - as goodwill Ambassadors on Tuesday for the ‘Visit Nepal Year 2020’.
Those failed to wage movement can’t win polls: Quader
Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Sunday said those who failed to wage a movement will never be able to win any election.
110 BAF peacekeepers leave Dhaka for Mali
Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) on Sunday sent its 110 members to Mali to replace its contingent at the United Nations Peacekeeping Mission there.
HC for having psychologists in all educational institutions
The High Court on Sunday issued a rule asking the government to explain as to why directives should not be given to recruit counsellors and clinical psychologists in educational institutions across the country.
BNP main patron of dynastic politics: Hasan Mahmud
Sharply reacting to BNP leader Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir’s remarks over ‘dynastic politics’ in Awami League, Information Minister Hasan Mahmud on Sunday said BNP is the main patron of dynastic politics.
Australia’s support sought to expedite Rohingya repatriation process
Bangladesh has sought support from the Australian government to expedite the repatriation process of Rohingyas to Myanmar from Bangladesh.