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Jatiya Sangsad (JS) Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikrom, today said Bangladesh and Sweden share similarities in parliamentary democracy, expressing hope that a parliamentary friendship group between the two countries would play an important role in promoting democratic practices."Sweden has b
The trial in the attack on Bollywood actor Saif Ali Khan began on Friday, with a staff nurse identifying accused
Ahsan Habib, who had been serving as acting chairman of the National Board of Revenue (NBR) for nearly four months, has been appointed chairman of the revenue authority.
New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international affairs
Five children died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours ending at 8:00am on Sunday, bringing the country’s combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 1,227 this year.The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) classified the latest fatalities as suspected m
Police say suspects targeted wealthy men through social media relationships.
Mohamad Elmasry, a professor at the Doha Institute for Graduate Studies, says recent developments hint at a return to full-scale war between Iran and the US and Israel rather than peace talks.“There is a lot of signalling, a lot of posturing suggesting that we are headed for another round of f
Abul Kashem, JamalpurSolar power generation is gaining ground in Melandah upazila of Jamalpur, with more than 100 small and medium-sized solar power units operating across the area and supplying surplus electricity to the national grid.Each installation costs approximately Tk 4 lakh, and its adoptio
Bangladesh Bank (BB) restored access to its official website on Sunday after keeping it offline for three days as a precaution against potential cyberattacks amid global security concerns.
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian has blamed Washington for the failure of an interim peace deal, while urging the United States to return to negotiations. Tensions escalate as President Donald Trump signals the possibility of further military strikes, and Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps warns of a major retaliation. With the Iran-US standoff intensifying, Israel's
Bangladesh Railway is preparing to invite a fresh tender for a vendor to manage its online ticketing system before its contract with Shohoz.com expires in February next year.
Five more children have died from measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours leading up to 8:00am on Sunday, raising the overall death toll from the ongoing outbreak to 1,227. The Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) has classified all five of the latest casualties as...
Thirty-five labor federations under four major alliances have demanded that the minimum monthly wage for ready-made garment (RMG) workers be fixed at Tk 37,125 (or $300).
A Gazipur court on Sunday sent Moslem Ahmed, the vice-principal of Qari-ul-Quran International Madrasah at Tongi in Gazipur, to jail in a case filed over the alleged sexual harassment of a Class-I girl.Gazipur Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Omar Haider passed the order when police produced
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New Age, a Dhaka-based leading English language daily newspaper, is a major source of news of Bangladesh and international affairs
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed on Sunday said the government will not allow anyone to create instability in the country over the reported return of ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in December.“We are also aware of social media reports that fascist Sheikh Hasina wants to return to Banglades
Several hundred people in Hatibandha upazila of Lalmonirhat are spending anxious hours as a tiger spotted near the Amjhol border in Gotamari union remains at large despite efforts to locate it.
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