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Sweden to provide $1.2m for Cyclone Remal victims in Bangladesh
Sweden will provide $1.2 million or Tk 14.5 crore of humanitarian assistance to communities affected by Cyclone Remal in southwestern Bangladesh.
The Swedish Red Cross, Save the Children, and Islamic Relief through the fund will provide…
Fire at Kuwait hostel: No Bangladeshi among casualties
No Bangladeshi casualties were reported in the fire that broke out at a hostel in Mangaf, southern Kuwait, early today, which killed at least 41 people, according to the Bangladesh Embassy in Kuwait.
Abdul Hossain, labour counsellor at…
Aug 21 Grenade Attack Case: Efforts on to arrest 15 fugitive convicts including Tarique
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina told parliament yesterday that 15 convicts in the August 21 grenade attack case, including BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman, are absconding and efforts are on to arrest them.
"Out of the 49 convicts, 34…
EC directs Sylhet DIG to take action
The Election Commission has directed the deputy inspector general (DIG) of police in Sylhet range to take legal action against those involved in the recent post-polls violence that left seven people injured in Madhyanagar upazila,…
Traffic jam mars Eid journey north
People have started leaving the capital for the Eid-ul-Azha holidays and many suffered yesterday due to traffic snarl-ups on Dhaka-Rangpur highway and train delays.
There was a gridlock on Dhaka-Rangpur highway between Bangabandhu…
PM likely to visit India in September
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who returned from New Delhi on Monday after attending the oath-taking ceremony of her Indian counterpart Narendra Modi, is likely to visit India again in September, according to sources.
According to sources…
It’s service charge, not extortion
Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan said they prevent extortion on highways and that what transport leaders collect from vehicles was "service charge".
"Leaders of the transport sector give us a list of how much service charge will be…
No competitive politics left in Bangladesh
Bangladesh has turned into a "one-party" state as the ruling party stamps out political competition, Nobel Peace laureate Muhammad Yunus, a pioneer of the global microcredit movement, said in an interview.
An election in January won…
Hasina, Modi look to foster ties further
In a first since the general elections in the two countries, prime ministers Sheikh Hasina and Narendra Modi held a one-to-one at the Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on Sunday night.
The meeting was held soon after the banquet hosted…
Obaidul Quader off to Singapore for medical check-up
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader left Dhaka for Singapore this morning for a medical check-up.
A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight, BG-0584, carrying Quader departed from Dhaka's Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at…