Bangladesh

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday said he requested Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to reconsider NBR's decision to impose 15 percent VAT on metro rail service. He said this while speaking at a branding seminar on…

On Sunday morning, Liakat Ali and Lutfun Nahar's home in Burischar of Chattogram's Hathazari upazila was filled with utter elation as their son Babar Ali, a doctor and already a source of immense pride for the family, became the newest…

Thirty-four more people were hospitalised with dengue in 24 hours till yesterday morning. Of the new patients, eight were admitted to hospitals in Dhaka, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Currently, 131…

Health Minister Dr Samanta Lal Sen has sought support from the Oxford Vaccine Group at the University of Oxford to establish a vaccine centre in Bangladesh. During a visit to the UK, he met with the Director of the Oxford Vaccine Group,…

President Mohammed Shahabuddin today said the defeated evil forces are still continuing their relentless efforts to tarnish the achievements of the country even after 53 years of independence. He said this while delivering a speech at…

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today questioned journalists' need to enter Bangladesh Bank while all the necessary information is available on their website. "Which country allows such free entry to their central…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked the economists to devise their policies, plans, and programmes by taking into account the local realities as advice from foreigners in this regard would not be fruitful. The premier was…

Homemaker Nurunnahar Begum could not believe her ears yesterday when a trader asked for Tk 100 for a kilogram of green papaya at the capital's Kachukhet kitchen market. "How can a kg of green papaya cost Tk 100? The price has soared…

The United States has said the sanctions imposed against Bangladesh's elite force Rab are not being withdrawn. "Those claims are false. The US is not withdrawing sanctions against the Rab," said Principal Deputy Spokesperson at the US…

Bangladesh and the United Kingdom held their first ever Joint Working Group meeting on Home Affairs on Thursday in London at the British Home Office and signed the Standard Operating Procedures (SOPs) on Returns. British Minister for…