Mr. Brent T. Christensen, the US ambassador to Bangladesh, visited the historic Saidpur Railroad Workshop to conclude his three-day trip of northern Bangladesh. Additional District Magistrate Ms. Nuzhat Tasnim Aon and Upazila Nirbahi Officer Ms. Farha Fateha Takmila were among the local civil and police administration officials who welcomed him at the station on Tuesday at Continue Reading

In August, expatriate Bangladeshis sent $2.96 billion, a major 22.5 percent year-over-year rise over $2.42 billion in the same month the previous year. Industry insiders credit this growth to stability in the foreign currency market, higher demand for legal channels, easier access to banks, faster financial transfers, and strict regulations against illegal hundi Continue Reading

Asafur Rahman Kazal Education Minister Mr. Ehsanul Haque Milan announced that 116,000 students with a GPA of 5 will each get a tablet to encourage academic performance, as well as a plan to provide bicycles to promote secondary education among female students. Speaking as the chief guest at the Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) […]Continue Reading

Three members of the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) were killed and four others injured after an Air Force pickup fell from a flyover near the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal (R) International Airport in Dhaka. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations Directorate (ISPR), the accident occurred at around 9:35pm on Monday while seven Air Force […]Continue Reading

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has called on members of Bangladesh Ansar and VDP (Village Defence Party) to play a more effective role in maintaining law and order at the grassroots level and in constructive activities for the country. The President made the call when Ansar and VDP Director General Major General Abdul Motaleb Sazzad […]Continue Reading