The first unit of the country’s first nuclear power plant, Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant in Ishwardi, Pabna, has received final approval to begin generating electricity. The Bangladesh Atomic Energy Regulatory Authority (BAERA) granted the approval today, Thursday. It has been learnt that all Continue Reading

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has directed authorities to establish playgrounds across every union in the country to ensure a healthy, active, and sports-friendly environment for children, adolescents, and youth. He also instructed officials to set up at least 1,000 playgrounds nationwide within the next two months. The Prime Minister issued these directives on Wednesday Continue Reading

Leaders and activists from several leftist political organizations, including the Communist Party of Bangladesh (CPB) and the Socialist Party of Bangladesh (Basad), staged a demonstration in Dhaka’s Agargaon on Thursday protesting a 15-year concession agreement with UAE-based DP World to operate the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) of Chittagong Port. Protesters Continue Reading

A concession agreement was signed on Thursday with Dubai-based DP World to operate the New Mooring Container Terminal (NCT) of Chittagong Port. The signing took place at 3:00 PM at the Invest Bangladesh auditorium in Agargaon, Dhaka. Under the terms of the agreement, DP World will operate the terminal for a tenure of 15 years […]Continue Reading

Maulana Jalaluddin Ahmad, Secretary General of Bangladesh Khelafat Majlis, has expressed deep concern and strongly protested against allegations that a niqab-wearing female student was subjected to offensive remarks, labeled as a fundamentalist and a terrorist, and asked to sit in the back row due to her religious attire inside a classroom of the Department of […]Continue Reading

Water Resources Minister Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie has expressed optimism that a renewed Ganges water-sharing treaty with India will be successfully finalized before December 12 of this year. Speaking at a seminar in Dhaka, he emphasized that the government’s primary focus during these ongoing negotiations via the Joint Rivers Commission is to restore the crucial Continue Reading

The Jhalakathi district branch of the Bangladesh Khatme Nubuwat Conservation Committee has demanded that Qadianis be declared non-Muslims at the state level and that a law be enacted in parliament to this effect. The leaders of the organization made this demand during a press conference held at the Jhalakathi Press Club at 12:00 PM on […]Continue Reading

The process to upgrade Cox’s Bazar into a city corporation has officially advanced with a public notice issued by the district administration. Signed by Deputy Commissioner Md. A. Mannan, the proposal aims to elevate the existing municipality by incorporating specific areas from five neighboring unions. Spanning a total estimated area of 169.64 square kilometers, the Continue Reading

A high-level meeting was held to reform the public transport management of Dhaka city, ensure road safety, and resolve the existing chaos in public transport. The meeting began on Thursday, October 8, in the morning under the chairmanship of Prime Councilor Tarique Rahman at the Cabinet Division of the Bangladesh Secretariat. The meeting was attended […]Continue Reading

The Joint Working Group on Trade meeting between Bangladesh and India has commenced in New Delhi today, Thursday, marking its resumption after a hiatus of nearly three years due to regional political tensions. The two-day session serves as a crucial platform to address longstanding commercial friction, with discussions heavily centered on tariff and non-tariff barriers, Continue Reading