A severe traffic jam on the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway, triggered by repair work on the Ashariarchar Bridge in Narayanganj, continued late into the night. Thousands of vehicles remained stranded in the Dhaka-bound lane across a stretch of nearly 40 kilometers, from Kutumbpur in Chandina, Cumilla, Continue Reading

Internationally recognized human rights figure Irene Zubaida Khan has assumed office as Bangladesh’s new Permanent Representative to the United Nations. On Friday local time, She presented her credentials to UN Secretary-General António Guterres at the United Nations Headquarters in New York, formally taking charge as Bangladesh’s Permanent Representative to the UN. Irene Continue Reading

Mufti Syed Muhammad Rezaul Karim, Ameer of Islami Andolan Bangladesh and widely known as Pir Saheb of Charmonai, has described the failure to establish teachers’ rights even 55 years after independence as regrettable. He said teachers continue to be deprived of their rightful benefits and rights because people lacking morality and those who deceive others […]Continue Reading

A delegation from Nippon Express met with Bangladesh’s Ambassador to Japan, Md. Daud Ali, on Friday to discuss expanding potential cooperation in human resources and education. The delegation expressed interest in recruiting skilled Bangladeshi workers for various sectors in Japan, particularly in forklift operation, driving and logistics. The delegation also expressed Continue Reading

Bangladesh’s economy could reach $677 billion by 2030, according to a forecast by the International Monetary Fund (IMF). During this period, Bangladesh is expected to surpass the economies of countries such as Malaysia, Vietnam and Thailand in terms of nominal gross domestic product (GDP). The information was reported by Canadian media outlet Visual Capitalist in […]Continue Reading

Emphasizing joint Bangladesh-China partnership in education, technical training and skills development, Prime Minister’s Adviser on Education and Primary and Mass Education Mahdi Amin said such cooperation would take the diplomatic relations between the two countries to a new height. He made the remarks at the China-Bangladesh Education Exchange Conference held at Jiangxi Continue Reading

Mufti Abdul Malek, Khatib of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque, said in his pre-Jumu’ah sermon yesterday that Allah revealed the Holy Quran through the final Prophet, Hazrat Muhammad (S.). Therefore, Muslims must follow the Prophet’s life and teachings and embrace Islam wholeheartedly. He urged people to ensure that business and trade do not make them heedless […]Continue Reading