After a long wait, the 20th Asian Games will officially open today in Japan’s Aichi-Nagoya region. The opening ceremony will begin at 6pm local time at Nagoya City Mizuho Park Athletic Stadium. Athletes and officials from different countries will take part in the colourful ceremony. The main Continue Reading
Shamsul Haque Sharek The government has taken steps to build Cox’s Bazar into an international tourism hub soon. This plan centers on the area’s long sea beach. Mr. M Rashiduzzaman Millat, the minister of civil aviation and tourism, announced a combined plan and master plan to revive the tourism sector and take it into international […]Continue Reading
UN General Assembly’s 81st Session Begins Against the backdrop of multiple global challenges, including geopolitical instability, economic uncertainty and the climate crisis, the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) officially began at the UN headquarters in New York on Friday. As in previous years, the General Assembly has once again become the […]Continue Reading
India and Bangladesh have resumed official-level discussions after a temporary strain in relations between the two countries. Indian newspaper The Hindu, citing diplomatic sources, reported that officials from both countries are working to finalise plans for Bangladesh Prime Minister Tarique Rahman’s visit to New Delhi. According to the sources, efforts are being made to Continue Reading
If everything goes as planned, the newly built third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka will be inaugurated on December 16. The government has brought another piece of good news with the opening of the terminal. A deal to purchase new aircraft from US aircraft manufacturer Boeing is also expected to be finalised […]Continue Reading
After an audio recording containing remarks about the government, police and various other forces went viral, Officer-in-Charge (OC) of Dhaka Cantonment Police Station Md. Rakibul Hasan was withdrawn on Thursday and attached to the DMP headquarters. Later that night, he was taken to the office of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Detective Branch (DB). A three-member […]Continue Reading
Mufti Abdur Rahim Qasemi, Khatib of the historic Baitul Mamur Jame Mosque in Mirpur, said in his pre-Friday prayer sermon yesterday that Makkah and Madinah are the holiest places in the world for Muslims. The most revered mosque is the Baitullah, or the Holy Kaaba. Therefore, every Muslim is deeply concerned about protecting the honour […]Continue Reading
A total of 12.5 million cubic feet of gas from Well No. 28 of the Titas Gas Field, operated by Bangladesh Gas Fields Company Limited (BGFCL), is being added to the national grid today, Saturday. Another nearly 55 million cubic feet of gas could be added to the national grid within the next three to […]Continue Reading
Liberation War Affairs Minister Advocate Ahmed Azam Khan MP has said that the country’s development cannot be accelerated without foreign investment. “Honourable Prime Minister is attracting foreign investors to invest in the country. Not only poor countries like ours, but developed countries are also attracting investors,” he said. He said foreign investors would not only Continue Reading
Bangladesh has sought Bhutan’s support to reactivate the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). During Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay’s brief transit stop at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on Friday (September 18), Bangladesh sought Bhutan’s support to revive SAARC for the common welfare of the region and its people. During the Continue Reading





















