Govt plans to invest with IOCs for offshore exploration
Energy adviser to the prime minister Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhurty on Saturday said that the government was planning to invest together with the international oil companies in oil and gas exploration in the Bay of Bengal to facilitate the search for new deposits.
People urged to join Sunderbans march
Leaders of the national committee to protect, oil, gas, mineral resources, power and ports on Saturday called on people of all walks of life to take part in the Dhaka Rampal long-march scheduled in March 10-15 to save the Sunderbans.
Tigers take on India for Asian supremacy
Bangladesh will be eyeing to register their mark in cricket’s shortest format when they take on India in the final of the Asia Cup Twenty20 tournament at Mirpur today.
Attack on religious minorities on rise: leaders
At least 24 people of religious minority communities were killed and 1,562 individuals, families and institutions were attacked in 262 incidents of human rights violation in the country in 2015, Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council said on Saturday.
China sets growth target range of 6.5% to 7% for 2016
China has set an economic growth target range of 6.5% to 7% for this year as the central government struggles to manage a slowdown in the world's second-largest economy.
Studies strengthen link between Zika virus, birth defects
Scientists have long thought the Zika virus caused birth defects such as microcephaly, a condition in which a baby is born with a small head.
Donald Trump reverses position on torture, killing terrorists' families
Republican front-runner Donald Trump moved to staunch scathing criticism of his national security views on Friday, executing an abrupt about-face by declaring that he would not order the U.S. military to violate international laws to fight terrorism.
Ben Carson ends campaign, will lead Christian voter group
Ben Carson on Friday officially ended his presidential campaign and revealed his next move: chairing a group focused on getting out the Christian vote in November.
One missing Hong Kong bookseller returns from China
One of five missing booksellers believed held in China has returned to Hong Kong, the Hong Kong police said Friday .
Nominations for Khaleda, Tarique submitted
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia and her eldest son Tarique Rahman submitted their nomination papers on Friday for the election to the positions of chairperson and senior vice-chairman of the party respectively.
