No defence deal without solving pressing issues: BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Friday claimed that only any defence deal or memorandum of understanding between Bangladesh and India without settlement of the pressing problems of Bangladesh would not be acceptable to people.
Medical wastes on roads, water bodies raise concerns
Unabated biomedical waste dumping on roads, waste bins, drains, water bodies and open spaces in the capital and elsewhere in the country raised serious public health and environmental concern.
Sushma calls on PM
Indian external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj paid a courtesy call on prime minister Sheikh Hasina at Rashtrapati Bhaban here on Friday.
PM hopeful about Teesta
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday expressed her firm optimism about solution of Teesta water sharing issue and signing of a deal with India in this regard.
Trump meets Xi: What's at stake
It's a blind date with global ramifications.President Donald Trump and China's President Xi Jinping meet for the first time Thursday and will seek to forge a connection and to stabilize the world's most important diplomatic relationship,
Suu Kyi denies Rohingya ethnic cleansing
Aung San Suu Kyi has denied there is ethnic cleansing of the Rohingya Muslim minority in Myanmar, despite widespread reports of abuses.
Bangladesh moves up in Human Dev Index
Bangladesh moved up three spots and ranked 139th out of 188 countries in the latest global human development ratings of the United Nations Development Programme.
Nothing harmful to be done during India visit: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday candidly said everything between Bangladesh and India would be dealt out maintaining friendly relations, nothing detrimental to the country would be done.
IPU assembly ends calling for action to end inequality
The 136th Inter-Parliamentary Union Assembly ended on Wednesday with the adoption of Dhaka Declaration calling for immediate action to end inequality and resolutions on stopping extremism and financial help to terror organisations and more financial inclusion of women.
Derailment snaps rail communications of Dhaka with north regions
Train communications of Dhaka with north regions of the country were suspended as an intercity train derailed at Pathailkandi of Bhuapur upazila in Tangail early Thursday.
