Bangladesh, India start joint naval exercise at Bay today

Bangladesh and India started a three-day naval exercise in the northern Bay of Bengal on Saturday, according to diplomatic and defence sources.

Women to account for 50pc of work force: PM

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has pledged to increase women’s participation in the workforce to 50-50 by 2041 and called for protecting..

Flood engulfs central dists

With half of Bhuyanpur, an upazila in Tangail, a central Bangladesh district, gone under water over the last two days with the Brahmaputra..

Govt fails to end Rohingya crisis, says BNP

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Friday protested and expressed concern over mobilising army by Myanmar in its territory near Bangladesh-Myanmar border recently.

8,627pvt hospitals without licence, apply for first time

At least 8,627 private health facilities that are operating without licence across the country applied for licence for the first time after..

Gang-rape by BCL activists at MC College triggers protests

A newly-wed woman was gang-raped allegedly by a group of activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student wing of the ruling Awami League..

PM for timely, equitable access to COVID-19 vaccines

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday stressed timely and equitable access to prospective COVID-19 vaccines while addressing...

IFC for Teesta project to mitigate flood, erosion

The International Farakka Committee on Saturday demanded that the government should implement the Teesta project..

8 Bangladeshis among 22 rescued from Europe-bound boat

Twenty-two Europe-bound migrants, including eight Bangladeshis, were rescued from Libya’s Mediterranean coast, after their dingy capsized in the sea.

Woman raped in MC College hostel allegedly by BCL activists

Activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League, the student organisation of ruling Awami League, allegedly gang-raped a newly-wed woman ..