Foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Sunday said certain unresolved bilateral issues will not impede bilateral ties between Bangladesh and India. Unresolved issues like Teesta water sharing and border killings — will not stall Dhaka’s push for the return of wanted political figure
Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Sunday said the government can issue a ‘one-time’ travel pass within a day, facilitating BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman’s return to home if he wishes to come back home. “If he (Tarique) says today that he wants to return, we
Former adviser to the caretaker government Dr Hossain Zillur Rahman has said that Bangladesh has long been viewed as a “resilient nation” with a resilient economy. In reality, however, the country is now trapped in a state of “joyless resilience”—meaning that although
Bangladesh Health Assistants Association staged demonstration for the second consecutive day on Sunday to press home their 6-point demand including implementation of the 10th grade for their positions. The health assistance and others gathered in Central Shaheed Minar in the capital and staged dem
The opening call of the Bangladesh Premier League (BPL) auction has sent excitement surging as intense bidding broke out for Mohammad Naim Sheikh. On Sunday, the contest climbed 13 increments above his base price before finally settling, more than doubling his pay. In contrast, Bangladesh T20 capt
‘Sammilita Islami Bank PLC’ (formerly United Islamic Bank PLC), created through the merger of five financially troubled Islamic banks, has officially received final approval from Bangladesh Bank. The approval came on Sunday during a special board meeting chaired by Bangladesh Bank Gove
BNP on Sunday postponed its previously announced ‘Victory Torch Roadshow’ as party Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia remains hospitalised due to illness. BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announced the decision at an urgent press conference at the party’s Nayapalta
Tom Stoppard, one of Britain's best-known playwrights, has died at the age of 88. Below are some tributes and reactions. KING CHARLES AND QUEEN CAMILLA "A dear friend who wore his genius lightly, he could, and did, turn his pen to any subject, challenging, moving and inspiring his audiences, born
Five more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Sunday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 382 this year. During the same period, 636 new patients were admitted to hospitals, raising the total number of dengue cases this year to 94
More than a thousand people turned out on Sunday to pay tribute to the victims of Hong Kong's deadliest fire in more than 75 years, as Beijing warned it would use a national security law to crack down on any "anti-China" protest in the wake of the blaze. The cause of the blaze at a high-rise apart
National Citizen Party (NCP) has issued a show-cause notice and temporarily relieved its South Region organiser Ariful Islam Talukder from all responsibilities over alleged breach of party discipline, though Ariful had already resigned before the notice was served. According to the notice sent to
The interim government can issue a travel pass for the Acting BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman within a single day if he wishes to return to the country, said Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain. He stated that there are no obstacles preventing his return. The adviser made the remarks today (Sun
