Commerce, Textile and Jute and Civil Aviation and Tourism Adviser Sk. Bashir Uddin said that no misguided or emotion-driven decisions will be made in the textile sector, noting that such decisions had affected the jute industry in the past. "We aim to achieve the export target of USD 100 billion t
Jahangirnagar University has renamed four of its residential halls previously bearing the Sheikh family’s names. One of the halls has been named after Felani Khatun, a 15-year-old Bangladeshi girl killed by India’s border guards in 2011 at Kurigram, causing national outrage. The decis
November to January are usually the busiest season for Herath Gedara Rohan Anil Kumara’s three-bedroom homestay in Sri Lanka’s hill country, famed for its tea plantations, historic sites and quaint villages. But after Cyclone Ditwah tore through the island last week, killing nearly 500
A lioness has escaped from its cage at Bangladesh National Zoo in Mirpur. Rafiqul Islam Talukder, a director at the zoo, confirmed the incident occurred at 4:45pm. “The lioness is roaming somewhere in the zoo premises. We are trying to locate and catch it,” he said. Visitors le
Indonesia's military stepped up its relief efforts in three provinces on Sumatra island that have been devastated by deadly floods and landslides, and the country's vice president apologised for shortcomings in the response to last week's disaster. The military has erected at least 10 portable bri
Industries Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan on Friday said the country will not import sugar if adequate stocks are available in domestic warehouses. “State-owned sugar mills can become profitable again through modernisation, cultivation of improved sugarcane varieties, adoption of modern farming
Police have recovered the body of a female teacher from the bathroom of her house in Bogura town. Bogura Sadar Police Inspector Mahfuzar Rahman confirmed the recovery of the body around 12am. Police found injury marks at the back of the victim’s head. The victim Fabia Tasnim Sidhi, 29, taug
A Bangladeshi brother has had the rare chance of seeing her dead sister’s face one last time in Chapainawabganj’s Shibganj. Relatives and family members of the deceased woman thanked the Border Security Force (BSF) and Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) for arranging the meeting, an event t
Russian President Vladimir Putin and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed on Friday to expand and diversify trade beyond oil and defence despite Western pressure on New Delhi to scale back its decades-old close ties with Moscow. India, the world's top buyer of Russian arms and seaborne oil,
The government on Friday said that necessary processes are underway to address the longstanding demand of medical technologists and pharmacists for implementation of the 10th grade, urging them to withdraw their ongoing work abstention and immediately resume duties in the greater public interest.
Attorney General (AG) Md Asaduzzaman on Friday said it is "irrelevant" to debate whether BNP acting chairperson Tarique Rahman is a Bangladeshi voter, despite his intention to contest the national election. "Since he has sought to run in the election, it must be assumed he is a citizen and a voter
The Qatar government has arranged for an air ambulance from Germany to take BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia from Dhaka to London for medical treatment. Asadur Rahman Asad, a spokesman for the Qatar Embassy in Dhaka said the aircraft is to land in Dhaka on Saturday afternoon. BNP chief Khaleda was sch
