Russian President Vladimir Putin has reappointed Mikhail Mishustin as prime minister for the lower house’s approval. Parliament Speaker Vyacheslav Volodin said the house, the State Duma, will hold a session later on Friday to consider Mishustin’s candidacy, as per AP reports. Mishusti
Bayer Leverkusen staged a remarkable late comeback to move into the Europa League final with a 2-2 draw at home to AS Roma on Thursday as they won 4-2 on aggregate and set the longest unbeaten run in all competitions including European matches. Leverkusen were 2-0 down on the night in the 82nd min
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said a special act for the power stations was passed for quick generation of electricity and none was given clemency under the act. “The law is essential to open power generation to the private sector. We want quick generation of the power as the government c
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday is set to back a Palestinian bid to become a full UN member by recognising it as qualified to join and sending the application back to the UN Security Council to "reconsider the matter favourably." The Palestinians are reviving their bid to become a fu
A fisherman died as a trawler carrying him capsised in the Meghna River after it crashed into two anchored barges early on Friday, river police said. The deceased Harun Majhi (55) was a resident of ward No-6 under Kachia union of Sadar upazila in Bhola, as per UNB reports. Locals said Harun and h
An 18-year-old boy was stabbed to death and another injured in an attack allegedly by a juvenile gang in Akmal Ali Pocket Gate area under Patenga police station in the port city of Chattogram on Thursday night. The deceased was identified as Md Mehedi Hasan hailed from Gorinda Bazar in Bhola&rsquo
US President Joe Biden has nominated David Slayton Meale, currently Deputy Chief of Mission in Beijing, as the next US Ambassador to Bangladesh. The nomination has been sent to the Senate, according to the White House David Meale of Virginia is a career member of the Senior Foreign Service, Class
A writ petition was filed with the High Court (HC) on Thursday seeking an investigation into allegations of buying more than 350 properties (worth Tk2,770 crore) since 2016 against former land minister Saifuzzaman Chowdhury. Supreme Court lawyer Md Salahuddin filed this writ in the public interest
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday paid rich tributes and offered prayers at the mausoleum of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman at Tungipara in Gopalganj. She paid homage by placing a floral wreath at Bangabandhu's grave and joined a prayer this morning seeking eternal
India is projecting its biggest power shortfall in 14 years in June after a slump in hydropower generation, its government told Reuters, and is racing to avoid outages by deferring planned plant maintenance and re-opening idled units. The deficit also follows delays, a government source said, in t
Dhaka, the overcrowded capital city of Bangladesh, has ranked 3rd on the list of cities with the worst air quality with an AQI index of 156 at 9:00am this morning (May 10, 2024), reports UNB. Today’s air was classified as 'unhealthy', according to the air quality index, though the last d
President Joe Biden on Thursday nominated David Slayton Meale as Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. He is expected to replace the incumbent US Ambassador to Dhaka, Peter Haas. David Meale, a career member of the Senior Foreign Service with t
