Chattogram Port Authority has initiated dredging of Canal No 12 to resolve water logging problem of Chattogram Shah Amanat International Airport and adjacent areas. The port authority announced that the dredging of the canal commenced on Friday. This initiative aims to facilitate the swift removal

Riyadh Air on Thursday opened ticket sales for its daily direct flights between Dhaka and Riyadh, ahead of the launch of the service on August 7, marking a significant expansion of air connectivity between Bangladesh and Saudi Arabia. According to a press release issued by the airline, the new rou

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Thursday conferred the National Environment Award-2025 on three distinguished persons and three institutions in recognition of their outstanding contributions to environmental conservation, environmental education and awareness, and environmental research and techno

The government has undertaken a series of initiatives to expand intra-regional trade among SAARC member countries by removing non-tariff barriers, reducing sensitive lists, lowering tariffs and pursuing bilateral trade agreements, Commerce Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir told parliament on Thursd

The death toll from a landslide at a Rohingya refugee camp in Ukhiya has been revised to five, officials confirmed, correcting an earlier report that said eight people had died. "Five madrasa students were killed and eight others injured in the accident. The rescue operation was completed at aroun

The government is continuing policy and institutional measures to prevent rumours, misinformation and cybercrimes stemming from the misuse of Artificial Intelligence (AI) and deepfake technologies while safeguarding media freedom, Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon told Parlia

Bangladesh and Vietnam have reaffirmed their commitment to deepening bilateral security cooperation, with a strong focus on combating human trafficking, irregular migration and transnational crime, during a high-level bilateral meeting held at the United Nations Headquarters in New York. The meeti

Bangladesh’s foreign exchange reserves stood at $37.85 billion, according to the latest data released by the Bangladesh Bank (BB) on Monday. The central bank said that under the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) Balance of Payments and International Investment Position Manual (BPM-6)