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DHAKA : A red carpet was rolled out to accord warm reception to Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay on his arrival here today on a two-day state visit as Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus received him. The head of the...

An earthquake stuck various parts of the country, including the capital Dhaka. The earthquake occurred at 10:37 am on Friday while the epicenter of the 5.7 earthquake was Madhabadi upazila under Narsingdi district, near Dhaka. Since the earthquake originated...

DHAKA : The government is thinking about going to the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Rome for bringing back fugitive convicts ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina and former home minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal from India. "We will hold a meeting...

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Sajjat Ali on Thursday warned that efforts to undermine police morale could again force citizens to guard their own homes, as witnessed after August 5 last year. Talking to reporters after inaugurating the DB...

DHAKA : The UN General Assembly's Third Committee has adopted by consensus a resolution on Rohingya Muslims, urging renewed global efforts for a durable solution to the crisis and for the safe, voluntary return of Rohingyas to Myanmar. Jointly tabled...

DHAKA : The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) today reinstated the caretaker government system, allowing civil appeals filed in this connection. The revived caretaker government provisions, however, can operate in future. “By unanimous decision, the civil appeals are allowed...

DHAKA : The Council of Advisers today held a meeting at the Chief Adviser's Office (CAO) in the city's Tejgaon area. Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus chaired the meeting.

DHAKA : Bangladesh delegation to the Seventh NSA-level meeting of the Colombo Security Conclave (CSC), led by the national Security Adviser Dr Khalilur Rahman met with Indian national security adviser Ajit Doval and his team in New Delhi today. “They...

DHAKA : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today sought support from the armed forces, police and other law enforcement agencies to hold the upcoming national elections in a peaceful and festive manner in the first half of February next. “So...

DHAKA : Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury has said there is no unrest in the country over the death penalty of Sheikh Hasina handed down by International Crime Tribunal (ICT). The Home Adviser said this today...