DHAKA: The “First Bangladesh Resilience Dialogue of Private Sector” on Public Private Partnership to Protect Businesses from Climatic Disaster Risks opened in city on Wednesday.UNDP Bangladesh jointly with the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific

DHAKA: Three officials of Bangladesh Police are set to visit Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) on October 12 to return Qamrul, the main accused in Rajon murder case, to the country.As per requests of police headquarters, home ministry issued a notice in this regard on Wednesday.Police HQ AIG

DHAKA: The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday sued four deputy secretaries among 53 officials concerned on charge of appointing incompetent candidates as food inspectors depriving eligible persons.ACC deputy director Mohammad Monirul Haque, also investigating officer, filed the

DHAKA: At least seven people were killed in three separate road accidents in Rajshahi, Chittagong and Munshiganj districts on Wednesday.Our Munshiganj correspondent said that three passengers were killed and scores injured as a bus plunged into a road-side ditch in Sirajdikhan upazila of

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said now Bangladesh achieved such position in the world, nothing would be gained by hatching conspiracy against the country. She made the assertion while handing over flats to family of martyr military officers and opening ceremony of Sheikh Hasina

GAZIPUR: Forest officials seized 800 munia and parrot of different species from Riaznagar area of Tongi in the district early Wednesday.During the drive, they detained two people—Nazrul,38, son of Mujibur Rahman and Lal Mia, 40 of Afaz Uddin Nalitabari upazila of Sherpur.Forest

Ashuganj, Brahmanbaria: Ashuganj ranked top as single region in generating power. So, Ashuganj is known as one of the largest hub of the electricity.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to inaugurate three power plants having combined capacity to generate 390MW electricity.She will

DHAKA: A man chopped dead his wife and strangled his stepson to death in Keraniganj upazila of Dhaka early Wednesday. The deceased were identified as Shahera Begum, 35, and her 8-year-old son Foysal. Daughter Jannat also was injured in the incident.Jannat’s Aunt Jahanara said Ishak Mia

DHAKA: Bangladesh is going to develop a National Employment Injury Insurance System with the assistances of Federal Republic of Germany and the International Labor Organization (ILO). Regarding the matter, a tripartite Letter of Intent (LoI) has been signed between the Federal Republic of

NOAKHALI: A district court sent an 11-year boy among 65 leaders and activists of BNP in Chaumuhani upazila of Noakhali district on Tuesday.The session judge of Noakhali judicial magistrate-3 (Begumganj) sent them to jail after the accused of a violence case had surrendered.Senior judicial

DHAKA: Bangladesh foreign ministry, jointly with the home ministry organized a briefing for the resident diplomatic missions in Dhaka on the measures taken by the government in the aftermath of the killings of two foreign nationals, namely Ceasare Tavella, an Italian citizen on 28

DHAKA: Death row convict war criminal Salauddin Quader Chowdhury has decided to file petition by October 14 to review the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) verdict that the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court upheld.His lawyer Hujjatul Islam Alfesani confirmed the matter to the

DHAKA: Bangladesh government assured of its foreign diplomats saying that there is no reason to be worried about their security.They also presented the progress of investigation over the murders of two foreigners and the security measures taken by the administration.The briefing was

BHOLA: Members of Coast Guard have detained 55 fishermen from the river Meghna in Manpura upazila of Bhola district for catching hilsa fish defying the government ban.Moreover, the law enforcers seized 150 pieces of hilsa fish, 20,000 miters of fine net and seven trawlers from the

DHAKA: The government is set to conduct a weeklong countrywide drive to ensure the use of jute bags in six products.The drive will commence on October 25.The drive will be conducted on roads and highways, rice producing areas and the entry points to the capital.The products include rice

DHAKA: The Executive Committee of National Economic Council (ECNEC) on Tuesday gave approval to a project to establish National Data Center with the view to ease the implementation of Vision-2021 of the incumbent government.The approval came from the meeting of the government’s highest

GAZIPUR: At least four people were killed and five others injured in three separate road accidents at Kaliakoir and Sadar upazilas of the district early Tuesday.Of the deceased one was identified as Rajendra Barman, 45, hailed from Lutiarchala village under Sadar upazila.Gorai Highway

GAZIPUR: At least two people were killed and two others injured in a road accident on Dhaka-Tangail highway at Hijoltoli area under Kaliakoir Upazila of the district early Tuesday.The deceased could not be identified immediately.Gorai Highway Thana officer-in-charge (OC) Humayun Kabir

DHAKA: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday enjoined to take legal actions against Manjur Islam Liton, lawmaker from Gaibandha-1 constituency, over his shooting that hurt a 9-year old school boy. She also said the incumbent government will not tolerate any irregularities which could

DHAKA: Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), a civil society think tank of the country, on Monday observed that Bangladesh will face five challenges to implement the agenda of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs).The key challenges for Bangladesh in implementing the SDGs are: Integration in