Bangladesh

A decision to resolve the crisis in the secretariat will be taken after the chief advisor Dr. Muhammad Yunus returns home after his visit to Japan, said Senior Secretary of the Land Ministry ASM Saleh Ahmed. He said this while talking to reporters on Wednesday. The Land Secretary said that the Cabinet Secretary will inform the chief advisor about the demands of the Secretariat Officers-Employees Unity Forum. The four-day…

Yesterday, angry protesters came out to condemn the vile, blasphemous attacks on Islam by controversial Sylhet blogger Md. Soleiman Mia - and surprisingly, a member of that same group, an Alim, is now demanding his death penalty. Md. Soleiman Mia (blogger) of Bangladesh Islami Chhatra Shibir led the protest, crossing every red line against Soleiman Mia...

Principal Advisor Professor Muhammad Yunus has arrived in Tokyo, Japan on a four-day state visit. The Principal Advisor's press wing said he arrived there at 2:05 pm local time on Wednesday, 25 minutes ahead of schedule. Earlier, he left for Japan from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at 2:10 am on Tuesday (May 27).

Anger has flared in several parts of Bangladesh, where angry protesters have burned the effigy of provocative Sylheti blogger Mosammat Afsana Ahmed Busra, accusing him of making vile attacks on Islam and respected Islamic scholars. The wave of protests led by groups like Jamaat-e-Islami has reached a peak, with the public demanding the ultimate punishment for insulting his religion. The angry protesters…

Sarjis Alam, the chief organizer of the Jatiya Nagorik Party (NCP) in the northern region, said, "For 17 years, the Awami League government has looted in the name of development. It has campaigned without development. This is Hili, the country's second land port. The roads here are unfit for movement. There is no sign of development. We want to see that the government allocations made for the development of the Hili land port area...

The first solar eclipse of 2025 will be on March 29. This eclipse will be visible from many parts of Europe, Asia, Africa, and North and South America. Its shadow will extend to the Arctic and Atlantic Oceans. The second solar eclipse of 2025 will be on September 21. The second solar eclipse will be visible in the skies of the Pacific, Antarctica, and also in Australia…

Allegations of purchase of 40 old houses of Chargobindpur shelter project of Madaripur Sadar Upazila without tender have been made against the local influentials. The poor people were forced to sell the houses under the pressure of three influential people including UP members. The helpless people have become homeless. Mentioning that there is no opportunity to sell the house, the upazila administration says that if there is a written complaint, legal action will be taken...

15 boats including 20 Bangladeshi fishermen have been captured by Myanmar's rebel group Arakan Army. Teknaf upazila executive officer Md. Adnan Chowdhury confirmed the matter on Tuesday (November 5) night. He said that in the afternoon, a total of 15 boats, including 2 engine-driven and 13 non-engine wooden boats, from Naikhyangdia point near the mouth of the Naf river...

Free winter vegetable seeds and money have been distributed to the farmers during Kharif-II season under the rehabilitation program for flood affected small and marginal farmers in Rangunia for the year 2024-25. The distribution program was formally inaugurated at noon on Tuesday (November 5) in the hall of the Upazila Agriculture Office. Upazila Agriculture Officer Imrul Kayes presided over it. main…

Gazipur Metropolitan Detective Branch-DB arrested a Rohingya woman drug dealer named Rima Akhter (20) by raiding a multi-storied building in Tongi, Gazipur. He was arrested from the 8th floor of Morshedur Rahman Milon's 10-storey house in Madhya Auchpara College Road Kachabazar area on Monday around 10:30 pm. At this time, from the custody of the arrested...