Central Desk
Dhaka seeks Qatar's investment
Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen on Sunday highlighted trade and investment opportunities in Bangladesh and sought Qatar’s investment in Bangladesh, especially in economic zones.
Tea garden workers block road in Sylhet over wage hike demand
The tea garden workers on Sunday continued their demonstrations on Airport Road in Sylhet demanding Tk 300 wage.
Japan mulls long-range missile upgrades due to China threat
Japan is considering the deployment of more than 1,000 long-range cruise missiles to increase its ability to counter growing regional threats from China, local newspaper Yomiuri Shimbun reported on Sunday, reports AFP.
Momen served legal notice to resignation within 48hrs
A Supreme Court lawyer has served legal notice to Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen asking his resignation within 48 hours for violating the constitution through giving controversial statements.
Momen is none of Awami League central committee: Hasan
Information Minister Hasan Mahmud on Sunday said since foreign minister AK Abdul Momen is none of Awami League’s central committee, the party give him no responsibility to advocate for it in the foreign lands.
We urged to sit with killer to bring them into election, Why?
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said that the killing is the character of the BNP. We are urged to sit with them to bring them into election. Why? I don’t understand. Are there no people in Bangladesh?” the PM questioned.
Govt can’t avoid responsibility for Momen’s comments: GM Quader
Jatiya Party Chairman GM Quader on Saturday said the government cannot avoid responsibility for Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen’s recent statement on seeking India’s help to keep Sheikh Hasina in power.
Awami League expects PM to formally look into Momen's issue: Abdur Rahman
Awami League Presidium Member Abdur Rahman on Saturday hoped that Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina would look into her cabinet member Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen's recent remarks.
Inner containment construction of RNPP at final stage
Concreting of the inner containment dome of the reactor building has started at the unit- 2 of the Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant (RNPP).
18th anniversary of 21 August grenade attack Sunday
The 18th anniversary of the gruesome grenade attack on an Awami League (AL) anti-terrorism rally in the capital on August 21, 2004, will be observed tomorrow (Sunday) with heavy hearts.
Putin to allow inspectors to visit Russia-occupied nuclear plant
Russian President Vladimir Putin has agreed that independent inspectors can travel to the Moscow-occupied Zaporizhzhia nuclear plant, the French presidency said Friday, as fears grow over fighting near the site
34 fishermen go missing as 11 trawlers sink in Bay
Thirty-four fishermen went missing as 11 fishing trawlers capsized in the Bay of Bengal amid inclement weather on Friday, Coast Guard said on Saturday.
Shaheen Afridi ruled out of Asia Cup and England series
Pakistan pacer Shaheen Shah Afridi has been ruled out of Asia Cup 2022 in the United Arab Emirates. He has been advised four to six weeks rest by the medical team following an injury to the right knee ligament.
Sonam Kapoor gives birth to a baby boy
Bollywood actress Sonam Kapoor and businessman Anand Ahuja have been blessed with a baby boy on Saturday.
Those who are in power with others’ mercy can’t rule Bangladesh: BNP
Slamming the foreign minister for seeking India’s 'support' to prop up Sheikh Hasina's government, BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said those who stay in power at the mercy of others have no right to rule Bangladesh.