Central Desk
Bangladesh Ambassador presents credentials to Mongolian President
Ambassador of Bangladesh to the People’s Republic of China Mahbub Uz Zaman presented his letter of credence to Khurelsukh Ukhnaa, President of Mongolia.
Former finance minister Muhith passes away
Former finance minister and the Awami League advisory council member AMA Muhith passed away on Friday at the age of 88.
How do you calculate zakat?
The holy month of Ramadan comes to an end, many people looking forward to giving zakat for the first time.
Roads better than ever, BNP lost their way: Quader
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said the country's highways are much better this time on Eid than ever before. He made the comment after visiting the Gabtoli bus terminal in the capital on Friday.
Khalid urges passengers to cross river through Paturia instead of Shimulia
State Minister for Shipping Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury on Friday requested passengers to take Paturia route in Manikganj instead of Shimulia to cross the Padma during Eid journey as a lower number of ferries are in service at Shimulia.
Zelensky, Putin invited to G20 summit
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has been invited to the G20 summit in November, which will also be attended by Russian President Vladimir Putin, the president of host nation Indonesia said Friday.
Army chief returns home after US visit
Chief of Bangladesh Army Staff General SM Shafiuddin Ahmed returned home on Thursday from his official visit to the United States of America (USA).
Afghanistan's supreme leader urges world to recognise Taliban government
Afghanistan's supreme leader called again Friday for the international community to recognise the Taliban government, saying the world had become a "small village" and proper diplomatic relations would help solve the country's problems.
Bangladesh logs no Covid death with 30 new case
Bangladesh logged zero Covid-19 death and 30 positive cases in the past 24 hours till Friday morning, Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) sources said.
Quader urges transport owners not to take extra fare
Road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader on Friday urged transport owners and labor leaders not to take extra fare from homebound people on Eid occasion.
Jaishankar leaves Dhaka
Indian External Affairs Minister Dr S Jaishankar left here this morning after ending an 18-hour brief visit.
Case against Dipu Moni's brother 'for misappropriating govt land'
As many as 25 people, including Education Minister Dipu Moni's brother Jayedur Rahim Wadud Tipu, are in the dock for misappropriating over 48.5 acres of government land in a remote char area in Haimchar upazila of Chandpur.
Russia strikes Kyiv during UN chief's visit
Russian forces bombarded Ukraine's capital late Thursday during a visit by UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres, who decried the "absurdity" of war in the 21st century, as US President Joe Biden asked for $33 billion more to support Kyiv.
Biden proposes $33 bn package for Ukraine
US President Joe Biden on Thursday proposed a huge $33 billion package for arming and supporting Ukraine, saying that "caving" in to Russia is not an option for the West as the war stretches into a third month.
CMSF settles 93pc of investors’ claimed money before Eid
The Capital Market Stabilization Fund (CMSF) has settled the claims of 30 more Investors on Thursday (April 28), the settled amount of claim is Tk 20,15,453 which is approximately 93 per cent of the total claim received by CMSF till now.