Diplomachy
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam has called on the United Nations (UN) to strengthen humanitarian assistance and ensure greater participation by women in peacebuilding efforts amid escalating global crises and growing humanitarian challenges.She made the call while addressing the...
World
Here are the main points from the memorandum of understanding signed between the United States and Iran to end the Middle East war, the text of which was made public by Washington and Tehran:- Permanent end to hostilities -The United States, Iran and their respective allies "declare an immediat...
World,Middle East
US President Donald Trump and Iran's president signed a deal Wednesday meant to end the Middle East war, with Tehran agreeing to dilute its enriched uranium in return for large-scale economic relief.Trump put his signature to the memorandum of understanding during a candlelit dinner at the Palac...
Education & Research
HSC examinees in 2026 will be allowed to enter their examination centres from 8:30AM to reduce traffic congestion and public inconvenience, according to a new directive issued by the Dhaka Education Board.The decision was taken to reduce traffic congestion and public suffering around examination cen...
Security & Defence
Bangladesh has taken an initiative to build barbed wire fences along sensitive border including the Myanmar border areas to prevent cross-border crimes, including killings, illegal entry, drug trafficking and arms smuggling, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed told Parliament on Wednesday.He made the sta...
More than 1,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Gaza Strip since a ceasefire between Israel and Hamas took effect last October, according to Gaza’s Health Ministry.The ministry said on Wednesday that 1,005 people have been killed in Israeli military operations since the truce began, amid ...
Country, Districts,Accident, Fire, Disaster
Two teenage friends drowned while bathing in the Meghna River in Sonargaon upazila of Narayanganj on Wednesday afternoon.The deceased were identified as Md Kayes, 13, son of Faruk from the Shanir Akhra area of Dhaka, and Meraj, 15, son of Raju Mia from Old Donia.According to local sources, seven sch...
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Wednesday hosted leaders of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) in Kazan, seeking to strengthen economic, trade and strategic cooperation with the regional bloc amid Moscow’s efforts to expand its partnerships in Asia.The two-day summit, marki...
Maritime traffic in the Strait of Hormuz remains at levels before the Iran-US agreement, says the Kpler maritime tracking platform, but there are signs of recovery ahead of Friday's official reopening.Eight ships carrying raw materials transited the strait on Monday, and six on Tuesday, accordin...
National
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman called upon the people to remain vigilant against those who are threatening the government that it should not be given time.“Those who are saying that BNP should not be given time are speaking for their own interests. We must remain alert against them as the peopl...
Humanrights
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has alleged that Indian authorities are forcibly expelling ethnic Bengali residents, mostly Muslims from West Bengal, into Bangladesh without due process, leaving many stranded along the border amid growing tensions between border forces of the two countries.In a statement i...
Women & Children
President of the Jatiyatabadi Mohila Dal Afroza Abbas has been appointed as the Chairperson of Jatiya Mohila Sangtha (National Women's Organization).A notification regarding the appointment was issued on Tuesday by the contract and foreign appointment wing of the Ministry of Public Administratio...
Economy
BSS: The government has set a goal to turn Bangladesh into a trillion-dollar economy by 2034. To achieve this goal, 10 sectors have been given priority in the proposed budget for fiscal 2026-27.According to the government, it will be possible to take the country's economy to a new height by chec...
National,Corruption
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today said his government will take a firm stance against money laundering abroad. “The people's money will not be allowed to be laundered abroad in any way; rather, it will be spent on the welfare of the people and improving their standard of living,&rdq...
Weather
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast rains in parts of the country in 24 hours commencing 9 am on Wednesday.According to the latest Met Office bulletin, rains may occur at many places over Rangpur, Mymensingh, Chattogram and Sylhet divisions and at a few places over Ra...
Sports
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has hinted that he will be supporting England in the upcoming FIFA World Cup, citing his long stay in the country without explicitly naming the team.Speaking to journalists after an event at the Bangladesh-China Friendship Conference Centre in Dhaka on Tuesday afternoon...
Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said that any agreement aimed at ending the conflict between Iran and the United States must include the withdrawal of Israeli forces from southern Lebanon, a condition that Israel has already rejected, casting uncertainty over the prospects of a lasting ...
The United States said Monday that ships will move toll-free through the Strait of Hormuz under an Iran peace deal signed by President Donald Trump, and insisted Tehran would have to fulfill its commitments before getting any economic benefits.They included a possible $300 billion reconstruction fun...
U.S. President Donald Trump has said that a new agreement between the United States and Iran has been signed, marking a significant step toward easing tensions after months of conflict and diplomatic negotiations.Speaking alongside French President Emmanuel Macron ahead of the G7 Summit in France on...
City
Diplomatic Representative of the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) based in Lisbon, Portugal, Farouk S. Adatia, KC, on Monday, conveyed AKDN’s strong interest in further strengthening its partnership with the Government of Bangladesh, building on the longstanding goodwill and friendship betw...
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