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President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has called for increased UK cooperation in Bangladesh's education, human resource development and technology sectors, and for further strengthening trade and investment between the two countries.
The Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate has seized 223 cartons of foreign cigarettes, 44 vapes and 144 mobile displays from passengers on three international routes at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka. The estimated market value of the recovered goods is around Tk 17.45 lakh.
A young man was shot in the right leg after assailants entered a house in North Badda in Dhaka on Saturday night (Setember 12).
Marriage marks the beginning of a new chapter in life. Divorce, on the other hand, can bring that chapter to an abrupt end. Both are deeply significant events in a person's life. Yet for years, official records of such events have largely remained confined to paper registers and handwritten documents.
A social media account named @BanglaExpatSharjah has been surfaced. Initially, it seemed to represent a Bangladeshi expatriate residing in Sharjah, United Arab Emirates. However, this individual was nonexistent. The entire persona was created through the use of artificial intelligence, or AI.
“Definitely corrupt and unskilled authorities ”
Kent has been left disappointed after Bangladesh Cricket Board decided not to release Hasan Mahmud for the final two matches of the County Championship. The Bangladesh pacer, who was in fine form, will not be available for Division Two’s last two games, dealing a major blow to Kent’s promotion hopes.
Bangladesh’s women suffered their heaviest defeat in international football after being thrashed 10-0 by North Korea in their opening Asian Games group-stage match in Osaka on Monday (September 14).
Defender Bishwanath Ghosh has been ruled out of the FIFA ASEAN Cup after suffering a hamstring injury that is expected to keep him sidelined for three to four weeks.
Alexander Zverev ended a six-year wait for US Open glory by beating home favourite Ben Shelton 6–3, 7–6 (7–2), 5–7, 6–2 in the final in New York to claim his second Grand Slam title.
The secretary of the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI), Devajit Saikia, has supported the decision not to accept the Women's Asia Cup trophy from Mohsin Naqvi, chairman of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and president of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC).
Pakistan have been handed a double blow after being sanctioned for a slow over rate during the third and final Test against England in Birmingham.
A DNA test has revealed that two Dutch women who became close friends as teenagers are actually biological sisters, separated in infancy after being adopted from two different orphanages in Mumbai.
US President Donald Trump has said that the United States (US) could remain in Iran even after the war ends and potentially retain control of the country’s oil.
A planned meeting between Iran and Gulf Arab states on the Strait of Hormuz has been suspended, intensifying concerns over global oil supplies amid attacks and disruptions along key energy routes.
Jamaat-e-Islami has declared Mohammad Selim Uddin, Ameer of Jamaat-e-Islami Dhaka Metropolitan North, as the mayoral candidate for Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and Sadiq Kayem, VP of DUCSU, as the mayoral candidate for Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC).
Prime Minister's Political Assistant (Secretary rank) Rashed Khan has said, regarding the corruption allegations raised against National Citizen Party (NCP) spokesperson and former adviser Asif Mahmud Sajib Bhuiyan, that Asif Mahmud joined the Jamaat alliance to secure immunity from various corruption allegations and political pressure and to protect himself.
Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal has condemned and protested the display of a controversial 1948 photograph of Muhammad Ali Jinnah at the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) museum. The organisation believes this is a direct insult to the heritage of the language and independence movements.
Police have arrested SM Shahinuzzaman Shahin, a member of the Jamalpur district Awami League and an independent candidate in the 2024 parliamentary election, from Uttara in Dhaka.
Marriage marks the beginning of a new chapter in life. Divorce, on the other hand, can bring that chapter to an abrupt end. Both are deeply significant events in a person's life. Yet for years, official records of such events have largely remained confined to paper registers and handwritten documents.
On August 16, 2021, the Taliban captured Kabul just a day prior. The last stage of the US military's withdrawal was still in progress. At Hamid Karzai International Airport, events transpired that day which appeared to challenge any straightforward characterization of disorder.
Bangladesh does not need to win the global race for computing power. It needs to rediscover its own strength: organising people so that technology creates shared prosperity.
State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humayun Kabir has said Bangladesh will support the Maldives' candidate in the future election for the regional chief of the World Health Organization's (WHO) South-East Asia region.
Bangladesh has strongly condemned Israel's plan to expand settlements in the E-1 area of the occupied West Bank.
Azmeri Haque Badhon has expressed deep regret after returning home, saying her own film team has also abandoned her following an attack in Italy. The actress was assaulted in Mestre city while attending the 83rd Venice International Film Festival for the screening of ‘The Difficult Bride’, directed by Rubaiyat Hossain.
Positive Thinking Day is observed each year to encourage optimism and remind people that while life does not always go as planned, the way we respond to difficult situations can shape our emotional wellbeing.
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has said that a 'security concern' has emerged due to an increase in outsiders entering its main office, Rajswa Bhaban. For this reason, new measures have been taken to control entry into the building.
