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Hasina seeks investment from Chinese businessmen

News —9 July, 2024 12:18

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the Chinese business community to invest in Bangladesh's main sectors for mutual benefits taking the advantages of…

Hasina seeks investment from Chinese businessmen

Rice polishing to be penalised: Food minister

Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder on Monday said the government…

Rice polishing to be penalised: Food minister
Attorney Amin for patienece from students amid judicial review

Attorney General AM Amin Uddin has called for patience from…

Attorney Amin for patienece from students amid judicial review

Khaleda Zia's life hangs in the balance: Fakhrul

Khaleda Zia's life hangs in the balance: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, who was unexpectedly admitted to Evercare Hospital this morning, is in a critical condition.…

Quader calls for avoiding movements causing public sufferings

Quader calls for avoiding movements causing public sufferings

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today called upon students to avoid any agitation programme which causes public sufferings. “The…



Delhi eyes on Hasina's 4-day trip to China

Delhi eyes on Hasina's 4-day trip to China

  Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will start a four-day visit to China on Monday amid expectations about bilateral ties being elevated to a comprehensive strategic-cooperative…

Hearing on remand plea against BNP leader Ishraque on July 23

Hearing on remand plea against BNP leader Ishraque on July 23

A Dhaka court today set July 23 for holding hearing on a plea of police to take BNP leader Ishraque Hossain on 10-day remand in a sedition case. Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate…

Russian missiles kill 20 in Ukraine

Russian missiles kill 20 in Ukraine

Russia launched dozens of missiles at cities across Ukraine on Monday in an attack that killed at least 20 peoplepeople and smashed into a children's hospital in Kyiv, officials said.…

Dr. Yunus petitions for dismissal of embezzlement charges

Dr. Yunus petitions for dismissal of embezzlement charges

Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus on Monday filed a revision petition with the High Court seeking the cancellation of charge farming order by a Dhaka court in a case over embezzling…

Five crushed to death under train's wheel after falling off roof

Five crushed to death under train's wheel after falling off roof

Five people were crushed to death under the wheels of a mail train after falling off its roof in Raipura upazila of the district this morning. Five persons, travelling on the roof of Dhaka-bound Chattogram mail train, fell off and were crushed to death under its wheels in Ashrafpur area near Methikanda Railway Station around 6:20am, said Railway Police. Police are trying to identify the deceased.

Israel says it struck Hezbollah sites in Lebanon

Israel says it struck Hezbollah sites in Lebanon

Israel’s military said in a statement early on Monday it launched multiple air and artillery strikes overnight on what it said were Hezbollah military targets in Lebanon. The…

Moroccans march in pro-Palestinian rally

Moroccans march in pro-Palestinian rally

Thousands of Moroccans demonstrated Sunday in the northern city of Tangier in support of the Palestinian people and against Morocco's ties with Israel, an AFP journalist saw. "Gaza…

Hasina leaves for Beijing on 4-day visit

Hasina leaves for Beijing on 4-day visit

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday left Dhaka for Beijing on a four-day official visit to China at the invitation of Chinese premier Li Qiang. A special flight of Biman Bangladesh…

Solution to quota issue should come from court: Hasina

Solution to quota issue should come from court: Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said quota issue in the government jobs should be settled in the apex court. "The High Court pronounced verdict regarding quota system and movement…

BNP set to announce protest programme amid nationwide discontent

BNP set to announce protest programme amid nationwide discontent

As public university campuses have become heated with separate movements by teachers and students, the BNP is gearing up to escalate tensions in the political landscape with a series…

Dhaka, Beijing likely to sign around 20 MoUs; announce some dev projects: Hasan Mahmud

Dhaka, Beijing likely to sign around 20 MoUs; announce some dev projects: Hasan Mahmud

 Bangladesh and China are likely to sign around 20 MoUs and make announcements on some development projects during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's official visit to China that…

Eight killed in gun battles in Indian Kashmir: police

Eight killed in gun battles in Indian Kashmir: police

Two soldiers and six suspected militants were killed in two separate gun battles in Indian-administered Kashmir, police said Sunday. Kashmir police inspector general Vidhi Kumar Birdi…