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UN General Assembly adopts resolution on Rohingya crisis
07:25 PM, 26 Mar 2025 WednesdayThe United Nations General Assembly has adopted a resolution on the scope, modalities, format, and organisation of the high-level conference on the situation of Rohingya Muslims and other minorities in Myanmar under the sponsorship of Malaysia and Finland...
Yunus reaches Hainan to join Boao Forum for Asia
06:51 PM, 26 Mar 2025 WednesdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus reached Hainan province of China on Wednesday, March 26, to join the Boao Forum for Asia (BFA) conference. "A special flight carrying the Chief Adviser and his entourage reached Qionghai Boao International Airport in Hainan at about 4:15pm...
Transport syndicate set to extort Tk 832cr from Eid travellers: Jatri Kalyan Samity
05:29 PM, 26 Mar 2025 WednesdayA powerful transport syndicate has started extorting Tk 832.30 crore from over 1.5 crore Eid travellers as "tips," forcing them to pay exorbitant extra fares, according to a report...
Rizwana calls for national consensus for essential reforms
04:48 PM, 26 Mar 2025 WednesdayEnvironment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan said on Wednesday that the critical need for building consensus in national interest was essential...
Neesham, Seifert propel NZ to 4-1 series win against Pakistan
04:22 PM, 26 Mar 2025 WednesdayNew Zealand signed off the series as they started it: with an absolute hammering of Pakistan. Tim Seifert, who smashed an unbeaten 97 off 38, ensured New Zealand needed just ten overs to get to Pakistan's limp 128 after five wickets for Jimmy Neesham hobbled Pakistan in the first innings...
No gas for 8 hours in parts of Dhaka Thursday
03:39 PM, 26 Mar 2025 WednesdayGas supply will remain suspended for 8 hours in the northern part of Dhaka on Thursday...
Israel releases Palestinian Oscar winner after West Bank detention
02:38 PM, 26 Mar 2025 WednesdayIsraeli police released Oscar-winning Palestinian filmmaker Hamdan Ballal on Tuesday, after detaining him a day earlier for "hurling rocks" following what activists described as an attack by settlers in the occupied West Bank.
Yunus off to China on 4-day visit
01:45 PM, 26 Mar 2025 WednesdayChief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus left Dhaka for China on Wednesday on a four-day official visit. "A special flight carrying the Chief Adviser and entourage departed Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka at about 1:00 pm," said Chief Adviser's Deputy Press Secretary Abul Kalam Azad.
BNP disappointed over lack of polls roadmap in CA’s statement
01:23 PM, 26 Mar 2025 WednesdayBNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir expressed deep disappointment on Wednesday over the statement made by the Chief Adviser on Tuesday, noting that it lacked any mention of an election roadmap.
It costs Tk 2.5 to earn Tk 1 in railways: Adviser
11:41 AM, 26 Mar 2025 WednesdayAdviser to the Ministry of Railways, Muhammad Fouzul Kabir Khan, said on Wednesday that the railway is a loss-making institution, with Tk 2.5 spent for every Tk 1 earned. He identified two main reasons for this: corruption within the railways and wastage.
US reaffirms its support for Bangladesh’s democratic journey
10:51 AM, 26 Mar 2025 WednesdayUnited States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has congratulated the people of Bangladesh on the occasion of Independence Day, reaffirming the US's support for the country's democratic journey. On behalf of the United States, Rubio extended warm wishes to all Bangladeshis on this special day.
18 killed in South Korea wildfires
09:47 AM, 26 Mar 2025 WednesdayAt least 18 people have been killed and almost 20 injured as wildfires rage in multiple areas across South Korea’s southeastern region where thousands of firefighters and soldiers are struggling to control rapidly expanding blazes, officials said.