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LGRD adviser visits Tanti Bazar mandap attack victims at hospital

Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Adviser AF Hassan Ariff has visited people injured in Friday's attack near a Durga Puja mandap at Tanti Bazar in the capital's old town.

Yunus visits Dhakeshwari temple

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus today visited the Dhakeshwari National Temple in the capital on the occasion of Durga Puja.

All faiths live with harmony in Bangladesh: Bidhan Roy

Primary and Mass Education Adviser Professor Dr. Bidhan Ranjan Roy Podder today said all faiths live with harmony in Bangladesh as the Hindu community is celebrating their biggest religious festival Durga Puja peacefully in the country.

Home Adviser affirms holding Durga Puja peacefully

Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury today affirmed that Durga Puja, a religious festival of the Hindu community, will be held smoothly and peacefully across the country.

Reset Button: Prof Yunus didn't mean wiping out Bangladesh's proud history of 1971

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus's press wing has clarified that his recent remarks on "pressing the reset button" in an interview with Voice of America is being misinterpreted by some people.

No security apprehension around Prabarana Purnima: Jahangir

Home Ministry Adviser Lt. Gen. Md. Jahangir Alam Chowdhury (Retd.) said today there was no apprehension of security around Prabarana Purnima, the second largest festival of the Buddhist community.

Inflation comes down by one percent: Salehuddin Ahmed

Urging the people of the country to be more patient about commodity price situation Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Wednesday said officially inflation has come down by one percent and the government has been able to stabilise the market situation.

23 new HC additional judges take oath

Twenty-three new additional judges of the High Court (HC) took oath on Wednesday morning for two years.

BUFT Organized an Orientation Program for the Fall Semester

An Orientation Program for the newly admitted students of the Fall Semester 2024 at BGMEA University of Fashion & Technology (BUFT) took place on October 9, 2024, at the BUFT Permanent Campus, Nishatnagar, Turag, Dhaka. The Pro Vice Chancellor, Prof. Dr. Eng. Ayub Nabi Khan, addressed the fresher’s,

Govt to develop effective early disaster warning system: Rizwana

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan today said the government is working to develop effective early warning system to minimise loss of lives and livelihood of the people in the natural calamities.

Durga Puja becomes a festival for all: Prof Yunus

Extending his greetings to the country’s all members of the Hindu community, Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has said that Bangladesh is a country of communal harmony.

Italian visa issues to be resolved peacefully, hopes Adviser Touhid

Foreign Affairs Adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Tuesday hoped that Italian visa seekers’ demand for the quick issuance of visas would be resolved peacefully but warned of negative consequences if too much pressure is imposed on Indian authorities.

DMP Commissioner seeks public help to locate officers who went into hiding

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Mainul Hasan has urged the public to assist in locating several police officers who went into hiding after being involved in the suppression of student and public protests in July and August. Some officers have been missing since August 5 and have yet to

Govt extends Durga Puja holiday one more day: Mahfuj

The government is going to extend holiday for one more day on the Durga Puja, the largest religious festival of the Hindu community, to facilitate them for its smooth celebration, Chief Adviser' Special Assistant Mahfuj Alam said today.

Dhaka will be made livable city involving youths: Adilur

Housing and Public Works Affairs Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan today said Dhaka will be developed as a livable city involving youths and urban planners as he addressed a discussion on the World Habitat Day here.

5 years of Abrar Fahad's killing: A mother's never-ending grief

It has been five years since Abrar Fahad, a second-year student of Electrical and Electronics Engineering at the Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (Buet), was brutally murdered by a group of Bangladesh Chhatra League(BCL) leaders and activists inside the Sher-e-Bangla Hall of the u

Saudi Arabia agrees to sea route proposal for Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims

The Saudi government has approved a proposal to send Bangladeshi Hajj pilgrims via the sea route, marking a significant shift in how pilgrims may travel to the kingdom.

Govt committed to identifying , solving children's issues for their healthy growth

Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has said the interim government, formed through a mass uprising of students-labourers-people, is firmly committed to identifying and solving the issues like negligence to children, child labour, malnutrition and child marriage that hinder the proper development of c

Bangladesh has strong potential to boost leather-footwear exports: Dr Salehuddin

Commerce and Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Sunday said Bangladesh has the enormous opportunity to make the leather and footwear items very good products in the export basket.