Dhaka, Tuesday


16 September 2025


Government can be changed by vote: PM

Government can be changed by vote: PM

Awami League (AL) President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today sought doa (blessing) from the countrymen to hold fair and peaceful election, saying the government can be changed only by vote and elections

18:10 18 November 2023

Gaza: ‘Endless needs’ reflect spiralling situation as hospitals shut down, WHO warns

Gaza: ‘Endless needs’ reflect spiralling situation as hospitals shut down, WHO warns

The UN health agency, WHO, on Friday issued a new warning about the desperate situation for people in Gaza, with the number of medical facilities operational “clearly not enough to support the endless needs” created by more than five weeks of hostilities

01:26 18 November 2023

Disease escalating in champs as 250,000 people mostly children return to Afghanistan from Pakistan

Disease escalating in champs as 250,000 people mostly children return to Afghanistan from Pakistan

Thousands of Afghan refugees who have crossed into Afghanistan from Pakistan in recent weeks are experiencing alarming levels of serious illnesses that are escalating quickly, including life-threatening and highly contagious acute diarrhoea, said Save the Children on Friday.

01:21 18 November 2023

Climate change disrupting global trade

Climate change disrupting global trade

Around 1,000 ships pass through the Panama Canal each month carrying a total of over 40 million tons of goods—about 5 percent of global maritime trade volumes

01:09 18 November 2023

Global partners cheer progress towards eliminating cervical cancer: WHO

Global partners cheer progress towards eliminating cervical cancer: WHO

World leaders, cervical cancer survivors, advocates, partners, and civil society are coming together today to mark the third Cervical Cancer Elimination Day of Action

01:00 18 November 2023

Clean technologies driving job growth in energy sector, but skills shortages a concern

Clean technologies driving job growth in energy sector, but skills shortages a concern

IEA report examines energy employment worldwide by region and technology, offering vital analysis on the industry’s evolving labour needs

00:49 18 November 2023

US, China commerce ministers pledge to further talks in 2024

US, China commerce ministers pledge to further talks in 2024

The United States and China plan further talks on commercial issues next year, the US Commerce Department said Friday in a commitment to continue high level engagement despite tensions

00:32 18 November 2023

WHO wants flow of Gaza patients into Egypt

WHO wants flow of Gaza patients into Egypt

The World Health Organization called on Friday for a regular flow of patients to be allowed out of Gaza for treatment in Egypt, to relieve the pressure on overwhelmed hospitals

00:27 18 November 2023

PM urges all parties to participate in national polls

PM urges all parties to participate in national polls

Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today called upon all political parties of the country, including BNP, to participate in the upcoming national election, saying that BNP should take part in the upcoming parliamentary polls seeking apology to the nation for committing crimes and arson terrorism

00:22 18 November 2023

PM for global unity to stop ongoing conflicts

PM for global unity to stop ongoing conflicts

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday said trust deficit among nations and lack of respect for international laws have led to the ongoing war in Europe and carnage in Palestine, calling upon the global leaders to be united to put an end to the conflicts

16:25 17 November 2023

Gaza civilians face ’immediate possibility of starvation’: UN

Gaza civilians face ’immediate possibility of starvation’: UN

The UN`s World Food Programme said Thursday that civilians in Gaza faced starvation because food and water had become "practically non-existent"

11:54 17 November 2023

Gaza communications down as Israel searches main hospital

Gaza communications down as Israel searches main hospital

Israeli troops carried out building-by-building searches at Gaza`s main hospital, as a new communications blackout in the territory on Friday compounded fears for Palestinian civilians trapped inside the facility

11:50 17 November 2023

Tanking Alibaba drags Hong Kong as markets rally fades

Tanking Alibaba drags Hong Kong as markets rally fades

Asian stocks fell Friday as a rally fuelled by the likely end of US interest rate hikes ran out of puff, while Alibaba dragged Hong Kong down after saying it would cancel the planned spinoff of its cloud computing arm

11:47 17 November 2023

Biden reassures APEC summit, says stable China ties benefit world

Biden reassures APEC summit, says stable China ties benefit world

US President Joe Biden reassured Asia-Pacific economies of American commitment at a summit in San Francisco Thursday, and said his talks with Chinese leader Xi Jinping would provide stability for the region and the whole world

11:44 17 November 2023

US Fed governor says a ’soft landing’ is possible

US Fed governor says a ’soft landing’ is possible

The US Federal Reserve may be on track to bring down inflation while avoiding a damaging recession, a senior policymaker said Thursday

11:41 17 November 2023

Trade, investments in Asia-Pacific not yet recovered after pandemic: Russian diplomat

Trade, investments in Asia-Pacific not yet recovered after pandemic: Russian diplomat

The level of trade and investments in the Asia-Pacific Region has not yet recovered after the coronavirus pandemic, Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Alexander Pankin told TASS

11:32 17 November 2023

ADB receives $8mn trust fund replenishment to meet sanitation challenge in Asia and the Pacific

ADB receives $8mn trust fund replenishment to meet sanitation challenge in Asia and the Pacific

The Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Sanitation Financing Partnership Trust Fund has received $8 million replenishment from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, further scaling up the partnership between the two institutions to improve access to safe sanitation in Asia and the Pacific

00:22 17 November 2023

26 dead, dozens hospitalised in China building fire: State media

26 dead, dozens hospitalised in China building fire: State media

Twenty-six people have died and dozens were sent to hospital after a fire tore through a building in northern China`s Shanxi province on Thursday, state media reported

00:12 17 November 2023

Biden hosts APEC summit after signaling calmer US-China ties

Biden hosts APEC summit after signaling calmer US-China ties

Promoting trade, protecting supply chains and fighting the climate crisis will feature at the APEC summit of Pacific rim powers opening Thursday in San Francisco after President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping helped settle regional nerves by agreeing to dial down tensions

00:05 17 November 2023

India increases imports from Russia by 60% in 7 months

India increases imports from Russia by 60% in 7 months

India increased imports from Russia in the first seven months of the 2023 fiscal year (started April 1) by 60 percent year-on-year, PTI agency reported with reference to data from the Ministry of Commerce

23:58 16 November 2023

Germany to provide 25.5mn Euros to Bangladesh in 3 projects; deals signed

Germany to provide 25.5mn Euros to Bangladesh in 3 projects; deals signed

Germany will provide 25.5 million Euros to Bangladesh in three projects in the areas of local government, access to justice for women and climate change.

23:54 16 November 2023

CPD for cost effective technology for renewable energy

CPD for cost effective technology for renewable energy

Center for Policy Dialogue (CPD) today laid emphasis on facilitating the development of local, cost-effective technology by implementing innovation policies, paving the way for a sustainable future in renewable energy

23:47 16 November 2023

Maritime ports asked to hoist signal 3

Maritime ports asked to hoist signal 3

Maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox`s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to keep local cautionary signal 3 hoisted until further notice as the depression over the west-central Bay and adjoining area is likely to move north-westwards and further intensify

23:41 16 November 2023

India’s position on Bangladesh remains same as stated earlier: MEA

India’s position on Bangladesh remains same as stated earlier: MEA

India`s position on Bangladesh even after announcement of polls schedule remains the same as it was stated earlier after the recently held India-US 2+2 Ministerial Dialogue

23:37 16 November 2023