NEW DELHI: Indian Foreign Secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla on Saturday said India-Bangladesh relations today are deeper than any other strategic partnership, which he described as a role model. "Today India-Bangladesh relations have matured over the years. The two pillars of Indian diplomacy— Neighbourhood First and Act East policies — find expression in our vibrant ties with Bangladesh,"…

Uber has partnered with the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) in celebrating the National Road Safety Day 2021.  The 5th edition of the National Road Safety Day was held on Friday.  Echoing the theme ‘Gotishima Mene Choli, Shorok Durghotona Rodh Kori’, Uber reiterated the importance of road safety among riders and drivers on its platform. During this week, Uber…

Seven people were killed and seven others injured in a clash and shootings between two groups at a Rohingya camp in Ukhia of Cox's Bazar on Friday morning. Four of deceased were identified as -- Mohammad Idris (32) of Balukhali Camp-2, Ibrahim Hossain (22) of Balukhali Camp-1, Azizul Haque (26) of Camp-18 and Md Amin (32). Meanwhila, members of the 8th Armed Police Battalion (APBn) arrested a man…

Home Minister Assaduzzaman Khan Kamal has said that this is real Iqbal Hossain who has been arrested from Cox’s Bazar for keeping a Quran at the Nanua Dighir Par puja mandap in Cumilla city on October 13. “This Iqbal Hossain placed the Holy Quran at the Nanua Dighir Par puja mandap in Cumilla city on October 13.  Till now we are sure that this is real Iqbal Hossain”, the home…

Another consignment of 55 lakh Sinopharm vaccine doses reached Dhaka from China in the early hours of Thursday. A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the vaccine doses landed at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport around 1:40am, according to a notification issued by the public relations office of the ministry of health and family welfare.

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Shafiqul Islam is going on retirement from October 30. A circular signed by Dhananjoy Kumar Das, deputy secretary of the Public Security Division of Home Ministry, was issued in this regard on Thursday. According to the circular, as age of Shafiqul will be 59 years on October 29, he will be put on retirement from the next day.Sources at the Home Ministry…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday said she wants to upgrade Faridpur and Cumilla as two new divisions after the names of two major rivers – Padma and Meghna. “I’ve decided to form two new divisions after two rivers- one would be named after Padma and another after Meghna,” she said. Sheikh Hasina revealed it while opening the newly-constructed office Bhaban for Awami…

Bangladesh reported 10 new coronavirus-related deaths and 243 infections in a 24-hour period till 8:00am on Thursday. Continuing a downward trend, the positivity rate dropped further down to 1.51 per cent from Wednesday's 1.80 per cent. Bangladesh reported its first cases on March 8 last year and the first coronavirus-related death on March 18 the same year. Meanwhile, the global Covid-19 caseload…

Describing Bangladesh as a secular country, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged all not to resort to excessiveness over religion. “Bangladesh is a secular country. People of all faiths will perform their religious rites independently here, which is enshrined in the Constitution. “Islam also echoed the same as Prophet Hazrat Muhammad (SM) said that don’t make excess over the…

Anjuman-e-Rahmania Mainiya Maizbhandari has organized a colourful rally in front of the Institute of Engineers in the capital on the occasion of Eid-e-Miladunnabi under the leadership of Shah Sufi Maulana Syed Saifuddin Ahmed Al Hasan. The rally was brought out at 10:00 am on Wednesday.  

Health and Family Welfare Minister Zahid Maleque has said there is no shortage of coronavirus or Covid-19 vaccine as more than three crore of people can receive doses each month from November. He said 21 crore doses of vaccine have already been purchased. The health minister made the remarks at a discussion marking the 58th birthday of Sheikh Russel National Gastroliver Institute and Hospital at Mahakhali…

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has expressed deep shock at the death of former US Secretary of State Colin Powell saying Powell will be remembered for his leadership role. "I'm deeply saddened at the passing of former Secretary of State Colin Powell. He was a great leader and a warrior, who dedicated his entire life for the service to his country," said Dr Momen in a condolence message. In his…

The Detective Branch (DB) today arrested Ripon Mia -- owner of e-commerce platform Qcoom -- on charges of embezzling money through online fraud. Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Deputy Commissioner, Faruk Hossain, confirmed the development to The Daily Star this morning. He said the DB chief would share more details at a press conference today at 12pm at DMP's media centre.