Planning Minister MA Mannan has expressed hope that the first section of metro rail from Uttara to Agargaon of the capital will be launched on the Victory Day (December 16) of this year.   He came up with the remark while visiting a depot of metro rail in Uttara of the capital on Wednesday.  MA Mannan said: "The length of Agargaon-Uttara metro rail is around 11.73 kilometers and…

A Dhaka court on Wednesday set March 31 to submit a probe report in the case lodged over Bangladesh Bank (BB) reserve heist that took place in 2016. Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Sadbir Yasir Ahsan Chowdhury set the date as the investigation agency Criminal Investigation Department (CID) failed to present the report today. Hackers stole $101m from BB’s accounts with the Federal Reserve Bank…

Bangalees are the only nation in the history of the world who have shed fresh blood and given their lives for their mother tongue. Man expresses his feelings, desires and emotions through his mother tongue  and that is why the mother tongue is related to the existence of every human being.  A person can very easily dream in his mother tongue, exchange ideas, communicate and express feelings…

The Sundarbans is one of the main forces in maintaining the balance of the environment. The Sundarbans is rich in natural diversity and boundless beauty. The Sundarbans plays a motherly role in protecting Bangladesh from natural disasters. The Sundarbans has become essential to our lives for a variety of reasons.The Sundarbans is the largest delta in the world and one of the longest saline wetlands…

The collapse of power-sharing co-existence between the Tatmadaw (Myanmar military) and Aung San Suu Kyi at the helm of democratisation in Myanmar has recently upended to the direction of massive setback. The military refused to acknowledge the result of the General Election, held on November 8, 2020, and declared a state of emergency, announcing that it would govern the country for one year, after…

A total of 22,48,299 people have so far been registered to receive COVID-19 vaccines as the vaccination campaign was launched on January 27. “As many as 22,48,299 people got registered till 2.30pm today to take COVID-19 vaccines,” Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS) sources said. As of February 15, the number of vaccine receivers is 11,32,711 as the vaccination campaign was launched…

The High Court on Wednesday upheld a verdict of the lower court that sentenced death penalty to 10 persons in a case lodged over an attempt to murder Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina by planting a 76-kilogramme bomb at Kotalipara in Gopalganj in 2000. The HC bench of Justice Jahangir Hossain Selim and Justice Md Badruzzaman are delivered the verdict after hearing death reference and appeals filed by the…

Police rescued three children, who were abducted from Homna upazila of Cumilla district on Monday, from Bashanti area in Gazipur district on Tuesday. The victims are Mahin, 12, son of Sharif Uddin, Foysal, 10, son of Yunus Mia and Shahed, 9, son of Oli Mia of Ghaniarchar in the upazila. Police said Delwar Hossain, maternal uncle of Shahed, filed a general diary with Homna Police Station after they…

A sedition case has been filed against four people including the director general of Qatar-based news channel Al Jazeera for publishing a report titled "All the Prime Minister's Men". Founder and President of Bangabandhu Foundation Moshiur Malek filed the case with the Court of Metropolitan Magistrate MD Ashek Imam on Wednesday morning. The accused are- Swedish-Bangladeshi journalist…

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader has said about 92 percent construction works of the much-awaited Padma Bridge has been completed so far. He said it to reporters after visiting the construction works of Padma Bridge at Mawa site this morning on Tuesday morning. Quader said: “We’ve already completed 92 percent construction works of the main bridge while the overall progress…

Preparations for celebration of Amar Ekushey in New York Preparations have been made to celebrate Virtual International Mother Language Day at the Bangladesh Consulate in New York. Virtual International Mother Language Day 2021 will be celebrated on Monday, February 22, 2021 from 12 noon to 1 pm in a joint venture between Bangladesh Consulate General and Queens Public Library. A press release issued…

As the leading troop and police contributing country (TROOP)with a large number of troops deployed, ensuring the safety and security of our contingents is of paramount importance to us, said the Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the UN, Ambassador Rabab Fatima while addressing the Special Committee on the Peacekeeping Operations (C-34) at the General Assembly Monday (Feb 15). Ambassador Fatima…

A Dhaka Court on Tuesday awarded death penalty to five accused and life imprisonment to one for murdering blogger Avijit Roy. Judge of Dhaka Anti-Terrorism Tribunal Md Mujibur Rahman delivered the verdict in the case filed against six Ansar al Islam leaders and activists over killing of blogger and writer Avijit Roy in 2015. The death row convicts are- Major (sacked) Syed Mohammad Ziaul Haque, Mozammel…