Twenty-one eminent personalities will get the Ekushey Padak, this year in recognition of their contributions to various fields. The Cultural Affairs Ministry announced the names on Thursday. Motahar Hossain Talukdar (posthumous), Shamsul Haque (posthumous), and Advocate Afsar Uddin Ahmed (posthumous) have been selected for their roles in the Language Movement. Begum Papia Sarowar is being recognised…

United States (US) Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl R Miller on Thursday called on Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives (LGRD) Minister Tazul Islam at his office at the secretariat in the capital. During his courtesy visit, the US ambassador expressed the interest of the US to work in public health sector under 'Centres for Disease Control and Prevention' in municipalities and…

US-Bangla Airlines Ltd is reportedly being involved in smuggling gold into Bangladesh as many smuggled consignments of the precious metal have been seized in recent times from the flights of the private airline company. Dhaka Customs House and the Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate have seized the smuggled gold repeatedly at the airports in the country. Some employees of the airlines…

50 persons have been jailed for different terms in the case of 2002’s attack on the convoy of then-opposition leader and current Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Three persons including former BNP lawmaker Habibul Islam Habib have been jailed for 10 years and 47 others have been jailed for different terms. Satkhira Chief Judicial Magistrate Humayun Kabir delivered the verdict on Thursday. On August…

Bangladesh has moved four places up in the latest Democracy Index, compared to the previous year, according to the Economist Intelligence Unit, or EIU. A large majority of countries on the index recorded a decline in their total score compared with 2019 amid the coronavirus pandemic, with the average global score falling from 5.44 in 2019 to 5.37 to hit an all-time low, reports bdnews24. The 2020…

Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen said the government is looking into whether legal action can be taken against Qatar-based news channel Al Jazeera for publishing a 'false and motivated' report. Bangladesh government yesterday rejected Al Jazeera's investigative report titled “All the Prime Minister’s Men” terming it as “false and motivated” and a desperate…

Bangladesh Army has termed AL-Jazeera report as “false, defamatory and a politically motivated smear campaign” intended to disrupt the harmony among different government organs of the country and destabilise the secular democratic government of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Army Headquarters in a rejoinder has condemned in the strongest possible words the concocted and ill intended report by…

Saying that propaganda is being spread against the government at  home and abroad, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has hoped that despite all adversities, the country would advance forward. "Propaganda is being spread against the government at home and abroad. But, Bangladesh will march forward throwing dust in the faces of enemies," she told the parliament on Tuesday speaking on the thanks-giving…

India and Bangladesh will jointly commemorate first ever visit by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman to Kolkata on February 6. The commemoration event will take place at historic Brigade parade ground. In 1972, Bangabandhu made his first visit to Kolkata on February 6. Indian Prime Minister Mrs Indira Gandhi received him at the then Dumdum Airport. Both the leaders addressed a mammoth rally on that…

Bangladesh Army Headquarters in a rejoinder condemns in the strongest possible words the concocted and ill intended report by a vested group in the news channel Al-Jazeera titled ‘All the Prime Minister’s Men’ aired on 02 February 2021 at 0200 hours BST. This, in fact, is a sequel by the same vested group which has been attempting to destabilize the country in the recent times. The…

One to two mild to moderate cold wave may sweep in the country in the first part of February. There may be thunderstorms in the last part of the month. Bangladesh Meteorological Department came up with this information in a weather forecast on Tuesday. It is learnt that the country is likely to experience less than normal rainfall this month. At the first part of February, one to two mild to moderate…

Apart from smuggling and black marketing, 12 affiliated companies of US-Bangla Group reportedly dodge large amounts of VAT, depriving the government of huge revenues. US-Bangla Group has made a quick buck in just a few years by embezzling government revenue, said sources at the Customs, Excise and VAT Commissionerate. The authorities concerned have information that a company of US-Bangla Group is…

The government of Bangladesh has rejected the desperate "smear campaign" instigated by extremists and their allies, working from London and elsewhere. Dhaka also regretted that Al Jazeera has allowed itself to become an instrument for their malicious political designs aimed at destabilising the secular democratic government of Bangladesh with a proven track record of extraordinary socio-economic…