Holi, a Hindu religious festival of colours, is being celebrated across the country with due religious fervour and much enthusiasm. The festival signifies the victory of good over evil, the arrival of spring, end of winter, and for many a festive day to meet others, play and laugh, forget and forgive, and repair broken relationships, and is also celebrated as a thanksgiving for a good harvest. The…

Protests triggered by the death of Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) student Abrar Ahmed Chowdhury continued on Wednesday. Students of private universities demonstrated in front of Jamuna Future Park to force the authorities accept their demands, including maximum punishment of the bus driver who killed Abrar on Tuesday. Other demands include checking papers of drivers on regular basis,…

Bangladesh has issued travel advice for its nationals living in Australia and travelling to the country. They are advised to be vigilant at all times, particularly in public places, stay informed of potential risks to safety and security by monitoring the media and other local information sources. The Bangladesh High Commission in Canberra remains at service and can be contacted at the following numbers…

Students of different private universities blocked the road in front of Jamuna Future Park following the death of a student of Bangladesh University of Professionals (BUP) in a road crash in front of Bashundhara gate of PragatiSarani area in the capital on Tuesday morning, UNB reports. The victim was identified as Abrar Ahmed Chowdhury, son of Brig General (retd) Arif Ahmed Chowdhury of Bashundhara…

UNHCR Assistant High Commissioner for Protection at UNHCR Volker Turkhas laid emphasis on safe and dignified return of Rohingya people to their place of origin in Myanmar with full restoration of their rights, reports UNB. "Their future lies in return in a condition of safety, dignity and with full restoration of their rights," saidthe UN Refugee Agency official in a video message on Monday…

Customs intelligence officials detained two female cabin crews of Saudi Arabian Airlines along with gold bars from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in the capital early Monday. The detained crews are Sayma Akhter and Farzana Afrose. Both are Bangladeshi nationals. Customs officials nabbed the duo from a Saudi Airlines around 2am with the help of Airport Armed Police Battalion (APBn) and recovered…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday strongly condemned the terror attacks at two mosques in New Zealand which left 40 people dead. Hasina offered deep condolences in a message sent to New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern. Terror attacks on two mosques during Friday prayers killed 40 people and injured at least 20 others. Ardern said it is “one of New Zealand’s darkest days”.…

Bangladesh has decided to ground all Boeing 737 Max 8 aircraft used by international and local flight operators, starting yesterday (Wednesday), in the aftermath of the Ethiopian Airlines flight 302 crash on March 10, in which 157 people were killed. The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) yesterday took the decision and sent letters to local and international airlines not to use Bangladeshi…

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) today approved the ‘Sheikh Hasina Nakshipalli, Jamalpur (1st phase) Project’ involving Taka 722 crore in a bid to enhance the civic facilities of the Nakshi entrepreneurs, handloom and handicraft workers there. With ECNEC chairperson and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair, the approval came from the ECNEC meeting held…

Robert Chatterton Dickson has been appointed as new British High Commissioner to Bangladesh in succession to Alison Blake. Chatterton Dickson, who arrived here on Sunday, will present his credentials to President Abdul Hamid on Tuesday, said an official. He has been Acting Ambassador in the British Embassy, Kabul, since February 2015 and before that he was Deputy Ambassador from July 2013. Dickson…

The prime ministers of Bangladesh and India on Monday jointly inaugurated four projects in Bangladesh, including the supply of 1,100 buses and trucks to Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC). Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her Indian counterpart NarendraModi jointly inaugurated the projects through videoconferencing from their respective capitals at 1:10 pm, UNB reports. The projects include…

Ailing Road, Transport and Bridges Minister and Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Qauder is now able to walk slowly as his health condition has improved further, reports UNB. The minister will be shifted to a cabin from the ICU on Tuesday, said Prof Dr Abu Nasar Rizvi of the Neuromedicine department of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) on Monday morning, quoting a member of…

Ailing Road, Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader is now talking normally to family members and physicians as his condition is improving gradually, reports UNB. There is a possibility to shift the Minister to a cabin from the Intensive Care Unit(ICU) tomorrow (Monday), said Prof Dr Abu Nasar Rizvi of the Neuromedicine department of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) on Sunday…