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Tangail’s pineapples get GI recognition

The pineapples grown in Tangail district’s Madhupur Garh area have earned the GI recognition, boosting its export potentials. Mumin Hasan, director general of Department of Patents, Designs and Trademarks (DPDT) of the Ministry of Industries, signed an order in this regard on

Hasina should be extradited, tried if she committed crimes: Yunus

Chief Adviser (CA) Prof Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday (Sep 26) said ousted premier Sheikh Hasina should be extradited from India and tried in Bangladesh if she committed crimes. The Nobel Laureate made the remarks at a climate event held in New York on the sidelines of the UN General

First consignment with 18 tonnes of hilsa exported to India

Amid much debate over the export decision, Bangladesh started to export the country’s national fish with the first consignment of 18 tonnes to India through the Benapole land port on Thursday ahead of Durga Puja. “The consignment reached the port in Jashore by six trucks.

CA Yunus, K.P. Sharma agreed to boost economic ties

Bangladesh Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday called for increased trade and economic cooperation with Nepal. The Chief Adviser made the call when he met the Prime Minister of Nepal, K.P. Sharma Oli, on the sideline of the UN General Assembly at the UN

Bangladesh committed to uphold human rights: Dr Yunus

Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Muhammad Yunus on Wednesday (Sep 25) said his government is committed to upholding human rights and freedom of speech in the country. He made the remark when senior officials of more than half a dozen top global human rights groups met him at a hotel in New

3 female RMG workers killed in Manikganj bus-truck collision 

Three female garment workers were killed and at least 19 others injured after a bust collided head-on with a truck in Manikganj's Shibaloy upazila on Thursday morning. The accident happened around 6:30 am at Boali area of the upazila.  However, the identities of the victims

WB to provide $3.5 billion to support Bangladesh's reform

World Bank (WB) Group President Ajay Banga today said the global lender would provide US$ 3.5 billion to support reform initiatives of Bangladesh’s interim government. The WB president announced the assistance at a meeting with Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on

Hilsa sellers make Tk750 profit per kg

The Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) has fined five traders Tk 42,000 for selling per kg of hilsa at Tk 2,200 at Kawran Bazar wholesale fish market. The traders were found selling hilsa at Tk 2,200 per kg after purchasing it at Tk 1,450, making a profit of Tk

Two Jubo League men held with arms in Mongla

Members of Bangladesh Coast Guard (BCG) of Mongla South Zone arrested two Jubo League workers with arms and ammunitions from Mongla Port Pourasabha area in Bagerhat last night. The arrestees were identified as Saddam Hossain and Firoz Ahmed, both are the son of ex-councilor of Mongla

Relation with Sri Lanka, Bangladesh will continue to be positive: Jaishankar

External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar expressed confidence that India’s relationship with neighbours Sri Lanka and Bangladesh would continue to be “positive and constructive”. “I would urge you not to be deterministic about it. It's not like India is

High security measures taken for Durja Puja: DMP boss

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Md. Mainul Hasan on Wednesday (Sep 25) said tight security measures have been taken keeping Durga Puja ahead. He also said like every year, the police will conduct their duties with utmost attention to ensure that Puja is celebrated peacefully in all

Bangladesh to soon start water sharing negotiations with India: Rizwana

Bangladesh will immediately take steps to reach a negotiation with India to ensure its water rights of the common rivers, Syeda Rizwana Hasan, advisor to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, and the Ministry of Water Resources said on Wednesday. The negotiations will

Hall provost among 15 sued over Tofazzal killing

A total of 15 people, including Dhaka University's Fazlul Huq Muslim Hall provost Prof Muhammad Masum have been sued over lynching Tofazzal inside the campus hall suspecting him as thief. The case has been filed Tofazzal's cousin Asma Akter at the court of Dhaka Metropolitan

Mozammel Babu shown arrested in another murder case

Journalist Mozammel Haque Babu was shown arrested today in connection with a murder case lodged with the city's Badda Police Station during the student-mass upsurge. In presence of the accused before the court of Dhaka Metropolitan Magistrate Arafatul Rakib this morning, the

Met office forecasts rain across Bangladesh

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) predicted light to moderate and moderately heavy to very heavy rainfall or thundershowers with temporary gusty wind in all eight divisions of the country in the next 24 hours from 9 am today (September 25). "Light to moderate rain or

Italian PM calls for opening "new page" in ties with Bangladesh

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Tuesday called upon Bangladesh to open "a new page" in the relationship between Rome and Dhaka, saying Italians are friends of Bangladesh.   The Italian Premier made the call when she met Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at

Dr Yunus urges immediate repatriation of Rohingyas at UNGA

Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus, Bangladesh’s interim government chief, on Wednesday called for the urgent repatriation of Rohingya refugees and expressed grave concerns regarding the deteriorating security conditions in the border areas, including "sporadic fighting and criminal

BFUJ president Ruhul Amin Gazi dies

Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) President and Dainik Sangram chief reporter Ruhul Amin Gazi passed away tonight while undergoing treatment at a private hospital in the capital. He was 72. "Ruhul Amin Gazi breathed his last at 9pm today. He had been undergoing

Prof Yunus-Biden meeting begins

Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus started holding a bilateral meeting with US President Joseph R Biden today in New York on the sidelines of the 79th session of United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The meeting began at the UN headquarters at 11 am (NY time), which is be

Dr Yunus hands over 'The Art of Triumph' to Justin Trudeau

Chief Adviser (CA) Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus today handed over 'The Art of Triumph', an art book on the wall paintings of the Bangladeshi students painted during and after the student-people revolution, to Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. He handed over the art book to