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Holy Shab-e-Qadr today
Soon the situation in Chittagong Hill Tracts will be calm: Obaidul Quader
KNF attack to loot money and show capability: RAB
Kidnapped manager of Sonali Bank returns to his family
Home Minister to visit Bandarban tomorrow to inspect situation
151 dead, over 100 injured in South Korea's deadly stampede
At least 151 people have died and over 100 were injured in Saturday's stampede that resulted after a massive crowd poured into a prominent market in Seoul's Itaewon district for Halloween festivities.
Proposal in US House of Representatives to recognize Pakistani genocide in Bangladesh
Dhaka, October 15: Two influential US legislators have raised a proposal in the US House of Representatives seeking the recognition of the genocide that Pakistan carried out in present-day Bangladesh in 1971. President Joe Biden has been called on to recognize the massacre.
Providing support to RAB stopped since 2018: United States
Washington, Oct 15: US Department of State spokesperson Ned Price said that since 2018, the US has stopped giving support to Bangladesh's Rapid Action Battalion (RAB).
Bangladesh, 142 other countries vote against Russia in UN
New York, Oct 13: One hundred forty-three countries, including Bangladesh, voted in favour of a UN resolution condemning Russia for demarcating four regions of Ukraine. However, 35 countries, including India, Pakistan, and China, abstained from voting. A total of five countries, including North Korea and Syria, voted against this proposal.
Bangladesh becomes member of UN Human Rights Council for 5th time
New York, Oct 12: Bangladesh has been elected as a member of the United Nations Human Rights Council for the term of 2023-25 after getting the highest number of votes from the Asia-Pacific region. Bangladesh got 160 votes in the election. The UN Human Rights Council election was held on Tuesday (October 11) New York local time.
3 Bangladeshi peacekeepers killed in explosion in Central African Republic
Bangui, CAR, Oct 5: Three Bangladeshi peacekeepers were killed and one was injured when an Improvised Explosive Device (IED) exploded in a vehicle belonging to the peacekeepers in the Central African Republic during a UN peacekeeping mission.
Turkey: Uyghurs stage protest against 'Chinese Occupation' on 73rd National Day
Uyghur NGOs and Uyghur community in Istanbul, on Oct 01, marked the 73rd National Day of China as the beginning of an era of occupation, persecution, starvation and inhuman crimes against the peoples of East Turkestan.
British-Bangladeshi MP Rupa Huq suspended from Labour Party over 'racist' comments
London, Sept 29: Bangladeshi-origin British MP Rupa Huq has been suspended from the Labour Party after she made 'indecent and racist' comments on Finance Minister Kwasi Kwarteng at a Labour Party conference fringe event.
PM reaches Washington DC from New York
Washington DC, Sept 26: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in Washington DC from New York after attending the 77th session of the General Assembly and various high-level events at the United Nations headquarters.
Dr. Momen at Jaishankar's dinner in New York
New York, Sept 24: Foreign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen, who is visiting the US, attended a dinner hosted by Indian External Affairs Minister Dr. S. Jaishankar in New York.
Prime Minister joins Queen Elizabeth's funeral
London, Sept 20: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina attended the funeral of late Queen Elizabeth II.
Aziz Khan of Bangladesh in the list of top 50 richest people in Singapore
Own Correspondent, Dhaka, Sept 9: US magazine Forbes has released this year's list of the top 50 richest people in Singapore, known as Asia's safe haven. Muhammad Aziz Khan, the founding chairman of Summit Group, a private company in the power sector of Bangladesh, has again found a place in this list of the country's top rich persons.
Britain's longest reigning monarch Queen Elizabeth II dies at 96
London: Queen Elizabeth II, Britain's longest serving monarch, breathed her last on Thursady, the Royal Family confirmed in a tweet. She was 96.
OIC Secretary General unwell, Dhaka visit postponed
Dhaka, August 27: Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) Secretary General Hussain Ibrahim has postponed his visit to Dhaka. The decision was taken due to physical illness, the Ministry of External Affairs said. Hussain Ibrahim was scheduled to arrive in Dhaka on Saturday (August 27) morning for a three-day visit at the invitation of Foreign Minister Dr. AK Abdul Momen.
US to take more Rohingya refugees
Washington, August 26: The United States has announced a significant increase in the number of taking Rohingya refugees who fled Myanmar to Bangladesh.