Papia, husband to be quizzed for 15 days
Two metropolitan magistrate courts in Dhaka on Monday remanded Juba Mahila League’s suspended leader Shamima Nur Papia and her husband ..
Dhaka University, Rajshahi University also not to hold combined admission tests
The academic councils of Dhaka University and Rajshahi University are set to hold separate meetings on Monday after deciding not to involve themselves..
Single-digit lending rate from April 1
Bangladesh Bank on Monday set a ceiling on interest rate for all the lending products, except credit cards, of the banks at 9 per cent with..
Government urged to protect migrants, diaspora communities
Leading migration experts on Monday called on the government to protect Bangladeshi migrant workers and diaspora communities ..
Ekushey Book Fair 2020 Extensive research on War of Independence sought
Freedom fighters, noted writers, filmmakers and researchers have advised young writers to do extensive research on the War of Independence..
Mahathir Mohamad submits resignation letter to king: statement
Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad, 94, the world’s oldest leader, submitted his resignation to the king on Monday,..
Coronavirus death toll rises to 2,592 in China
China’s death toll from the new coronavirus rose to 2,592 on Monday, after the National Health Commission reported 150 more fatalities,..
Human, Labour Rights Situation EU sounds GSP withdrawal warning
The European Commission has warned Bangladesh about its readiness to launch the procedure for withdrawal of the generalised scheme ..
Forging a new India-US modus vivendi
New Delhi needs the superpower’s support to move towards a more organic rules-based order in the Indo-Pacific, writes Amitabh Mattoo
Coronavirus is China’s biggest health emergency: Xi
The coronavirus epidemic that has killed over 2,400 people is communist China’s ‘largest public health emergency’ since its founding in 1949, president Xi Jinping said Sunday.
