Leyla Aliyeva and Arzu Aliyeva, daughters of Azerbaijan President Ilham Aliyev, called on Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday at the State Guest House Jamuna. During the meeting, they discussed ways to deepen cultural, environmental, and people-to-people exchanges between the two...
Severe congestion swept across several central Dhaka corridors on Sunday (07 December) after simultaneous demonstrations by mobile phone traders and students blocked key routes from Science Lab and Agargaon to Shahbagh and the Shikkha Bhaban. The disruption rippled far beyond the immediate protest...
Students from Dhaka College and four other institutions blocked the Shahbagh intersection today Sunday (07 December), demanding the withdrawal of the schooling system outlined in the proposed framework for Dhaka Central University. The blockade began at 11:45am and immediately brought traffic to a...
Mobile handset traders and their employees blocked the road in front of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission in Agargaon on Sunday (07 December) in protest against the government’s move to disable unapproved mobile phones. Police said the blockade began at about 10:30am after...
High Commission of India in Dhaka held a grand celebration to mark the 54th anniversary of the Maitri Diwas-2025 on 6 December at the Indian Cultural Centre in Dhaka. Maitri Diwas commemorates the day in 1971 when India recognised Bangladesh as a sovereign and independent state, ten days before...
Zubaida Rahman, wife of BNP’s acting chair Tarique Rahman, arrived in Dhaka this morning from London as preparations continue for the medical evacuation of her mother in law, party chair and former prime minister Khaleda Zia. The Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight carrying her landed at Hazrat...