4+ hour ago   (392+ words) Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today began implementing the government’s decision from his own office to drop “Honourable” and other honorifics before his title in official documents and communications. The Prime Minister has also started using the digital attendance system at…...

8+ hour ago   (530+ words) Bangladesh will not send Prime Minister Tarique Rahman or any other representative to the upcoming 18th BRICS Summit in New Delhi, India, Foreign State Minister Humaiun Kobir said on Thursday. Kobir made the remarks while responding to journalists’ questions on the…...

1+ day, 4+ hour ago   (356+ words) An explosion at an arms depot in Syria's northwestern Idlib province killed 14 people on Wednesday, the local health department said, without specifying the cause of the blast. The Syrian defence ministry's media department earlier told state television that several of…...

1+ day, 8+ hour ago   (1058+ words) Bangladesh has recorded 999 deaths from measles and measles-like symptoms in the five-and-a-half months since the government began regular reporting on March 15, despite emergency vaccination, expanded treatment measures and public awareness campaigns. Experts say the outbreak and death toll have surpassed…...

1+ day, 12+ hour ago   (867+ words) Iran-backed Houthi forces in Yemen struck four cities in southern Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, injuring 73 people and setting oil facilities on fire, Reuters reported. The attacks came as US forces said they had destroyed five Iranian crude oil tankers, while…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (426+ words) Nine people died of dengue in Bangladesh in the 24 hours ending 8am Tuesday, marking the highest single-day death toll from the mosquito-borne disease this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services. A further 1,571 dengue patients were admitted to hospitals…...

2+ day, 14+ hour ago   (858+ words) Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has said the United States is working to determine whether Ukraine and Russia can take steps to reduce tensions during the coming winter, while also trying to revive talks aimed at a broader peace agreement. Speaking…...

3+ day ago   (62+ words) Ajker Patrika Cabinet approves tax breaks for solar equipment imports The Cabinet today approved a proposal to provide customs duty and tax exemptions for the import of machinery and equipment required for setting up renewable solar power plants. The approval…...

3+ day, 45+ min ago   (553+ words) The Cabinet today approved a proposal to provide customs duty and tax exemptions for the import of machinery and equipment required for setting up renewable solar power plants. The approval came at the 20th Cabinet meeting held at the Cabinet Room…...

3+ day, 2+ hour ago   (415+ words) Three people died with measles symptoms across Bangladesh in the 24 hours ending 8am Monday, taking the total number of deaths linked to confirmed measles and measles symptoms to 997 since April 10, the Directorate General of Health Services said. No deaths from confirmed…...