Bangladesh and Bhutan yesterday signed two memoranda of understanding on health cooperation and internet connectivity and also explored plans to formally begin talks on a bilateral free trade agreement (FTA).

The government has asked the Election Commission to prepare for a referendum to be held alongside the upcoming 13th national election scheduled for February next year.

Bangladesh must rethink its place in a fast-changing global system where economic and strategic power is shifting towards the Global South, eminent economist Prof Rehman Sobhan said yesterday.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said people have yet to understand the issue of the referendum and PR system.

Three earthquakes hit near Dhaka in just 32 hours, raising concern as seismologists warn they could be foreshocks of a much stronger one.

Experts warned that far greater losses await if the authorities fail to act now

All of them were admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, said police

Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman yesterday said that the political environment in the run-up to the national election is not congenial, warning that any delay beyond February in holding the polls could trigger a national crisis.

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday said people have yet to understand the issue of the referendum and PR system.

NCP Convener Nahid Islam yesterday alleged that attempts are underway to “rehabilitate the Awami League through the Jatiya Party” ahead of the national election.

A 5.7-magnitude earthquake jolted the capital and surrounding areas on Friday, triggering panic among people across the city.

There was a wave of joy at Majeda Khatun’s house on Friday morning.

They seek at least four to five months to prepare for the examination

Explosion occurred at Bashundhara Cement Factory in Madangonj under Bandar area

The victim was identified as Shahin, 30, said police without providing further details

Both sides discuss a plan to formally launch discussions on bilateral FTA

Gazipur police arrested him after Tawhidi Janata holds protest march last night

Tk 5 lakh was demanded as bribe to release him, family alleges

Platform also to hold demonstrations in all Chattogram districts protesting govt decision

Bhutanese PM Tshering Tobgay arrives here on a 2-day visit