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Dhaka and Beijing sign 21 cooperation documents

News —10 July, 2024 14:33

Bangladesh and China on Wednesday signed 21 cooperation documents, mostly MoUs, eyeing stronger development and economic cooperation between the two Asian…

Dhaka and Beijing sign 21 cooperation documents

Rohingya crisis is spiralling out of control

Rohingya crisis in Bangladesh is becoming more evident by the…

Rohingya crisis is spiralling out of control
Hasina seeks investment from Chinese businessmen

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the Chinese business…

Hasina seeks investment from Chinese businessmen

Burmese junta’s deputy chief in China

Burmese junta’s deputy chief in China

The Burmese junta’s second-in-command arrived in China on Saturday for an official visit, the junta’s information team said, as clashes with ethnic minority fighters raged…

Quota protesters lift blockade, plan all-out, day-long blockade for Thursday

Quota protesters lift blockade, plan all-out, day-long blockade for Thursday

The anti-quota protesters declared to observe a day-long blockade on Thursday if their demand to reform the quota system logically and constitutionally within the next two days is…

China pushing for end to attacks on Red Sea shipping: Beijing

China pushing for end to attacks on Red Sea shipping: Beijing

The Chinese charge d’affaires in Yemen has said Beijing is working closely with all parties in a push for peace in the country. Shao Zheng, in an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat…

Rice polishing to be penalised: Food minister

Rice polishing to be penalised: Food minister

Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder on Monday said the government will no more allow the selling of "shined or polished" rice for the consumers as an act has already been formulated…

Attorney Amin for patienece from students amid judicial review

Attorney Amin for patienece from students amid judicial review

Attorney General AM Amin Uddin has called for patience from students protesting the quota system, advising them to avoid street protests as the matter is currently under judicial consideration.…

Khaleda Zia's life hangs in the balance: Fakhrul

Khaleda Zia's life hangs in the balance: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, who was unexpectedly admitted to Evercare Hospital this morning, is in a critical condition.…

Quader calls for avoiding movements causing public sufferings

Quader calls for avoiding movements causing public sufferings

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today called upon students to avoid any agitation programme which causes public sufferings. “The…



Delhi eyes on Hasina's 4-day trip to China

Delhi eyes on Hasina's 4-day trip to China

  Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will start a four-day visit to China on Monday amid expectations about bilateral ties being elevated to a comprehensive strategic-cooperative…

Hearing on remand plea against BNP leader Ishraque on July 23

Hearing on remand plea against BNP leader Ishraque on July 23

A Dhaka court today set July 23 for holding hearing on a plea of police to take BNP leader Ishraque Hossain on 10-day remand in a sedition case. Dhaka Chief Metropolitan Magistrate…

Russian missiles kill 20 in Ukraine

Russian missiles kill 20 in Ukraine

Russia launched dozens of missiles at cities across Ukraine on Monday in an attack that killed at least 20 peoplepeople and smashed into a children's hospital in Kyiv, officials said.…

Dr. Yunus petitions for dismissal of embezzlement charges

Dr. Yunus petitions for dismissal of embezzlement charges

Nobel Laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus on Monday filed a revision petition with the High Court seeking the cancellation of charge farming order by a Dhaka court in a case over embezzling…

Five crushed to death under train's wheel after falling off roof

Five crushed to death under train's wheel after falling off roof

Five people were crushed to death under the wheels of a mail train after falling off its roof in Raipura upazila of the district this morning. Five persons, travelling on the roof of Dhaka-bound Chattogram mail train, fell off and were crushed to death under its wheels in Ashrafpur area near Methikanda Railway Station around 6:20am, said Railway Police. Police are trying to identify the deceased.

Israel says it struck Hezbollah sites in Lebanon

Israel says it struck Hezbollah sites in Lebanon

Israel’s military said in a statement early on Monday it launched multiple air and artillery strikes overnight on what it said were Hezbollah military targets in Lebanon. The…

Moroccans march in pro-Palestinian rally

Moroccans march in pro-Palestinian rally

Thousands of Moroccans demonstrated Sunday in the northern city of Tangier in support of the Palestinian people and against Morocco's ties with Israel, an AFP journalist saw. "Gaza…