“We ensured safe and smooth services for home-bound passengers ahead of Eid and now the BR’s priority is to ensure safe and timely service for Dhaka-bound passengers,” he said, reports BSS

“We will take tougher actions to curb extortion and terrorism in the hilly areas,” he said

During the meeting, they discussed deepening regional cooperation, Bangladesh’s vital contribution and Dhaka’s role as the incoming chair in BIMSTEC’s success, said BIMSTEC Secretariat here

"If we want to provide service, we will have to go to a new civilisation of three zeros - zero carbon emission, zero waste and zero wealth concentration," he told the forum this afternoon

They were arrested from the capital's Meradia, Bailey Road and Gendaria areas respectively

Rail services on the Dhaka-Mymensingh route were restored two hours after a fire broke out in the power car of the Mohua Commuter train in Sreepur’s Satkhamaier area

Dhaka’s weather is set to remain dry with partly cloudy skies, as rising temperatures and high humidity make conditions feel even hotter

Bangladesh’s energy sector faces mounting challenges post-Eid, with gas price hikes looming, load shedding intensifying due to soaring temperatures, and financial constraints limiting gas imports

Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus left for Thailand to attend the sixth BIMSTEC summit, where he will hold bilateral talks with regional leaders, including Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus is set to take over as the next chairman of BIMSTEC, with a key summit in Bangkok on the horizon

During an event in the White House Rose Garden on Thursday (3 April), the US president displayed a poster that listed reciprocal tariffs

The two officials discussed a broad range of matters of mutual interest and agreed to remain in contact

“He made the statement with sincere intent. If different interpretations arise, we cannot prevent them,” said Dr Khalilur Rahman, the chief adviser’s high representative for the Rohingya issue and other priorities, while speaking at the Foreign Service Academy on Wednesday

“Currently, two patrol teams from Asashuni Camp are stationed in the area and are providing all-out assistances to the local people and the administration in repairing the embankment,”

The Governor General welcomed Borhan Uddin and wished him success in his new assignment

“Ousted Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is involved in an anti-state conspiracy sitting in Delhi. No matter how much conspiracies she hatches, we will bring the fascist murderers to justice,” he said