DNCC mayor-elect calls on PM

Pakistan hands IAF pilot to India

Pakistan handed IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan to India at the Wagah-Attari border, two days after being captured by the former’s during an intense aerial dogfight.

Bangladesh wants safe, sustainable repatriation of Rohingyas

Foreign Secretary Md Shahidul Haque has said Bangladesh wants nothing but a safe, voluntary, sustainable and dignified repatriation of the Rohingyas to Myanmar. He said this during a meeting on the situation in Myanmar held at...

Ekushey Padak recipient Polan Sarker passes away

Ekushey Padak winner Polan Sarkar, who lit the people up with books, passed away on Friday.

Month of independence begins

The historical month of independence begins today giving a heartbreaking reminder to the...

Business leaders, lawmakers to Amazon: please come back to NY

Top business leaders, lawmakers and others are urging Amazon chief executive Jeff Bezos to...

Latham, Raval hit ton as NZ take 217-run lead on day 2

New Zealand is heading for a big first innings lead as they scored 451 for 4 at stumps in reply to...

Pakistan to hand over Indian pilot at Wagah Border

Indian Air Force pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman will be released by Pakistan as a “gesture of peace” through the Wagah-Attari joint check-post on Friday, two days after he was captured across the Line of Control...

Atiqul elected DNCC mayor

The ruling Awami-League (AL) nominated candidate Atiqul Islam was elected mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) by-election with a big margin of votes. He secured 8,39,302 votes with ‘Boat’ symbol while his nearest contestant Shafin Ahmed of Jatiya Party...

Book fair gets two more days

Bangla Academy has extended the duration of the Amar Ekushey Book Fair by two more days to close on March 2 instead of February 28. State minister for cultural affairs KM Khalid made the announcement on Bangla Academy premises here this evening.

AL local government nomination board meets Friday

A meeting of Awami League (AL) Local Government Election Nomination Board will be held at Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s official residence Ganabhaban at 4.30 pm tomorrow.

India-Pakistan tensions ground thousands of air travellers

Thousands of air travellers worldwide were left stranded on Thursday after Pakistan closed its airspace in response to escalating tensions with India.

Voting ends, counting starts

Voting in the by-election to the mayoral post of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) and...

IAF pilot will be released Friday: Imran Khan

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday said his government will release Indian Air Force pilot tomorrow as peace gesture. Khan made the announcement in his address to the joint session of Pakistani parliament.

Imran Khan ready to talk to Modi over phone: Pak FM

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan is ready to talk to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the telephone to offer him peace. Is Modi ready for it? asked Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi in an exclusive interview with Geo News.

Tamim hits ninth Test century

Opener Tamim Iqbal hit his ninth Test century one-man stand for Bangladesh in the first Test against New Zealand at Seddon Park in Hamilton on Thursday.

Burnt bodies of 2 infants recovered from Bhashantek slum

Firefighters recovered the charred bodies of two infants as they died in a slum fire in the capital’s Bhashantek area on Thursday at 12:15 pm...

Pakistan, India urged to ‘avoid further military action’

The United States has urged Pakistan and India to avoid further military action as tensions between the two nuclear-armed neighbours escalate...

Pakistan, India trade fire in Kashmir; villagers flee homes

India and Pakistan exchanged gunfire through the night into Thursday morning in the disputed Himalayan region of Kashmir, a day after Islamabad said it shot down two Indian warplanes and captured a pilot...

CEC blames political parties for thin presence of voters

The Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda has blamed the political parties and its candidates for the thin presence of the voters. The CEC said this on Thursday at 10:30 am after casting his vote at the polling centre of IEES High School in Uttara...