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Dignitaries highlight press freedom to strengthen democracy

By P R Biswas, AA

  UNESCO, Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) and Article 19 jointly organized a discussion program in Dhaka on Thursday

UN unanimously adopts Bangladesh's resolution on Culture of Peace

By Asian Age Online

The United Nations General Assembly has unanimously adopted Bangladesh's

Former Attorney General AJ Mohammad Ali passes away

By AA Correspondent

Former Attorney General and Nationalist Lawyers' Forum President, senior lawyer AJ Mohammad Ali has passed away. He was 73.

Speaker for preparing action plans to achieve SDGs

By AA News Desk

 Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury on Thursday laid emphasis on preparing action plan to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals(SDGs)

Milton Samadder on 3-day remand

By AA News Desk

A court in Dhaka on Thursday placed Child and Old Age Care founder Milton Samadder on three-day remand in

Temperature starts falling

By AA News Desk

 Maximum temperature in the country started falling on average one or two degrees Celsius from today, the Met Office

Minister for marketing unpolished rice from next Aman season

By AA News Desk

Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder on Thursday urged mill owners to market unpolished rice from next Aman season considering

BD is committed to ensure healthcare for mothers and children: Rokeya Sultana

By Rafiqul Islam Pintu

State Minister for Health and Family Welfare Dr. Rokeya Sultana has said Bangladesh is committed to ensure sound health

China road collapse kills 36

By Asian Age Online

A collapse of an expressway section in China's Guangdong

PM asks industry owners to prioritise labourers' welfare relinquishing lavishness

By AA Online Desk

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked the mills and factories owners to pay special attention to the labourers'

Bangladesh receives $1.9b in remittance in 29 days

By AA Online Desk

Bangladesh has received a total of $1.9 billion in remittance in the first 29 days of April, according to

Khaleda Zia hospitalised again

By AA Online Desk

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia was admitted to Evercare Hospital in the capital on Wednesday night.“Madam (Khaleda) has been brought

HC issues rule to stop grave robbery

By AA News Desk

The High Court on Tuesday issued a rule asking the concerned parties why no action will be taken to

BAPA places eight-point demand to address heatwave

By AA News Desk

 Bangladesh Poribesh Andolon (BAPA), an environmental organisation, on Tuesday raised eight-point demand to check blistering heatwave persisting across the

USAID to help Bangladesh prevent infectious diseases

By AA Correspondent

 The US Embassy Dhaka's United States Agency for International Development (USAID) is launching its new USAID One Health Project

Media's role in raising climate awareness 'pivotal': Saber

By AA News Desk

Environment, Forest, and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury said the media has a pivotal role to play in

'Peace accord signing ended conflicts in CHT region'

By AA News Desk

 Convener of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Accord Implementation and Monitoring Committee Abul Hasanat Abdullah, MP (minister status), on

President urges political parties to prioritize public interest

By Asian Age Online

President Mohammed Shahabuddin today called on all political parties

Non-communicable diseases cause 70 pc of deaths in Bangladesh: Experts

By AA News Desk

 Health experts at a workshop on Monday said 70 percent of deaths in the country are now attributed to

Environmental issues being included to textbooks: Saber

By AA News Desk

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Saber Hossain Chowdhury on Monday said the government has taken an initiative to

‘Identify areas to increase revenue collection in land sector’

By AA News Desk

Land Minister Narayon Chandra Chanda has directed land officers to identify areas for increasing revenue collection in the land

Former banker jailed for 26yrs in graft case

By AA News Desk

A Dhaka court on Monday sentenced Musabbir Rahim, Assistant Vice President and Head of Card Division of City Bank,

No alternative to Sheikh Hasina's leadership: Faridul Haque

By AA News Desk

Religious Affairs Minister Md Faridul Haque Khan on Monday said there is no alternative to Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's

Gautamananda becomes R K Mission President

By AA Correspondent

 Swami Gautamanandaji has become new President of Ramakrishna Math and Mission. He was elected President of the Ramakrishna Math

PM returns home from Bangkok

By Asian Age Online

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today returned home from Bangkok

BNP becoming organizationally weak avoiding pro-people politics: Quader

By Asian Age Online

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges

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