Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will make an official visit to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) during November 16–19 and talk on various issues, including more investment by UAE investors in Bangladesh. Three agreements are expected to be signed between the two countries: (i) on the bilateral cooperation…

Some Bangladeshi female workers in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia are subjected to torture and oppression, but the government takes steps to redress these whenever the information is received, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen said yesterday. In reply to a question over the alleged tortures of Bangladeshi…

The High Court (HC) has again ordered the government to rename within 90 days the streets and installations named after anti-liberation persons across the country. The HC also directed yesterday the authorities concerned to convert or rename those streets and installations, which were installed with…

The number of examinees appearing for the upcoming Primary School Completion (PEC) examinations has dipped by more than two lakh compared to last year. The PEC examinations are scheduled to commence from November 17. This year, 2,553,267 examinees will be appearing for the PEC examinations. Of them,…

The government yesterday imposed a ban on the import, production, and sale of heartburn drug Ranitidine, which is produced using ingredients sourced from two Indian firms. A public announcement to the effect was made by Mohammad Mahbubur Rahman, director general of the Directorate General of Drug Administration…

Facebook on Wednesday said it has taken down some 5.4 billion fake accounts this year in a sign of the persistent battle on social media against manipulation and misinformation. Amid growing efforts to create fraudulent accounts, Facebook said it has stepped up its defenses and often removes the accounts…

Climate change will damage the health of an entire generation unless there are immediate cuts to fossil fuel emissions, from a rise in deadly infectious diseases to surging malnutrition, experts warned yesterday. Children across the world were already suffering the ill effects of air pollution and extreme…

Two top US diplomats delivered gripping testimony Wednesday about Donald Trump’s efforts to get Ukraine to investigate his potential 2020 rival Joe Biden, as the impeachment inquiry into the president shifted into a new phase of high-stakes televised hearings. Trump dismissed the probe in the…

The United States will maintain around 600 troops in Syria, Pentagon chief Mark Esper said Wednesday, despite Donald Trump’s desire to end US involvement in what the president calls “endless wars”. “We’re still moving troops out of northeastern Syria,” the US defense…