December2024

Following a series of devastating defeats, Syrian government forces started a counteroffensive against Islamist-led rebels on Wednesday in the vicinity of the strategic city of Hama, according to a war monitor. Because of its advantageous location...

In order to meet the nation’s increasing demand, the government today approved separate bids for the purchase of about 1.50 lakh metric tonnes of rice, 60,000 metric tonnes of fertiliser, and 30,000 metric tonnes of rock...

Dr. Muhammad Mehedi Hassan, the ICT Division’s assistant secretary, has been selected by the interim government to serve as the administrator of the Bangladesh Association of Software and Information Services (BASIS). In this regard, the Ministry...

In southern Thailand, where the death toll rose to 29, authorities reported Wednesday that more than 30,000 people had been displaced from their homes as a result of heavy floods. According to the public relations section...

After lawmakers rejected his brief attempt to implement martial law and thousands of demonstrators took to the streets, South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol was called upon to step down on Wednesday. Yoon’s unexpected attempt to...

Md. Nahid Islam, the adviser for posts, telecommunications, and information technology, has asked Saudi Arabia to make investments in Bangladesh’s IT industry, specifically in high-tech parks. “The present government is eager to strengthen its existing relationship...

Today will mark the 61st anniversary of the passing of Hussain Shaheed Suhrawardy, a champion of democracy and one of the greatest leaders of the undivided India. On December 5, 1963, the unmatched leader of Indian...

Sheikh Md. Sazzad Ali, the commissioner of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP), had a courtesy call today from a team from the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), USA. According to a police press statement, Assistant Legal...

334 IP (internet protocol) telephone firms, call centres, and internet service providers (ISPs) have had their licenses and registration certificates withdrawn by the telecom authority. In light of this, MA Taleb Hossain, Director of the Bangladesh...

The United Nations warned Tuesday that already unprecedented levels of forced displacement are set to worsen in 2025 as conflicts and disasters push ever more people to flee their homes. UNHCR, the UN refugee agency, is...