The Cabinet, at a special meeting on Thursday, approved the proposed national budget for the fiscal year 2024-25. The meeting was presided over by prime minister Sheikh Hasina at the
The United States will temporarily close its Mexico border to asylum seekers from Wednesday, as President Joe Biden tries to neutralise his political weakness on migration ahead of November’s election
The alliance led by Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Hindu-nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secured a parliamentary majority at the country’s general election, official results showed late Tuesday. With a
A jailed Sikh separatist, a Bollywood actress and an international cricket star have all been elected to serve in India’s next parliament, according to official results published Tuesday. AFP takes
Slovenia’s parliament on Tuesday passed a decree recognising a Palestinian state, following last week’s recognition by three other European states. With the move in response to the devastating Gaza war,
All coaching centres across the country will remain closed from June 29 to August 11 as this year’s Higher Secondary School Certificate and equivalent examinations will begin on June 30
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday said Bangladesh was one of the pioneers in the world in terms of coastal afforestation. ‘In the world, Bangladesh is one of the pioneers
The United States has said that it is closely monitoring the developments in the case against Nobel Laureate Professor Muhammad Yunus. ‘We will continue to encourage the Bangladeshi government to
The counting of votes for the Lok Sabha polls, which will decide if Prime Minister Narendra Modi makes a comeback or a resurgent Opposition steals the show, has begun. Three hours
While amassing vast assets and laundering money abroad, former inspector general of police (IGP) Benazir Ahmed also engaged a group of people to take care of his illegally accumulated wealth