The European Union has expressed their willingness to strengthen partnership with Bangladesh in the coming days. European commissioner for international partnerships Jutta Urpilainen and European commissioner for crisis management Janez
UNDP, UNFPA and UNOPS have been navigating and responding to the multiple and overlapping crises from the past few years, and their commitment to strengthen support, especially for the most
A magistrate court in Dhaka on Thursday (February 1, 2024) did not grant bail to BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir in a case filed with the city’s Ramna
The first phase of three-day ‘Biswa Ijtema’, a large congregation of Muslims in the world, is set to begin on Friday morning on the bank of the Turag River in
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) committed a record amount of climate finance in 2023 to help its developing member countries (DMCs) in Asia and the Pacific cut greenhouse gas emissions
Ambassador of Palestine to Bangladesh, Yousef SY Ramadan, on Thursday said that the recent ICJ ruling gave a sense of optimism after 75 years of struggle, noting that they needed
The month-long Amar Ekushey Book Fair-2024 is set to begin on Thursday at Bangla Academy and Suhrawardy Udyan premises as prime minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to inaugurate the country’s
Environmental activist Greta Thunberg will appear in a London court on Thursday charged with public order offences linked to a demonstration against the energy industry. The 21-year-old Swedish activist is
Bangladesh’s expense on fuel for generating electricity increased by a third last year compared with the year before, but it hardly increased electricity output—only about three per cent. Part of
Main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Thursday skipped the rising day programme hosted by Dhaka Metropolitan Police for citizens. DMP’s joint commissioner Biplob Kumar Sarker told New Age that they