The name of Shital Pati is listed in the World Intangible Cultural Heritage of UNESCO. The organization declared it on Wednesday.The conference of International Association to Preserve Intangible Cultural Heritage is going on in Jeju Island of South Korea. In the last episode of the conference the matter of Shital Pati, the traditional crafts of Sylhet in Bangladesh came in.A delegation team led by Secretary of the National ...বিস্তারিত

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said, extreme level population is under internet coverage now. Nobody can deny that Bangladesh is a digital country at present. Meritorious youths will take Bangladesh into a new height using the information technology.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said this while inaugurating the Digital World 2017 at the Bangabandhu International Conference Center in the capital on Wednesday.The Prime Minister said, an opportunity of ...বিস্তারিত

The cabinet has decided in principle to declare 12^th December as Information and Communication Technology Day. The decision was taken to make the declaration of digital Bangladesh’s manifesto memorable.The proposal was accepted at the cabinet meeting held at the Prime Minister’s Office on Monday. After the meeting cabinet secretary Mohammad Shafiul Alam delivered the information at the cabinet division conference room in the secretariat.

The cabinet secretary said, ...বিস্তারিত

An agreement could be signed today (Thursday) between Myanmar and Bangladesh to repatriate Rohingyas who fled Myanmar to save their lives from violence in Rakhine and took shelter in Bangladesh. Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali said this.A lengthy meeting was held on the issue in Myanmar’s capital Naypyidaw on Wednesday. But the two countries could not reach consensus on several matters. Bangladesh wants to include a clause of ...বিস্তারিত

According to United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR), at least 607,000 Rohingyas entered Bangladesh fleeing the violence that erupted in Myanmar on August 25

The Rohingya refugees, who have already suffered in the summer heat and monsoon rain, are now bracing themselves for a merciless winter, signalled by the cold wave of late autumn.

Most of the displaced Rohingyas who escaped the military crackdown in Myanmar’s ...বিস্তারিত

Bangladesh has again topped gender equality in South Asia, said the World Economic Forum.

Bangladesh jumped 25 notches to 47th place in the Global Gender Gap ranking 2017.

Bangladesh closed 72% of the gender gap, said the study published on Thursday.

According to the report, Bangladesh scored 0.719 on the gender parity index and was ranked the highest among the South Asian nations while came ...বিস্তারিত

A strong earthquake has struck central Mexico, killing at least 248 people and toppling dozens of buildings in the capital, Mexico City.

President Enrique Peña Nieto said more than 20 children had died and 30 were missing after a school collapsed.

The 7.1 magnitude quake also caused major damage in neighbouring states, reports BBC.

The tremor struck shortly after many people had taken part in ...বিস্তারিত

Accusing again the BNP of committing unbridled corruption and siphoning off money abroad during its rule, Prime Minister and Leader of the House Sheikh Hasina today warned that proper action must be taken against those who plundered public property. "Proper action must be taken against those who looted public property ... we've already taken measures to bring back the money laundered by Khaleda Zia and her family members," she ...বিস্তারিত

The inclusion of Alida Sikder, a US-born Bangladeshi athlete, in the Bangladesh contingent for next month’s 4th Islamic Solidarity Games, has finally put country’s fastest woman Shirin Akter in a challenging situation. Shirin, the undisputed sprint queen of the country since 2014, was not included in the Bangladesh team for Games, scheduled from May 12-22 in Baku, Azerbaijan, in order to accommodate Alida. Shirin, who represented Bangladesh in all major ...বিস্তারিত

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina held held a press conference addressing the nation to brief them of her recently concluded trip to India. The press conference was held at Ganabhaban, the official residence of the Prime Minister at 4:30pm. Regarding her trip, PM Hasina said, “I did not return empty-handed. I wanted water, but got electricity.” During her four-day trip, 11 deals and 24 Memoranda of Understanding (MoU) were signed between the neighbouring countries. “This ...বিস্তারিত