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Putul’s appointment a ‘shame’ for international organisations: Humaiun Kobir

State minister for foreign affairs Humaiun Kobir has described the appointment of recently resigned Saima Wazed Putul to a senior position at the World Health Organization as ‘very unfortunate’, alleging

Pro-Saad Tabligh deny giving pledge to skip Ijtema after 2025

The Tabligh Jamaat faction claiming allegiance to Maulana Saad on Sunday claimed that they had not given any written undertaking to refrain from holding the Biswa Ijtema at the Tongi

Khalilur Rahman sworn in as 81st UNGA president

Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman has taken the oath as the president of the 81st session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA). The closing ceremony of the 80th session of

We must work together to protect education systems: UN chief

United Nations Secretary-General António Guterres has called for stronger global efforts to protect education systems from attacks, warning that exercising the fundamental right to education is becoming increasingly dangerous amid

Do not use honorifics before titles of president, PM: Cabinet

The government has asked all concerned to avoid using honorifics like “His Excellency” and “Honourable” before the titles of President, Prime Minister, and cabinet members in official communication channels and

We have been freed from fascist rule, but paid a heavy price: President

President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, visibly moved after visiting the July Mass Uprising Memorial Museum and watching a short documentary, said the country had been freed from fascist rule and

Govt to drill 150 gas wells by 2030-31: PM

The government plans to drill 150 gas wells by 2030–31 as part of a broader effort to avert sudden gas shortages and protect industries from production disruptions, prime minister Tarique

A platform gives Bangladesh’s hidden child abuse a voice

The children were often too young to understand what was happening to them. Some were approached by teachers. Others were targeted by older students or relatives. Some were abused at