The glaciers of the Himalayas are melting faster than anywhere else changing its ecosystem and causing grave concerns for the region, said the speakers at the South Asian Climate Change Conference in Kathmandu, Nepal. [Read more]

Biman Bangladesh Airlines Ltd has given a clarification on The Daily Star news headlined “UN staff asked to skip Biman” published on August 30. [Read more]

BSS, Dhaka
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves Dhaka for Geneva on Tuesday on a five-day official visit to attend the World Climate Conference-3 beginning today in Switzerland focusing on climate predictions and information for decision-making at the seasonal to multi-decadal timescales.The theme of the upcoming World Climate Conference (WCC-3) being organised by the World Meteorological Organisation [...]

বাংলাদেশ নির্বাচন ২০০৮ নিয়ে বিবিসি বাংলার বিশেষ আয়োজন [Read more]

Bangladesh Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed said that the international community did not pressure the government whether to hold trial for crimes committed during the 1971 independence. [Read more]

Hamid Karzai was moving towards victory in Afghanistan’s fraud-tainted elections as the United States hit out at what it said were reports Washington wants to influence the outcome of the vote. [Read more]

Iran’s embattled President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad began on Sunday introducing his cabinet nominees in a speech in parliament ahead of a debate by lawmakers on his ministerial line-up, state radio said. [Read more]

Staff Reporter
A total of 3.34 lakh Solar Home System (SHS) installed in the rural and urban areas in the country, are producing 18MW of electricity everyday. The SHS covers at least 1.7 million people mainly in remote rural areas across the country, Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (IDCOL) Director Farmanul Islam recently said at a [...]

এসপ্তাহে আলোচনার প্রসঙ্গ: সরকারে রদবদল, সেনাবাহিনীর ভূমিকা ও রাজনৈতিক দলের সঙ্গে আলোচনাসহ অন্যান্য বিষয়৻ [Read more]

Bangladesh High Court has extended for four months its earlier order staying the government’s third notice that asked BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to vacate her cantonment house by June 30. [Read more]