Swandwip (Chittagong) Correspondent On the occasion of Jail Killing Day, a discussion meeting and Milad Mahfil was held in Swandwip in Chittagong on Tuesday. Abdul Kader Miah Foundation observed the Day condemning the brutal killing of four national leaders , close associates of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu. Sandwip Municipality Ward No. 5 Awami League Joint General Secretary Alauddin ...

Staff reporter Acting President of Bangladesh Awami League, New York City, General Secretary of United States Bangabandhu Foundation and founder, Chairman of AKM Foundation, Sandwip and popular face of Sandwip Abdur Kader Miah has recently been nominated Adviser of Bangladesh Awami League Chittagong North District Executive Committee. This was informed in a letter signed by Chittagong North District Awami League ...

Staff Correspondent A discussion meeting was held at the meeting room of the Ministry of Railway in the presence of Railway Minister Nurul Islam Sujan on Thursday regarding the activation of the out of order Demues ( Diesel -electric multiple unit) trains of Bangladesh Railway using local low cost technology. In the meeting, Manjur -Ul -Alam Chowdhury, Additional Director General ...

Special Correspondent back from Parbatipur (Dinajpur) After a long period of inactivity, the engineers of Bangladesh Railways ( BR) have become success to activate Demo ( Diesel-electric multiple Unit) trains using low-cost indigenous technology after impoted it from China in 2013 . The Chinese company kept its technology secret for repair due to business interest but finally BR inaugurated it ...

International Desk International military drills have been launched in Russia’s Far East, with countries including China and India taking part. The US has voiced concern over Moscow’s ability to get other nations to participate in the exercises. The opening ceremony of the Vostok 2020 strategic exercises took place at a military range in Russia’s Primorsky Region on Wednesday, the Defense ...

Sports Desk Wu Yibing created a piece of tennis history on Wednesday after becoming the first player from China to reach the third round of the US Open. The talented 22-year-old defeated fellow qualifier Nuno Borges of Portugal in a five-set thriller to set up a David v Goliath showdown with defending champion Daniil Medvedev. Wu — winner of the ...

Diplomatic Correspondent Bangladesh and Brunei agreed to further explore the potentials for cooperation in the areas of food processing, ICT, ship building, tourism, infrastructure development, pharmaceuticals and jute products. The two countries also stressed the importance of facilitating air and shipping connectivity for giving the bilateral trade, investment and people-to-people contact a boost. Bangladesh and Brunei reached the agreement during ...

Sports Desk Singapore-born batting powerhouse Tim David was on Thursday called up by Australia for this year’s Twenty20 World Cup on home soil, the only change to the squad that won the tournament last year. David’s stunning elevation comes at the expense of leg-spinner Mitchell Swepson, with the 26-year-old earning his chance after a series of headline-grabbing individual performances across ...

International Desk Moscow thinks that the passage of two US Navy ships in the Taiwan Strait is a provocation which does not facilitate the bolstering of security in the region, Russian Foreign Ministry Spokeswoman Maria Zakharova said at a briefing on Wednesday. “We consider the August 28 passage of two US Navy ships through the waters of the Taiwan Strait ...

Narayanganj Correspondent A man was killed and several others were injured in a clash between BNP men and police in Sadar upazila of Narayanganj on Thursday. The deceased was identified as Shaon, 24, hailed from the area. The clash took place at around 11:00am near Rail Gate No: 2 area when BNP leaders and activists were trying to bring out ...