Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has arrived in London on an official visit to the UK to attend the coronation of UK’s King Charles III. The flight carrying the PM landed at Heathrow International Airport in London at 11:49 pm local time (4:49 am Friday Bangladesh Time). She flew to London on a five-day visit after…
The United Nations warned Wednesday of a growing likelihood the weather phenomenon El Nino will develop in coming months, fuelling higher global temperatures and possibly new heat records. The UN’s World Meteorological Organization said it now estimated there was a 60-per cent chance that El Nino would develop by the end of July, and an…
Five teachers and two labourers were gunned down Thursday at a school in northwest Pakistan, in an attack linked to Sunni-Shiite sectarian tensions, police and government officials said. “When the two attackers went inside (the school), they identified Shiite people and separated them before opening fire,” Muhammad Imran, police chief for Kurram district in Pakistan’s…
ADB’s 56th annual meetingSouth Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol gives a speech during the opening session of the 56th Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank in Incheon, South Korea, 3 May 2023.South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol gives a speech during the opening session of the 56th Annual Meeting of the Asian Development Bank…
Prime Minister Sheikh HasinaFile PhotoPrime minister Sheikh Hasina has arrived in London on an official visit to the UK to attend the coronation of UK’s King Charles III. The flight carrying the PM landed at Heathrow International Airport in London at 11:49 pm local time (4:49 am Friday Bangladesh Time). She flew to London on…
The appeal of Jahangir Alam against the cancellation of his nomination paper for the mayoral post in Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) election was turned down. The hearing of his appeal was held at the office of Dhaka divisional commissioner on Thursday. When asked about his reaction, Jahangir Alam told Prothom Alo that “now I will…
A framework arrangement has been signed between Bangladesh and Korea to provide a soft loan of US$ 3 billion during the period 2023-2027. The agreement was signed at Incheon, Korea on Thursday, says a press release of the Economic Relations Division (ERD). The amount will be used as project assistance at various development projects in…
Paris Saint-Germain’s relationship with Lionel Messi is set to end after two underwhelming years following the French champions’ decision to suspend the seven-time Ballon d’Or winner for going on an unauthorised trip to Saudi Arabia. Greeted as a hero by adoring supporters when he arrived in Paris from Barcelona in August 2021, Messi was supposed…
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has attended the Commonwealth Leaders Event in London. The event started at 2pm local time (7:00pm Bangladesh Time) on Friday at Marlborough House of the Commonwealth Secretariat at Pall Mall. In the event , Sheikh Hasina had interaction with King Charles III, head of the Commonwealth, at the delegate’s lounge. She…
A framework arrangement has been signed between Bangladesh and Korea to provide a soft loan of US$ 3 billion during the period 2023-2027. The agreement was signed at Incheon, Korea on Thursday, says a press release of the Economic Relations Division (ERD). The amount will be used as project assistance at various development projects in…