Russia and Bangladesh are working out alternative modalities to keep transactions and trade between the two countries uninterrupted, said the Russian ambassador to Bangladesh yesterday.

The Information and Communication Technology Division has finalised the draft of the Personal Data Protection Bill and is preparing to place it before the cabinet for approval.

Bangladesh had gone into the tour of South Africa on top of the ICC ODI Super League, but to truly earn the respect that the position merits, they required something special.

On the surface, the 8th US-Bangladesh Partnership Dialogue was a success.

Bangladesh is at risk of losing its European export market for vegetables because the Explosive Detective System machine at the Dhaka airport has been inoperative for the last two weeks, causing massive shipment problems and huge financial losses.

At a public hearing over a Titas proposal to increase gas prices, consumers yesterday hit out at the distributor for failing to snap illegal connections, prevent gas theft, and ensure uninterrupted supply.

The power division will receive this year’s Swadhinata Padak (Independence Award) for its outstanding job of bringing cent percent of the country under electricity coverage, said power division officials.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky told Japan’s parliament yesterday that the United Nations had failed over the conflict in his country and reforms were needed, calling for more pressure on Russia.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky yesterday called on Pope Francis to mediate in his country’s conflict with Russia to help alleviate human suffering, nearly one month into Moscow’s invasion.

The Election Commission should refrain from using electronic voting machines in polls unless there is consensus regarding the use of the technology, eminent citizens said yesterday.

The Rapid Action Battalion yesterday detained a dealer for hoarding commodities of the Trading Corporation of Bangladesh when many had to return empty-handed from TCB sales points in Chattogram.

The government is going to repair religious establishments and build new bridges across the country following longstanding demands from lawmakers.

The air quality of Bangladesh remained the worst in the world for four years in a row, said a global report.

It’s a milestone that can make the country proud.

The Biden administration yesterday determined that violence committed against Rohingyas by Myanmar military amounts to genocide and crimes against humanity -- a decision that analysts say should strengthen efforts to hold the Myanmar junta accountable.

Bangladesh ranks seven out of 10 countries in the Asia-Pacific region that extract the most groundwater, found a recent report by the UN.

The US wants Bangladesh on its side as it endeavours to end the war in Ukraine, said a top American diplomat yesterday.

Around 25 to 30 officials of Biman Bangladesh Airlines, the civil aviation ministry, and two ruling party lawmakers from the parliamentary body on the ministry will be on Biman’s “experimental commercial” flight on the Dhaka-Toronto-Dhaka route on March 26.  

At least six individuals died and 20 others went missing after a large cargo vessel rammed a launch on the Shitalakkhya, making it sink within seconds yesterday.

The government yesterday reduced the price of bottled soybean edible oil at the retail level by Tk 8 per litre to Tk 160.