PM urges Islamic scholars to stand boldly against militancy, terrorism
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday called upon the hajj pilgrims and Alem-Ulema (Islamic scholars) to move forward to contribute in building a modern and knowledge-based developed nation by keeping the children away from militancy and terrorism.
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File image of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina PIDHow to count women's unpaid housework
A typical Bangladeshi housewife has no set schedule, never gets a day off, rarely gets paid, and has no retirement benefits. Women, in the eyes of society, typically oversee household finances, care for children and the elderly, educate youngsters, shop for and prepare food, clean the house, and transport water and fuel.
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A woman working in kitchen at home Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka TribuneImran Khan says had ‘no dialogue' with Pakistan army after unrest
Imran Khan says he has had "no dialogue" with Pakistan's military since his campaign of defiance against the nation's powerful generals boiled over into deadly unrest last week.
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Policemen escort Pakistan's former Prime Minister Imran Khan (C) as he arrives at the High Court in Islamabad on May 12, 2023 AFPImporters echo minister as onion becomes costlier
Wholesale and retail traders of the Hili land port in Dinajpur have remained reluctant despite the government's repeated warnings against the unfair price hike of the local variety of onions.
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File photo of onions Mahmud Hossain Opu/Dhaka TribuneAbducted child sold online, 5 arrested
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested five people in different areas across Bangladesh on charges of selling a three-year-old boy online after kidnapping him from the Dhaka Udyan area in Mohammadpur, Dhaka.
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BigstockUN: 800,000 people affected by Cyclone Mocha in Myanmar
At least 800,000 people in Myanmar need emergency food aid and other assistance after Cyclone Mocha slammed into the conflict-torn country earlier this week, the United Nations said on Friday.
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A Rohingya woman stands in her destroyed house at Basara refugee camp in Sittwe on May 16, 2023, after cyclone Mocha made a landfall AFP