REFORM in land, agricultural and environmental relations has been a long-standing demand and aptly reiterated by civic groups on April 20 from a roundtable discussion in Dhaka that asked the government to form a separate commission. A large portion of farmers in Bangladesh remain landless, with many abandoning the profession due to inadequate government...
Speakers, including representatives from non-governmental organisations, on Sunday called on the government to form a commission on land and agricultural reform and environmental protection...
Around 200 ethnic Karen people fled fighting in Myanmar and crossed the border into Thailand, Thai border officials said Saturday...
Two Myanmar towns on a lucrative trade route to Thailand have been besieged by fighting despite a truce declared after last month鈥檚 massive earthquake, residents said on Thursday...
Years of negotiations culminated early Wednesday with countries agreeing the text of a landmark accord on how to tackle future pandemics, aimed at avoiding the mistakes made during the Covid-19 crisis...
The National Board of Revenue has issued a gazette notification regarding the ban on the import of yarn and some other products through the country's land ports from India, Nepal and Bhutan, following repeated demands from local textile millers...
New Zealand's Glenn Phillips has left his IPL team Gujarat Titans to return home due to injury and will miss the rest of the T20 tournament, the franchise said Saturday.
The Netherlands Embassy in Bangladesh, Larive International, international business consultancy firm Lightcastle Partners and Bangladesh Poultry Industries Central Council organised a workshop titled 鈥楶oultry Industry Processing鈥� recently at Gulshan in Dhaka, says a press release.
Captain Nigar Sultana Joty smashed a 78-ball hundred while the spin duo Fahima Khatun and Jannatul Ferdus each took a record-breaking five-wicket haul as Bangladesh began the ICC Women鈥檚 Cricket World Cup 2025 Qualifier with a record...
Gary Stead announced Tuesday he will step down as New Zealand's white-ball cricket coach and is considering his future with the Test team.
James Pamment has been appointed as the national team's fielding coach, confirmed by the Bangladesh Cricket Board on Monday.
Harry Brook has been appointed as England's new white-ball captain, leading both the one-day international and Twenty20 teams, the England and Wales Cricket Board announced Monday.
AFTER a 7.7 magnitude earthquake in Myanmar and an 8.2 magnitude earthquake in Thailand on March 28, Bangladesh also felt a 4.5 magnitude tremor. The earthquake started only 597 km from Dhaka, raising concerns about earthquake risks in Bangladesh. Experts warn that the energy stored in the Indo-Burma Subduction Zone and the Dauki Fault could be released...
Bangladesh swimmer Samiul Islam Rafi made waves at the Arena Thailand Age Group Swimming Championships 2025, winning silver and bronze medals in the open segment of the men鈥檚 50 and 100-metre backstroke events, respectively, at the Aquatics Centre in Thailand...
England fast bowler Jofra Archer has been lauded for his match-winning IPL display for Rajasthan Royals, a rapid turnaround from a record hammering in the season opener.
Trade with India through Benapole land port resumed on Saturday after an 8-day of suspension for Eid-ul-Fitr holidays...
Pakistan's brittle batting was exposed again as a Ben Sears-inspired New Zealand won the third and final one-day international by 43 runs Saturday to sweep the series 3-0.
Chief adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has met former Thai prime minister Thaksin Shinawatra, seeking his valuable support in strengthening bilateral relations and contributing to the resolution of the Rohingya crisis to help bring a lasting peace to the region...
A landmine-hunting rat in Cambodia has set a new world record by sniffing out more than 100 mines and pieces of unexploded ordnance, a charity said on Friday.
Denmark鈥檚 prime minister said on Thursday that Copenhagen would not give up Greenland, as she visited the resource-rich autonomous Danish region that US president Donald Trump has vowed to take over.
The Anti-Corruption Commission of Bangladesh and the National Anti-Corruption Commission of Thailand on Friday signed a memorandum of understanding aiming at fostering international cooperation in the fight against corruption.
India鈥檚 parliament passed a bill on Thursday to reform hugely wealthy Muslim land-owning organisations, with the Hindu nationalist government saying it will boost accountability while the opposition called it an 鈥榓ttack鈥� on a minority...
Erling Haaland promised 鈥業鈥檒l be back鈥� after the Manchester City striker learned he will be sidelined for seven weeks with an ankle injury.
Australia expressed puzzlement Thursday over Donald Trump's decision to slap a 29-percent trade tariff on its tiny Pacific territory of Norfolk Island.
Chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus and Indian prime minister Narendra Modi met each other in Bangkok at an official dinner for BIMSTEC leaders hosted by Thai prime minister Paetongtarn Shinawatra on Thursday.
Bangladesh's foreign affairs adviser Md Touhid Hossain on Thursday stressed on the tangible, and result-oriented cooperation among BIMSTEC member states specially through the effective implementation of the BIMSTEC Free Trade Area enhancing intra-regional trade....
In the heart of Bangladesh鈥檚 agricultural landscape, a silent crisis unfolds as tomato farmers in Chandpur face an unprecedented price fall...
Mitch Hay鈥檚 rollicking 99 not out backed by some feisty seam bowling steered New Zealand to an 84-run win over Pakistan on Wednesday to take an unbeatable 2-0 lead in the one-day international series...
Finnish energy company Helen said on Tuesday that it had closed the country鈥檚 last active coal-fired power plant, ushering in 鈥榯he end of the era of coal鈥� for the Nordic country.
Erling Haaland will be out of action for up to seven weeks after suffering an ankle injury, Manchester City manager Pep Guardiola said on Tuesday.