- Litton Das returns home from PSL after injury
- Floating hospital brings hope to Meghna Char residents in Chandpur
- 28 sacks of cash found in Pagla Mosque donation boxes
- Crowds begin arriving at Suhrawardy Udyan
- Major nations agree on global fee on greenhouse gases emitted by ships
- Trump, 78, says feels in 'very good shape' after annual checkup
- Iran says seeks 'real and fair' deal in nuclear talks with US
- Kolkata erupts in protest against Waqf Bill
- Columbia University activist Mahmoud Khalil "can be deported"
- 10 of a family killed in Israel strike
- Fire engulfs ‘Face of Fascism’ sculpture at Charukola
- Tesla halts new orders in China for two US-made models
- Dhaka ranks 78th in air quality
- Dhaka set to hold ‘March for Gaza’ rally today
- UN to cut humanitarian office staff by 20%
- Bangladesh seeks Slovak investment, worker visas
- Consensus Commission resumes talks Saturday
- Miraz gets best sportsperson of the year award
- Cricketer Anderson awarded a knighthood
- ‘Some illegal foreign assets to be frozen within 6 months’
Yunus’ China visit strengthens bilateral ties, govt says
The interim government has said Chief Adviser Prof. Muhammad Yunus recent visit to China, which included a high honor from President Xi Jinping, will enhance mutual cooperation on key issues, reads a UNB post. High Representative to the Chief Adviser Khalilur Rahman and Bangladesh Investment...
Dhaka seeks 50-year water management master plan from Beijing
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today (March 28) sought a fifty-year master plan from China to manage the river and water system in Bangladesh, which is crisscrossed by hundreds of rivers. The Chief Adviser made the call when Li Guoying, water resources minister of China, met him at a...
If elected, BNP to sign Teesta water management deal with China: Moyeen
BNP Standing Committee member Abdul Moyeen Khan announced on Thursday that if his party is elected in the upcoming election, it will sign an agreement with China to implement the Teesta River water management project. He made the statement during a meeting with a senior leader of the Communist...
'Fair share of Teesta's water is rights, not anyone's mercy'
BNP Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has said the fair share of Teesta Rivers water is Bangladeshs rights and it is not a matter of mercy or generosity. The water-deprived people of the Teesta basin in the northern region want to inform the entire world that the fair distribution of water from the...
Movement to continue until Teesta water issue resolves: Amir Khusru
BNP Standing Committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury said that the movement will continue until the water of Teesta comes. He said, Todays demand is a demand of our lives. It is a fair demand of international justice. When rivers flow through different countries, there is coordination and...
Huge turnout in Teesta march
On the second day of the 48-hour sit-in movement demanding a fair share of Teesta River water under the slogan Jago Bahe, Teesta Bachai (Wake Up, Save the Teesta River), a large crowd took part in a march along the Teesta riverbanks. Today (February 18), at 11 am, thousands of participants began...
AL fails to bring Teesta water in 15 years: Mirza Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday has said that nothing can be achieved without fighting and will bring Teesta water from India by fighting. He made these remarks as the chief guest at a 48-hour sit-in program demanding the protection of Teesta and implementation of the...
Students on Teesta banks to demand fair share of water
A 48-hour sit-in program has begun in Lalmonirhat from Monday demanding fair share of Teesta river water, adoption and implementation of a master plan. The Teesta River Protection Movement has called for this program with the slogan Jago Bahe Teesta Bachai. Students from various schools and...
People want Teesta mega project and fair share of water: Dulu
Chief coordinator of Teesta River Protection Movement and Organizing Secretary (Rangpur division) of the BNP central executive committee Principal Asadul Habib Dulu has said people want the Teesta mega project and fair share of its water, reports BSS. The Teesta is our life and many peoples...
Only 42% progress after 3 years!
The Teesta Irrigation Expansion Project, launched in January 2022 with a budget of approximately 1,500 crore taka, was originally scheduled to finish by June 2024. However, after three years, only 42% of the work has been completed. Mahbubur Rahman, chief engineer of the Rangpur Water Development...