North Korea test-fired new hypersonic ballistic missile

North Korea has launched a new hypersonic ballistic missile (IRBM). It was tested on Monday. During this time, the country’s leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the successful test of the…

6.8 earthquake relief and rescue operations are underway in China

A magnitude 6.8 earthquake occurred at 9:50 a.m. on Tuesday, January 7, in Riting district of Shigats town in Sichang. It caused heavy casualties and many houses collapsed. After the…

EU and EIB Pledge Support for Bangladesh’s Environmental Protection Priorities

Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Advisor to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, and the Ministry of Water Resources, announced that the European Union (EU) and the European Investment Bank…

50 Years of Friendship: The China-Bangladesh Relationship Amidst Political Changes

This year, 2025, the China-Bangladesh relationship reaches a significant milestone, celebrating 50 years of diplomatic ties. This enduring partnership, characterized by mutual respect, strategic cooperation, and shared growth, is navigating…

Clash of pro-Turkish-Kurdish forces in Syria, hundreds killed

More than 100 fighters have been killed in clashes between Turkish-backed groups and the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) in northern Syria over the past two days. A war monitoring…

ADB to Provide $1 Billion Annually for Bangladesh’s Inclusive Development

Asian Development Bank (ADB) Country Director Hoe Yun Jeong met with Syeda Rizwana Hasan, Advisor to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change, and the Ministry of Water Resources,…

China’s proposal to build a dam in Tibet, India worried

India has expressed concern over Beijing’s construction of a dam on China’s Yarlung Zangbo River (known as the Brahmaputra in Indo-Bangladesh) in Tibet. India’s Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson Randhir…

Dhaka has not received India’s response on Sheikh Hasina’s extradition: Foreign Adviser

Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain said that India’s official response to the repatriation of former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has not yet been received. He said this in response to questions…

Mobile court operation will be intensified to stop the production of polythene shopping bags

Efforts to shut down illegal production of polythene shopping bags will be intensified, stated Tapan Kumar Biswas, Chairperson of the Monitoring Committee of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate…