Hadi's family to get Tk 1 crore more from govt as livelihood support
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Additional Tk 106,000 crore required to implement proposed new pay scale
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Pay Commission recommends up to 142% salary hike for govt employees
21 January 2026, 17:37 PM
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Govt merges two health ministry divisions for better coordination
20 January 2026, 20:50 PM
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Four new police stations approved
20 January 2026, 17:17 PM
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Govt clarifies Prof Yunus’ support for ‘Yes’ vote
18 January 2026, 21:16 PM
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Govt updates essential drug list
8 January 2026, 11:35 AM
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Hadi, Dipu murder cases to be tried at speedy tribunal: CA's press secretary
24 December 2025, 12:29 PM
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No discussion on changes in advisory council: Shafiqul Alam
24 December 2025, 11:22 AM
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31 ADCs assigned ahead of national election
9 December 2025, 10:55 AM
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DU teacher appears before parliamentary body to explain interview on remittance
Tasneem Siddiqui, a teacher at the Department of Political Science of Dhaka University, appeared before a parliamentary body to explain an interview in a national daily about remittance income.
23 September 2021, 16:38 PM
SDGs performance: PM Hasina’s leadership earns high appreciation
Director of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network Jeffrey Sachs has highly appreciated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her leadership in securing “tremendous” gains on different development and human indicators set out under SDGs.
23 September 2021, 10:56 AM
Parliamentary Standing Committee recommends pre-paid gas meters to reduce waste
A Parliamentary Standing Committee meeting today recommended immediately ensuring pre-paid meters for all gas consumers to reduce gas waste in the country.
20 September 2021, 14:05 PM
BBS to collect and store demographic, biometric data of all citizens
The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), for the first time, will collect demographic and biometric data of all citizens.
19 September 2021, 08:25 AM
Social Safety Net: High allocations, but off target
Bangladesh is failing to reap the maximum benefit from its high social safety net allocations, which is among the top four in the Asia-Pacific region, for poor targeting and unplanned deployment, found a recent World Bank study.
16 September 2021, 18:00 PM
Parliament passes Bill to extend quick rental power plant law
In the face of strong opposition and criticism from opposition MPs, a bill was passed in parliament today to extend the term of a special law to run rented power plants for another five years to meet power shortage on an emergency basis.
16 September 2021, 15:40 PM
14th session of 11th parliament postponed after it started on September 1
The 14th session of 11th parliament was postponed this afternoon after a total of seventh sittings as the brief session started on September 1 maintaining health guidelines amid Covid-19 pandemic.
16 September 2021, 11:44 AM
Excavator set on fire while evicting illegal occupiers from railway land in Sreemangal
Miscreants today set fire to an excavator while it was evicting illegal occupiers from Bangladesh Railway’s land at Bhanugachha Road in Sreemangal, Moulvibazar.
16 September 2021, 10:18 AM
1 in 5 of urban population living in poverty: World Bank report
Social protection programmes remain central to Bangladesh’s sustainable development policy and are progressively benefitting the poorer households, says a World Bank report launched today.
16 September 2021, 07:34 AM
Better extraction of marine resources: Bill placed in parliament
Territorial Waters and Maritime Zones (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was placed in parliament today to make the existing law a more time-befitting one.
16 September 2021, 06:13 AM
UNGA: PM leaving tomorrow for US, first overseas trip since pandemic
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to leave Dhaka tomorrow (Friday) on a two-week official visit to attend the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York and other engagements with a likely stopover in Helsinki, Finland.
16 September 2021, 06:07 AM
‘Dhaka’s Detailed Area Plan to be finalised by Jan 2022’
The Detailed Area Plan (DAP) that will guide future constructions in Dhaka city, use of land and demarcation of canals and flow areas, is expected to be finalised in the next few months, Local Government and Rural Development (LGRD) Minister Tajul Islam said today.
15 September 2021, 11:25 AM
Parliament passes bill to establish Kurigram Agricultural University
Kurigram Agricultural University Bill, 2021 was passed in Parliament today aimed at developing agriculture in the northern districts through research.
15 September 2021, 10:19 AM
Payra Bridge to open next month: Quader
Payra Bridge in Lebukhali area of Barishal district will open to traffic in October, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said today.
15 September 2021, 08:40 AM
Hasina cancels PMO’s vehicle procurement plan, diverts fund to public healthcare
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has diverted Tk 15 crore, which was allocated for the procurement of vehicles for her office, to improve public healthcare services.
12 September 2021, 16:48 PM
3 areas in Barishal city declared ‘silent zone’
Three areas in Barishal city have been declared as "silent zone".
11 September 2021, 08:11 AM
42nd BCS results published, 4,000 posts recommended for assistant surgeons
Bangladesh Public Service Commission today published the final results of 42nd BCS.
9 September 2021, 13:09 PM
Parliamentary body asks to investigate ‘irregularities' in land acquisition for PBI office in Cox’s Bazar
A parliamentary body today formed a three-member sub-committee to investigate the alleged irregularities in acquisition of one acre or 100 decimals of land to build a Police Bureau of Intelligence office in Cox's Bazar.
9 September 2021, 13:01 PM
Nearly 300 Ashrayan houses were damaged with hammers and shovels: PM
Sharply criticising those who have hammered down houses built under Ashrayan Project-2 for the landless people, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said that she has received full details of the culprits after an investigation
9 September 2021, 10:11 AM
Govt wants hassle-free system for people: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the government wants to develop a hassle-free land management system in the country so that common people do not suffer in any way.
8 September 2021, 18:00 PM