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8 June 2026, 18:26 PM
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8 June 2026, 18:14 PM
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7 June 2026, 15:20 PM
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6 June 2026, 14:01 PM
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Cabinet approves policy to attract investment from Bangladeshis living abroad
4 June 2026, 23:02 PM
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5 DIGs promoted to additional IGP rank
4 June 2026, 19:23 PM
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TIB urges govt to drop reported plan to legalise black money
4 June 2026, 19:13 PM
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Two bridges on Patuakhali- Kuakata road await opening
One month into completion, Shaheed Sheikh Kamal Bridge and Shaheed Sheikh Jamal Bridge on Patuakhali-Kuakata road are yet to be opened for vehicular movement.
27 January 2016, 18:00 PM
JS body returns bill, seeks further pay rise of MPs
A parliamentary body sends back a bill to the Cabinet Division, seeking an increase in remuneration and allowances of lawmakers comparing to bureaucrats.
27 January 2016, 12:38 PM
Don’t allow any injustice, PM tells cops
P Hasina asks police to deal with injustice with strong hands even if it is done by any politically influential person. She advises police to communicate with her if the offender is a leader of Awami League.
27 January 2016, 08:55 AM
Have ETP, or shut down, minister tells factories around 4 Dhaka rivers
In a move to save the major rivers around Dhaka, the government today made Effluent Treatment Plants a mandatory factor for the factories.
27 January 2016, 08:00 AM
Expats assured of barrier-free investment climate
The government will remove all barriers to make the expatriate Bangladeshis’ investment in the country smooth, the expatriates’ welfare and overseas employment minister says.
26 January 2016, 12:12 PM
Bangladeshis positive about economic future: IRI
The International Republican Institute (IRI) says in a new survey report that Bangladeshis has been increasingly becoming optimistic about their better economic future.
26 January 2016, 10:38 AM
Work as people's trusted friends, PM asks police
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asks policemen to be the trusted friends of people facing all the challenges.
26 January 2016, 05:21 AM
Cabinet approves draft policy on migrants
The cabinet yesterday approved the draft of the "Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Policy 2016" with a view to ensuring and encouraging safe migration and protection of migrants and their families.
25 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Bills to double salaries of president, PM, ministers placed in JS
Three separate bills are placed in the parliament in an amended form to double salaries and other allowances of the president, prime minister and cabinet members.
25 January 2016, 15:20 PM
Annisul for bringing storm drainage system under city corporations
If entrusted with the management of city’s storm drainage system, Dhaka city corporations will play a role in resolving the acute urban flooding and water logging problem in the capital city, said Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Annisul Huq.
25 January 2016, 14:03 PM
Broom procession in Narayanganj demanding gas supply
Agitated people bring out a broom procession in Fatullah of Narayanganj and blocked a road protesting shortage of gas supply in the area from Saturday night.
25 January 2016, 12:31 PM
Cabinet approves draft of expatriates’ welfare policy
The cabinet approves the draft of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Act 2016 to make the immigration procedure easier and hassle free.
25 January 2016, 07:09 AM
US envoy appreciates Bangladesh’s commitment to democracy
US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat says she appreciates the opportunity to hear BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s thoughts on political situation in Bangladesh.
25 January 2016, 04:49 AM
92.37 lakh jute sacks lie unsold in 8 Khulna mills
A staggering 92.37 lakh pieces of jute sacks have remained unsold in the eight state-run jute mills of Khulna region, due to poor
24 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Salary of speaker, deputy speaker set to double
With the proposal for increasing salary and other related benefits of the speaker and deputy speaker to almost double, the Speaker and Deputy Speaker (Remuneration and Privileges) (Amendment) Bill, 2016 is placed in parliament.
24 January 2016, 15:52 PM
Biman plans to expand wings on int’l routes: Menon
Biman Bangladesh Airlines has planned to expand its wings to China and Maldives apart from resuming its suspended routes to Delhi and Hong Kong in 2016.
24 January 2016, 15:00 PM
JP leadership shuffle ‘undemocratic’: Raushan
Opposition leader Raushan Ershad terms “undemocratic and devoid of rules” the change in Jatiya party’s secretary general and appointment of a co-chairman by the party chief without any discussion in party forums.
23 January 2016, 15:57 PM
Nizamuddin new navy chief
The government has appointed Rear Admiral Mohammad Nizamuddin Ahmed as new chief of the naval staff.
21 January 2016, 13:16 PM
President believes govt to maintain peace overcoming challenges
President Abdul Hamid says he firmly believes that the government will maintain peace, discipline and stability in the state and society overcoming all challenges.
20 January 2016, 12:26 PM
Agitating tea workers desire to meet PM
Tea workers of Chandpur Tea Estate have expressed desire to meet Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during her Sylhet visit on January 21 to
18 January 2016, 18:00 PM