The Supreme Court yesterday upheld a High Court verdict that directed the authorities concerned of the government to place before the cabinet a proposal in 60 days for increasing the retirement age of freedom fighters, who are in government service, to 65 years.

Queen of the Netherlands Máxima Zorreguieta Cerruti arrived here yesterday on a three-day visit to support global efforts to reduce poverty, achieve economic development and empower women.

Brac founder and Chairperson Sir Fazle Hasan Abed has suggested a 10-year rigorous plan to draw talented graduates to the teaching profession for improving the country's education quality.

The High Court yesterday summoned eight people including six government high officials to appear before it on November 22 for not

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's official visit to France has been cancelled following Friday's terrorist attacks in Paris.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the hardworking and resilient people of Bangladesh will be the "development miracle" in near future if they get support from her development partners.

The government yesterday sought more support from international partners to help attain its ambitious development goals for the next five years and beyond, while donors pointed out three major challenges facing Bangladesh. Bangladesh has to raise its investment-GDP ratio to accelerate economic growth to 7-8 percent from the average of 6 percent, said Martin Rama, chief economist for South Asia at the World Bank, speaking at the Bangladesh Development Forum 2015.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged people to remain alert against the anti-liberation forces that are “out on a killing mission to undermine Bangladesh globally”.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan yesterday said all the fugitive criminals hiding abroad, including the convicted killers of Bangabandhu

Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury yesterday urged the media persons to take the country forward by publishing objective news.

Several ruling alliance and independent lawmakers yesterday lambasted the government, especially the education minister, for planning to take over the authority of non-government MPO-listed educational institutions' managing committees in teacher recruitment. Threatening to resist the move at any cost, six treasury and opposition bench lawmakers, on point of order, called upon the Speaker to settle the issue after discussions with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

A local activist of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD-Inu) who was injured during a clash with Awami League (AL) men on November 6 died at

The European Commission has approved a grant of EUR 50 million for the primary education sector of Bangladesh.

Renewing her allegation that Khaleda Zia wants to tarnish the country's image by killing foreigners, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said people won't allow conspirators to make the country a terrorist state.

With the aim to spare people of sufferings particularly from traffic congestion, Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC)

The High Court yesterday directed the government to demolish all illegal structures from the banks of the river Padma and bamboo fences built for fishing in the river between Madaripur and Munshiganj in 30 days.

Hawkers will be allowed to sit on footpaths at Gulistan in Dhaka without giving any toll from now, Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon said today.

In its bid to become a profitable organisation, Biman Bangladesh Airlines would collect six new aircraft, purchased earlier, for its fleet, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon told parliament yesterday.

An education ministry circular was issued on non-government MPO-listed schools, colleges, madrasas and technical institutions yesterday, reports our staff correspondent. As per its directives:

Outgoing Cuban Ambassador to Bangladesh Abelardo Rafael Cueto Sosa paid a farewell call on Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali in Dhaka yesterday