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Commuters asked to lodge complaints against extra fare

Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) has asked all to lodge their complaints about additional fare in public transport in Dhaka
31 October 2015, 18:00 PM

National recognition for Justice Debesh urged

Marking the centenary of Justice Debesh Bhattacharya's birth, a meeting was held in Abdul Karim Shahitto Bisharad Auditorium of Bangla
31 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Dhaka to get five metro rails: Quader

Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday said the government has a plan to build five metro rails
29 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh’s third seaport at Payra

The Payra sea port in Patuakhali would be operational from December on a limited scale. The government plans to gradually turn it into a deep seaport. "Apart from a deep seaport in Matarbari, another one will be constructed in Payra," Planning Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal told the press after an Ecnec meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
29 October 2015, 18:00 PM

JS body for developing railway clinic systems

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways Ministry at a meeting yesterday discussed the progress of implementation of Chittagong-CUET (Chittagong University of Engineering & Technology) rail project and a comprehensive report on purchasing machinery parts of OTM and LTM of BISIC and some other institutions.
28 October 2015, 21:58 PM

Govt urges Australia for manpower import

Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Nurul Islam yesterday requested the Australian government to
28 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Students to get free textbooks on time

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid yesterday assured that printing of school textbooks will be completed on schedule and students will get them by the start of next year.
28 October 2015, 18:00 PM

JS body for more power lines

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Ministry for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources suggested increasing electricity lines
27 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Dhaka wants Delhi's help

Bangladesh has sought cooperation from India to construct the Ganges Barrage on the Padma river, said Water Resources Minister
27 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Govt to set up 254 e-agri information centres

Aiming to expand e-Krishi (e-agriculture) in rural areas, government has taken initiative to set up 254 ICT-driven Agriculture
27 October 2015, 18:00 PM

PM seeks roadmap to boost tourism

Observing that Bangladesh has all the treasures to emerge as the world's new tourist destination, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
27 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Report children's issues more judiciously

Good judgment and reasoning should be applied to a greater extent in reporting on children, when they are either the subject of the
27 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Cabinet okays jobs for 30,000 more youths

The cabinet yesterday approved a proposal of the Ministry of Youths and Sports to expand the National Service Programme (NSP) in 20 upazilas to create jobs for 30,000 unemployed youths.
25 October 2015, 18:00 PM

PM wants Indo-Bangla joint venture

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday stressed developing Ganges Barrage on the Padma River in Bangladesh under a joint venture
25 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Tk 240cr deal for flyover signed

A four-lane flyover will be built at Bhulta Bazar on Dhaka-Sylhet highway to ease traffic at the busy intersection of four different routes.
25 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Religion belongs to communities but festival to all: President

Mentioning that sense of unity and secularism is the long-practicing characteristics of people of Bangladesh, President Abdul Hamid yesterday said religion belongs to a community but festival belongs to all.
22 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Locals hand over dowry-greedy husband to police

Aggrieved villagers beat up a man and later handed him over to the police for allegedly torturing his wife for dowry at
22 October 2015, 18:00 PM

Happy with measures taken by Bangladesh, but concern remains

Envoys of four countries yesterday said there is still some concern despite the government's beefing-up of security.
21 October 2015, 18:00 PM

One to die, 7 get life in Bogra, Nilphamari

A Bogra court here on Monday sentenced a man to death and four others to life imprisonment for killing a trader in 2006, reports our
20 October 2015, 18:00 PM

C'wealth lauds Bangladesh's success

A delegation of Commonwealth Secretariat (COMSEC) yesterday said progress in prevention of early marriage,
20 October 2015, 18:00 PM