Shahina Ferdousi appointed first woman DG of primary education directorate
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Sherpur, Faridpur get new DCs
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Saimum Parvez appointed PM’s special assistant on environment
22 April 2026, 17:43 PM
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Ziauddin Hyder named PM’s health aide with state minister status
22 April 2026, 16:03 PM
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Farida Khanom appointed Dhaka DC, becomes first woman to hold the post
22 April 2026, 14:59 PM
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Three ministries and divisions get new secretaries
21 April 2026, 21:49 PM
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PM tells newspaper owners he monitors media, acts on reports
21 April 2026, 21:47 PM
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Writ petition challenges repeal of Supreme Court Secretariat ordinance
20 April 2026, 11:40 AM
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High Court to go virtual twice a week to save energy
19 April 2026, 19:18 PM
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Govt appoints three organisation heads on contract with secretary status
19 April 2026, 13:12 PM
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Maj Gen Kabir new Bangladesh envoy to Indonesia
The government has decided to appoint Major General Azmal Kabir as the next ambassador of Bangladesh to Indonesia., according to a Foreign Ministry press release.
24 October 2016, 11:59 AM
28 SPs transferred across the country
The government transfers 28 superintendents of police (SP) officers across the country. A home ministry notification issued says that the order will be effective from December 12.
24 October 2016, 10:36 AM
Memo to PM to cancel Rampal Power Plant
Local leaders and activists of National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Port in Phulbari upazila submitted a
23 October 2016, 18:00 PM
DFID, UNFPA sign deal to produce competent midwives
The Department For International Development (DFID) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) sign a grant agreement to produce competent midwives in Bangladesh.
23 October 2016, 15:20 PM
Dhaka, Ottawa to discuss ways to extradite Noor Chy
Bangladesh and Canada will further discuss ways for the extradition of Noor Chowdhury, a convicted killer of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, in Ottawa this week.
23 October 2016, 13:32 PM
BTRC suspends CityCell’s spectrum
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission suspends spectrum of Citycell as the mobile phone operator failed to pay dues.
20 October 2016, 11:54 AM
Bangladesh should scrap new NGO law: HRW
The Bangladesh parliament should repeal a new law regulating civil society organisations accepting foreign funds, New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) says.
20 October 2016, 08:49 AM
WB confident in PM's development agenda
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim expresses his "full confidence" in the development agenda of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government in Bangladesh.
18 October 2016, 12:21 PM
Dot bangla domain to open from Dec 16
Dot bangla domain would be opened for mass users from December 16.
18 October 2016, 12:14 PM
Wage social movement against militancy: President
President Abdul Hamid underscores the need for waging a social movement against militancy and drug abuse saying drug addiction is misleading the youth and creating a social instability while militancy has become a global problem.
18 October 2016, 12:02 PM
Beware of fraud calls: BTRC
The telecom regulator asks mobile phone users not to share any information like passwords if anyone requests referring regulators’ name through call or SMS.
17 October 2016, 12:02 PM
PM expects WB’s stronger role in Bangladesh’s development
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says she expects the World Bank to play a stronger role in Bangladesh’s development endeavours as the leading development partner.
17 October 2016, 11:55 AM
PM returns home from Goa
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returns home after attending the BRICS-BIMSTEC Leaders' Outreach Summit at Goa in India.
17 October 2016, 04:31 AM
11 senior police officials transferred
In a reshuffle to the police administration, the government has transferred 11 senior officers to new postings. The home ministry issues a circular in this regard.
16 October 2016, 14:17 PM
Libya barred for Bangladeshis on security grounds: Minister
The government is not allowing Bangladeshi migrants to go to the North African country of Libya due to security reasons, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam says.
16 October 2016, 10:31 AM
Bangladesh condemns Myanmar attack
Expressing concern at the loss of innocent lives in clashes in Myanmar, Bangladesh underscores the need for arresting the perpetrators for bringing them to justice.
16 October 2016, 09:19 AM
PM accorded red carpet reception in Goa
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves for Goa this morning to attend the BRICS-BIMSTEC Outreach Summit which the host country India considers as a 'significant' event.
16 October 2016, 04:15 AM
BRICS-BIMSTEC summit: PM leaves for Goa tomorrow
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves Dhaka October 16 for Indian southwest state of Goa to join BRICS-BIMSTEC Leaders' Outreach Summit. The two-day summit will be held in Goa on October 15-16 with the theme 'BRICS-BIMSTEC: A Partnership in Opportunities'.
15 October 2016, 05:55 AM
Xi leaves Dhaka after 2-day visit
Chinese President Xi Jinping leaves Dhaka for India after a two-day visit which saw China inking 27 deals with Bangladesh worth $24.45 billion in soft loan for various key development projects.
15 October 2016, 03:46 AM
Bangladesh-China joint statement
Bangladesh and China in a joint statement express their satisfaction at the traditional friendship between China and Bangladesh and fast development of bilateral cooperation.
14 October 2016, 17:08 PM