The 37th Bangladesh Civil Service preliminary examination is scheduled to be held on September 30, 2016.

The government files a petition with the Supreme Court seeking stay on a High Court verdict that directed for recognising 2,367 members of a special guerrilla force of 1971 Liberation War as freedom fighters.

The 10th Jatiya Sangsad goes into its 12th session today after a 59-day recess.

Bangladesh government will respond next week to a report sent by Unesco requesting it to conduct a revised Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) before going ahead with the Rampal power plant.

Nearly 13,000 power consumers of West Zone Power Distribution Company Limited (WZPDCL) under Pirojpur Palli Bidyut Samity (PBS)

British Minister for Asia Alok Sharma lauds Bangladesh government for its drive against terrorism and extremism.

The Jatiya Sangsad goes into its 12th session at 5:00pm tomorrow.

Bangladesh has become the Chair of the Delta Coalition as the Netherlands formally handed over the chairmanship to it. The chairmanship has been handed over to Bangladesh Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali by the Special Envoy for International Water Affairs of the Netherlands Henk Ovink at a simple ceremony at UNHQ in New York.

The government decides to appoint Md Nazmul Quaunine as the next High Commissioner of Bangladesh to the United Kingdom.

The Election Commission will start distribution of machine-readable smart national identity cards among 10 crore citizens on October 2, replacing the existing laminated cards.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after wrapping her busy five-day schedule in New York reaches Washington by road.

Bangladesh and Russian sign an intergovernmental agreement on visa-free travel for diplomatic and service passports holders.

Government offices will remain open on Saturday next as the public servants will have to compensate the one-day additional holiday they had enjoyed ahead of Eid -ul-Azha on September 11.

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urges world leaders to find common grounds in the interest of mankind to end the ongoing global disorder to take forward the world towards peace and prosperity.

Saudi Arabia’s Shoura Council approves the recruitment of male domestic workers from Bangladesh.

Awami League General Secretary and Public Administration Minister Syed Ashraful Islam says Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is not only a resource of the AL, but the beacon of whole Bengali nation.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina calls upon the global leaders to continue to enlarge the space for women for building a sustainable future saying it is crucial to prevent violent extremism in anywhere in the world.

Bangladesh witnessed a diminishing democratic space and steady deterioration in civil and political rights in 2015, European Union’s annual human rights report says.

The Teesta and Dharla rivers devoured huge croplands in 12 villages under three upazilas of the district in the last one week.

Police arrested Rashed Sarwar Amin alias Rumon, youngest son of lawmaker Refat Amin, in two extortion cases and produced him before a Satkhira court on Monday seeking a five-day remand.