Striking public univ teachers want talks with PM

Public university teachers who are agitating against “pay disparity” say they want to talk with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to press home their demand.
13 January 2016, 05:58 AM

Train fare set to go up

A parliamentary body endorses a proposal to increase train fare aiming at improving the service quality and minimising losses in the sector.
12 January 2016, 11:22 AM

Help make Bangladesh developed country by 2041: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, in an address to the nation marking two years of Awami League government, seeks all-out cooperation of the countrymen to turn Bangladesh into a prosperous and developed country by 2041.
12 January 2016, 09:13 AM

Govt sets 50kmph max driving speed in fog

The government set 50km per hour as the maximum driving speed during fog in view of the recent road crashes all over the country.
12 January 2016, 09:10 AM

Seven secretaries transferred

In a latest reshuffle in the civil administration, the government transfers seven secretaries to new ministries and divisions.
11 January 2016, 13:47 PM

Cabinet okays Hajj policy

Hajj pilgrims will have to pay Tk 360,000 each for performing holy Hajj under the government management this year while the amount is around Tk 305,000 for performing hajj without any sacrificial animal.
11 January 2016, 09:07 AM

Blankets distributed to poor

Over 1000 blankets have been distributed among ultra poor people at remote villages in the district. Superintendent of Police TM
10 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Makeshift shops evicted in Gulistan

Dhaka South City Corporation evicts hundreds of illegal makeshift shops in Gulistan area of Dhaka.
10 January 2016, 08:11 AM

Biswa Ijtema begins

The first phase of the three-day Biswa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of Muslims after Hajj, begins on the bank of the Turag river at Tongi in Gazipur.
8 January 2016, 05:25 AM

Maushumi on her way to Lisbon from Pakistan

Bangladeshi diplomat Maushumi Rahman is now on her way to Lisbon from Pakistan to take up her new assignment in the country's Portugal mission.
7 January 2016, 14:51 PM

PM for exploiting global organic food market

Stressing the importance of diversifying the country’s export basket with various agro-products, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says Bangladesh could exploit the opportunity of exporting organic foods as those have huge demand in the global market.
7 January 2016, 12:44 PM

BCS preliminary test tomorrow, no watches allowed

The 36th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) preliminary examination will be held tomorrow. Aspirants have been asked not to carry watches, along with any other electronic devices, in the test venues set up through Dhaka, Chittagong, Rajshahi, Barisal, Khulna, Sylhet and Rangpur.
7 January 2016, 07:20 AM

PM Hasina may visit Saudi Arabia soon

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina might be visiting the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia soon – sometime between March and May.
7 January 2016, 06:39 AM

Govt to highlight PM's 8 innovative initiatives

The information ministry urges the state-run media outlets to highlight Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's "eight innovative initiatives" mainly aimed to fight poverty and ensure a better life for under privileged people.
6 January 2016, 14:40 PM

Bangladesh diplomat recall: Pakistan fails to give reasons

State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shahriar Alam says Pakistan has failed to give any reasons for asking Bangladesh to withdraw its diplomat from Islamabad.
6 January 2016, 12:28 PM

Cabinet okays jute law

The cabinet yesterday gave its final approval to the draft of “The Jute Law, 2015” modifying the existing “Jute Ordinance” of 1962 and including a maximum three-year imprisonment or one lakh taka fine or both for violators.
4 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Parliament’s New Year session starts Jan 20

The Jatiya Sangsad goes into the ninth session on January 20.
4 January 2016, 12:06 PM

BSF hands over 29 Bangladeshis to BGB

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) handed over 29 Bangladeshi nationals to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) through Benapole border on
3 January 2016, 18:00 PM

Public varsity teachers threaten strike from Jan 11 over pay scale

The Federation of Bangladesh University Teachers' Association (FBUTA) threatens to observe indefinite work abstention at all public universities on January 11 if the government does not deliver on its pledges of removing "discriminations" in the 8th national pay scale.
2 January 2016, 10:16 AM

Hasina keen on Teesta pact: Tripura govt

The Tripura government says that the Bangladesh government is keen to see the resolution of Teesta river water-sharing issue with India.
2 January 2016, 05:09 AM