Govt recalls envoy in Islamabad

Bangladesh High Commissioner to Pakistan Suhrab Hossain has been asked to return home though his contractual
30 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Tribunal seeks formal charges March 14

International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday granted prosecutors time and fixed March 14 for submission of formal
30 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Municipal polls in frames

Municipal polls in frames
30 December 2015, 18:00 PM

ERD, UNDP sign deal for village court phase II

The government is going to implement the phase II of its village court project as an effective local dispute resolution
30 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Hundreds of illegal structures knocked down on Turag bank

Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) in a drive demolished 5,000 to 6,000 illegal establishments on Turag riverbank under Uttara and Turag police stations in the capital yesterday, claimed DMP.
30 December 2015, 18:00 PM

2015 was good for Biman

Biman Bangladesh Airlines had a good year, turning a profit of Tk 275 crore in the first nine months of 2015.
30 December 2015, 18:00 PM

HC orders to stop demolition

The High Court yesterday directed the government authorities concerned to immediately stop the demolition of four
30 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Textbooks on time

More than 44 million primary and secondary level students are set to receive new textbooks on the first morning of 2016, as around 33 crore copies of textbooks are ready for free distribution.
29 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Teachers seek PM's intervention for timely promotion of nurses

Teachers of nursing colleges yesterday sought the prime minister's intervention for timely promotion of nurses
29 December 2015, 18:00 PM

TIB worried about Rooppur nuclear power plant safety

Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has expressed concern over the safety and reliability of the proposed Rooppur nuclear power plant.
28 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Cabinet approves BNCC Act

The cabinet yesterday approved in principle the draft of “The Bangladesh National Cadet Corps (BNCC) Act-2015” aiming to bring BNCC under a legal framework and set up a separate department to this end.
28 December 2015, 18:00 PM

BRTC to arrange special bus service for Ijtema pilgrims

Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) will run a special bus service for ferrying Muslim pilgrims to and from the Bishwa Ijtema, the largest congregation of the Muslims after the hajj, from January 6 to 19.
28 December 2015, 18:00 PM

People will give befitting reply to obfuscators

People will give a befitting reply to those who are trying to create a debate over the number of martyrs of the 1971 Liberation War, said Prof Emeritus Anisuzzaman yesterday.
27 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Teachers threaten shutdown of public universities

The Federation of Bangladesh University Teachers' Association (FBUTA) yesterday threatened a complete shutdown of all public universities across the country if the government did not deliver on its pledges of removing "discriminations" in the 8th national pay scale by December 31.
27 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Governance failure holds back democratic culture

Even after four decades of independence, Bangladesh has failed to establish strong democratic institutions, and this remains a major impediment to the building of a liberal democratic culture, says a study report of BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD).
27 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Mayor Khokon brings together 26 govt agencies

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon yesterday urged different government institutions to create public awareness about keeping the city clean.
27 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Biotech lab at BLRI

A biotechnology laboratory was launched at Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute (BLRI) Savar yesterday.
27 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Conduct campaigns for clean Dhaka: Khokon

Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon urges different government institutions to carry out awareness campaigns to promote cleanliness in the city.
27 December 2015, 10:27 AM

CJ urges judges to cut annual vacation time

Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha yesterday urged judges to reduce their annual vacation period and devote more
26 December 2015, 18:00 PM

7 police officials promoted as additional inspector general

Seven high rank police officials, including former Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Asaduzzaman Miah, were
24 December 2015, 18:00 PM