Bangladesh

‘Pay disparity’: Govt college teachers start 3-day work abstention

The teachers of government colleges across the country start three-day work abstention demanding removal of “discrimination” in the eighth pay scale.
26 January 2016, 12:16 PM

Expats assured of barrier-free investment climate

The government will remove all barriers to make the expatriate Bangladeshis’ investment in the country smooth, the expatriates’ welfare and overseas employment minister says.
26 January 2016, 12:12 PM

BB official torture: SC urged to uphold case filing order

The Supreme Court has been requested to uphold the High Court order that directed police to record a case for police torture on Bangladesh Bank official Golam Rabby.
26 January 2016, 10:49 AM

Bangladeshis positive about economic future: IRI

The International Republican Institute (IRI) says in a new survey report that Bangladeshis has been increasingly becoming optimistic about their better economic future.
26 January 2016, 10:38 AM

Actress Diti’s condition unchanged

One of the most beloved actresses in Bangladesh, Parveen Sultana Diti who has been diagnosed with brain cancer has been brought back to Dhaka from India and admitted to United Hospital in Gulshan.
26 January 2016, 10:32 AM

JP not seen as opposition in JS: GM Quader

Newly appointed Jatiya Party Co-Chairman GM Quader says people do not consider the party as an opposition in the parliament and stresses the need for his party's ministers to step down from the cabinet.
26 January 2016, 09:01 AM

bKash agent shot in Dhaka, Tk 2 lakh robbed

Unidentified miscreants shoot a bKash distributor and snatch Tk 2 lakh from him in Hazaribagh area of Dhaka.
26 January 2016, 07:09 AM

Political failure, hence case against Khaleda: Fakhrul

BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has alleged that the government has resorted to filing false cases as it has failed to tackle BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia politically.
26 January 2016, 07:06 AM

6 children among 7 missing in Meghna trawler capsize

At least seven people including six children are missing after a trawler capsized in Meghna river of Chandpur. The incident took place due to the dense fog, says a passenger of the trawler.
26 January 2016, 06:25 AM

Dhaka south to get 5,000 bins for cleaner city

A total of 5000 bins will be set at different points of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) by 2016, its Mayor Sayeed Khokon has said.
26 January 2016, 06:09 AM

3 family members killed as truck ploughs into their house

At least three members of a family are killed as a truck ploughs through their house in Shahjadpur upazila in Sirajganj.
26 January 2016, 06:04 AM

Its ORS, not DRS for India now

Indian team wants an Overall Review System (ORS) in place of the DRS, keeping in mind the 13 home Tests this season.
26 January 2016, 05:29 AM

Work as people's trusted friends, PM asks police

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asks policemen to be the trusted friends of people facing all the challenges.
26 January 2016, 05:21 AM

Bills to double salaries of president, PM, ministers placed in JS

Three separate bills are placed in the parliament in an amended form to double salaries and other allowances of the president, prime minister and cabinet members.
25 January 2016, 15:20 PM

1.14 lakh bank accounts with Tk 1cr each in 2015

There were 1.14 lakh bank accounts having over Tk 1 crore each in the all of the country’s commercial banks in 2015, says finance minister AMA Muhith.
25 January 2016, 14:15 PM

Annisul for bringing storm drainage system under city corporations

If entrusted with the management of city’s storm drainage system, Dhaka city corporations will play a role in resolving the acute urban flooding and water logging problem in the capital city, said Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Annisul Huq.
25 January 2016, 14:03 PM

The real face of Bangladesh - moderate, secular

The high-profile arrests and deportation of 27 Bangladeshi workers from Singapore for planning violent attacks overseas may have caused some Singaporeans to wonder about Bangladesh and its people. The truth is that the country is a secular, moderate nation with a Muslim-majority population.
25 January 2016, 12:24 PM

Tarana files case over collecting money using her name

State Minister for Telecom Tarana Halim sues Arun Rana Sarkar, general secretary of Bangabandhu Sangskritik Jote for collecting money using her name and post.
25 January 2016, 11:07 AM

Get rid of dust, smoke, HC tells 4 city corporations

The HC asks explanation from the government on what steps were taken to remove dust, smoke and other deadly elements causing damage to people’s health in four city corporation areas including Dhaka north and south.
25 January 2016, 10:48 AM

50% teachers unclear about creative education: Study

More than half of the primary school teachers are still unclear about creative education method introduced five years ago to bring a qualitative change.
25 January 2016, 10:46 AM