Assam NRC: We don’t think they are Bangladeshi, says Momen

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen says that the people who were left off the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in India’s Assam are not Bangladeshi.
31 August 2019, 12:54 PM

Assam NRC ends suspicion on illegal immigrant number: Congress

The Congress in Assam says that the final National Register of Citizens (NRC), which excluded 1.9 million people, will end suspicions that there were tens of millions of illegal immigrants in Assam.
31 August 2019, 06:31 AM

We have lost hope in NRC's present form: Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the National Register of Citizens or NRC -- the list intended to identify legal residents and weed out illegal immigrants from the northeastern state - cannot be viewed as a "red letter" for the Assamese society, reports NDTV.
31 August 2019, 05:28 AM

Palak for ensuring smart Dhaka University campus

State Minister for ICT Division Zunaid Ahmed Palak assures full support from his office to the Dhaka University authorities to ensure a campus equipped with modern technology.
30 August 2019, 15:28 PM

Make sure hyaenas don’t return to power: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urges the people to remain cautious so that the country does not go under the control of the evil forces who were involved in August 15 massacre.
30 August 2019, 14:39 PM

Those responsible for disappearances must be tried: BNP

BNP claims that around 1,209 people including some senior leaders of the party were made disappeared in the last 10 years’ rule of the Awami League.
30 August 2019, 09:29 AM

12 Jamaat leaders held in Chattogram

Police have detain 12 top leaders of Chattogram city unit of Jamaat-e-Islami during a drive at a house in Sugandha Residential Area in the port city.
30 August 2019, 06:31 AM

Govt fallen into pit set up by Myanmar: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir blames the government for its diplomatic failure to put an end to the Rohingya crisis saying that it has fallen into the pit set up by Myanmar.
29 August 2019, 15:55 PM

BNP plots to split nation in the name of national unity: Quader

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader blames BNP for its “plot to split the nation” in the name of forging a national unity over Rohingya repatriation issue.
29 August 2019, 12:41 PM

No country with Pakistan on Kashmir issue: India Defence Minister

Pakistan has no locus standi on Kashmir and no country is backing it on the "current issue", India’s Defence Minister Rajnath Singh says.
29 August 2019, 08:26 AM

Pakistan carries out training launch of ballistic missile

Pakistan's military successfully carried out a training launch of a surface-to-surface ballistic missile, at a time of heightened tension with neighbouring India over the disputed region of Kashmir, a spokesman says.
29 August 2019, 08:20 AM

PM receives treatment like a general patient

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina receives treatment like a general patient from the National Institute of Ophthalmology and Hospital at Agargaon in Dhaka.
29 August 2019, 05:00 AM

Facebook to hold meeting with Govt in Sept

Facebook has approached the government for a discussion to fix some issues, Posts and Telecommunication Minister Mustafa Jabbar said today.
28 August 2019, 14:26 PM

TV channels enjoying full freedom in Bangladesh: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said all the television (TV) channels are enjoying complete freedom in Bangladesh.
28 August 2019, 13:33 PM

17 firms short listed for buying LNG

The government has short listed 17 companies for buying liquefied natural gas (LNG). Cabinet committee on economic affairs approved a master sale and purchase agreement in connection to the purchase.
28 August 2019, 09:55 AM

Kashmir: Indian SC bench to examine move on Article 370

Indian Supreme Court will examine the constitutional validity of scrapping special status for Jammu and Kashmir as it issued a notice to the Centre on petitions related to abrogation of Article 370.
28 August 2019, 09:22 AM

Focus on planned development of villages: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina put emphasis on planned development of villages shifting the focus from upazila areas, keeping in mind the country's high density of population.
28 August 2019, 09:17 AM

JS quorum crisis causes loss of Tk 163 crore: TIB

Around Tk 163.57 crore was misused due to the quorum crisis in the tenth session of the national parliament, according to a study by Transparency International Bangladesh.
28 August 2019, 07:20 AM

Kashmir is India's internal issue: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi says Kashmir is India's internal issue and the party asserted that violence in Jammu and Kashmir is instigated by Pakistan.
28 August 2019, 05:35 AM

BCL expels 3 Barishal unit leaders

The Bangladesh Chhatra League expels three of its Barishal unit leaders for their alleged involvement in vandalism and obstruction of government work.
28 August 2019, 04:59 AM