Election will be absolutely free: Bangabandhu

Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman today reiterates that elections set for March 7 would be absolutely free and fair.
8 January 2021, 18:00 PM

First industrial and investment policy announced

The first industrial and investment policy of the country is announced by Industries Minister Syed Nazrul Islam today.
7 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Discrepancies in pay will be reduced: Bangabandhu

Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman today reiterates his government’s intention to reduce the huge discrepancies in salaries of various grades of government officials.
6 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Vested interest trying to create chaos: Bangabandhu

Prime Minister Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman receives a warm and hearty welcome when he flies into his hometown Gopalganj today.
5 January 2021, 18:00 PM

Toll for Bridges: JS watchdog forms three probe bodies

In a rare instance, a parliamentary committee yesterday formed three sub-committees to look into issues, including the allegations of irregularities and corruption in the collection of tolls at bridges across the country.
31 December 2020, 18:00 PM

5 ways to get voter number, polling centre info

The Election Commission issues a press statement mentioning the different ways in which voters can obtain their voter numbers and voting centres ahead of the Dhaka North and South City Corporation elections scheduled for February 1.
29 January 2020, 16:55 PM

Beautiful lakes, ugly behaviour

Unlike most universities, Jahangir-nagar draws visitors from places near and far. Blessed with greenery, its quite environment is occasionally punctuated by chirping of birds. But what attracts people most is its lakes with floating lilypads.
5 January 2017, 18:00 PM

Discussion on Lalon tomorrow

Former Indian Foreign Secretary Muchkund Dubey, who was also Indian high commissioner to Bangladesh during 1979-982, will deliver a
25 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Ctg Jamaat ameer released from jail

Chittagong city unit Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer ANM Shamsul Islam was released from Chittagong Central Jail yesterday on
24 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Cops see reshuffle

Sixteen deputy inspectors general (DIG) and 32 additional DIGs have been transferred, according to a home ministry circulation on Wednesday.
23 March 2016, 20:55 PM

Cry for justice rings countrywide

The Dhaka-Chittagong highway was blocked for an hour and human chains were formed, rallies staged, and processions brought out across the country
23 March 2016, 20:53 PM

Fund scarcity gnawing away at TB programme

Fighting tuberculosis remains an uphill task as the country faces budget shortage while some 1.5 lakh patients of the air-borne disease remain undetected annually, said experts and officials.
23 March 2016, 19:55 PM

RU syndicate, senate, dean's committee polls today

The elections of Rajshahi University's syndicate, senate, dean's committee, academic council, planning and
23 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Improve drainage system, stop drug peddling

The crises due to poor drainage system, lack of safe drinking water and illegal drug trading in some parts of Old Dhaka have to be resolved immediately, demanded the residents.
23 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Fire at Hatirpool’s Motalib Plaza doused

The fire that broke out at Hatirpool’s Motalib Plaza in capital Dhaka has been doused after two hours of frantic efforts of the firefighters.
23 March 2016, 04:47 AM

Four Ctg eateries fined Tk 75,000

A mobile court of the Chittagong District Administration yesterday fined four restaurants Tk 75,000 in Chittagong city
22 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Passport brokers jailed

A mobile court assisted by Rapid Action Battalion yesterday convicted 24 illegal passport brokers near the passport office in the capital's Agargaon.
22 March 2016, 18:00 PM

Appeal for help

Both the kidneys of Mawlana Mahmud Hasan, 52, former councillor of ward no-2 in Lalmonirhat municipality, have almost been damaged.
22 March 2016, 18:00 PM

SCBA polls start today

The two-day annual election to Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) for its 14 executive posts, including president and secretary, begins today.
22 March 2016, 18:00 PM

2 students die in Jessore road crash

Two college students were killed when a Jessore-bound bus rammed their motorcycle on Jessore-Magura Road in Pachbaria Amtoli area of Jessore Sadar upazila yesterday afternoon.
22 March 2016, 18:00 PM