Brig Gen Mustafa Kamal appointed IG Prisons
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Governance
‘MPs sitting around me used abusive language’: Rumeen
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Parliament
Law and order in Bangladesh has visibly improved: Home minister
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Governance
‘Old wine in a new bottle’: Opposition slams bill abolishing Rab, setting up SRB
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Crime & Justice
Khokon asks chief justice to make Supreme Court 'free of corruption' within a month
10 September 2026
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Legal System
‘I got 3 messages purportedly from MPs asking for money’: Chief whip warns of phone hacking
10 September 2026
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Cyber Safety and Security
Opposition warns of food crisis over fertiliser shortage, government says stocks sufficient
9 September 2026
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Parliament
‘BNP in power without gas, electricity or fertiliser crises?’: Rumeen’s remarks spark uproar in parliament
9 September 2026
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Parliament
Law minister terms SCBA president’s courtroom conduct 'improper'
9 September 2026
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Parliament
Marriage, divorce registration to be digitised; pilot programme to be launched this month
9 September 2026
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Policy
Bangladesh will go ahead thrashing barriers: PM
Urging everybody to work together to materialize the cherished goal of independence, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says Bangladesh will surely go ahead conquering all barriers and hurdles in the coming days to make its position amidst world comity as a victorious nation.
24 March 2016
15 personalities, Navy receive Independence Award
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has handed over 'Swadhinata Padak' (Independence Award) 2016, the highest state award, to 15 distinguished personalities and the Bangladesh Navy in recognition of their outstanding contributions to their respective fields.
24 March 2016
HC summons 10 tannery owners over relocation
The High Court summons 10 tannery owners, directing them to appear before it on April 10 on charge of not implementing its 2001 judgment on relocation of hazardous tannery industries from the capital's Hazaribagh area to Savar.
23 March 2016
Bangladesh govt bans Shela River route permanently
Amid concern over frequent incidents of vessel capsize in the Shela River in the Sundarbans, the government imposes a permanent ban on the plying of all types of vessels through the river.
23 March 2016
Train derails, Dhaka-Mymensingh rail link cut
Rail communication between Dhaka and Mymensingh is suspended as inter-district Teesta Express derails in Sripur upazila of Gazipur.
23 March 2016
Work on Kushtia bypass starts after 22 years
Construction work on the long-desired Kushtia town bypass has finally commenced after 22 years of waiting. The 6.60-km road will
22 March 2016
18 back from traffickers
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) rescued 18 Bangladeshi nationals while they were being trafficked to India through Putkhali
21 March 2016
Airport security: Govt inks deal with UK company
The government inks a deal with British company Redline for screening at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in a bid to standardise its security aspects.
21 March 2016
Govt doubles investment ceiling for foreigners seeking citizenship
Foreigners will have to invest a total of US$1 million in Bangladesh or transfer a total amount of $2 million from their country to Bangladesh to avail citizenship here.
21 March 2016
Legal notice served to AG for his age
A Supreme Court lawyer has sent a legal notice to the attorney general asking him to explain under what authority he has been holding the office as he is beyond 67 years of age.
21 March 2016
28 including three lawyers indicted
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab)-7 yesterday pressed charge against 28 persons including Supreme Court lawyer Shakila Farzana in a case filed for their alleged involvement in the financing of a militant outfit in Chittagong's Banshkhali upazila.
20 March 2016
UK’s Redline gets security job at Dhaka airport
British company Redline has been given the job for screening at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at Tk 73.98 crore for two years.
20 March 2016
‘Social media guidelines’ for civil servants
The government has issued a draft 11-point guideline for social media use of public servants with provisions against propagation of political ideology and provocative statements.
20 March 2016
‘Elections now a carnival of nomination trade’
A former election commissioner alleges that the elections in Bangladesh have become an opportunity of nomination trade with money.
20 March 2016
Govt to develop country following Bangabandhu’s ideals: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reiterates her firm resolve to develop the country following the ideals of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
18 March 2016
President, PM pay tributes to Bangabandhu on his birthday
President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing wreaths at his mazar this morning marking the 97th birthday of the great leader.
17 March 2016
Fazle Kabir appointed BB governor
The government appoints former finance secretary and chairman of state-run Sonali Bank Ltd Fazle Kabir as the new governor of Bangladesh Bank for the next four years.
16 March 2016
11 held while going to India illegally
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested 11 Bangladeshi nationals while they were going to India illegally through Daulatpur
15 March 2016
Demolition of roadside structures starts in Tangail
Tangail district administration with the help of Roads and Highways Department (RHD) yesterday started demolishing illegal structures
15 March 2016
Huge rock dust unsold as demand falls
At Madhyapara granite mine in Dinajpur's Parbatipur upazila nearly 1.5 lakh tonnes of rock dust lie in seemingly forgotten heaps for a
15 March 2016