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
Road crashes kill 6 including DU student
Six people were killed, including a student of Dhaka University, and another was injured in road accidents in three districts yesterday and
5 March 2016
Protect cellphone users' biometric data: BTRC
Amid the move to collect biometric information from mobile phone users through SIM registration flaks over security concerns, the country's telecom regulator has asked all the mobile telecom operators to assure protection of the data given by their respective subscribers.
4 March 2016
BINA most noted research institution
Bangladesh Institute for Nuclear Agriculture (BINA) is selected for the prize of Science and Technology in the category of most noted research institution in Islamic Development Bank’s least developed member countries.
3 March 2016
Qatar agrees to hike Bangladeshi female expats’ pay
Gulf nation Qatar has agreed to increase monthly salary for the skilled Bangladeshi female migrants and domestic workers from Tk 19,350 to 25,800 (QAR900 to 1200).
3 March 2016
Free footpaths in 7 days, Annisul tells shop owners
Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor Annisul Huq gives shop owners a 7-day ultimatum to free illegal occupation of footpaths and roads.
3 March 2016
Deed writers demand removal of sub-registrar for 'corruption'
Deed writers of Bochaganj upazila of the district staged a demonstration yesterday, demanding removal of the upazila sub-registrar Md Golam Mortuza for his alleged corruption and harassment in registering land.
2 March 2016
Dhaka, Delhi discuss water, trade, security issues
Foreign Ministers of Bangladesh and India discuss various issues of Bangladesh-India bilateral relations including water resources, trade and commerce, security and border management.
2 March 2016
IFRC honours PM for disaster management role
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent (IFRC) has honoured Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina with a special certificate and a crest for her outstanding success in disaster management.
1 March 2016
Coast guard bill passed with provision of death penalty for mutiny
The parliament passes a bill, titled 'Bangladesh Coast Guard, 2016', with a provision for maximum punishment of death sentence for any involvement in mutiny in the force.
29 February 2016
37 BCS exams circular issued
The Public Service Commission (PSC) publishes circular of the 37th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) exam.
29 February 2016
Tk 500 given to insolvent hijras over 50 years of age
As part of a programme, Tk 500 is given to every incapable and insolvent hijra (hermaphrodite) aged above 50 years as monthly old-age or special allowance, State Minister for Social Welfare Promode Mankin told parliament yesterday.
28 February 2016
34th BCS non-cadre candidates stage demo in Dhaka, 5 held
Candidates, who passed the 34th BCS test for non-cadre posts, stage a demonstration at Shahbagh intersection in Dhaka demanding filling up the 672 vacant posts.
27 February 2016
Prime minister opens two bridges on Kuakata road
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina formally opened Shaheed Sheikh Kamal Bridge and Shaheed Sheikh Jamal Bridge on Patuakhali-Kuakata
25 February 2016
IO testifies against 5 Kishoreganj 'Razakars'
International Crimes Tribunal-1 yesterday recorded the testimony of the investigating officer of a case filed against five
25 February 2016
PSC digitising all activities for transparent recruitment
The Public Service Commission (PSC) is digitising its all activities to ensure accuracy in recruitment process, its Chairman Ekram Ahmed tells President Abdul Hamid.
25 February 2016
Govt mulls Dhaka-Ctg express train service: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says her government has a plan to introduce Dhaka-Chittagong express train service for easier and quick communications between the country's two major cities.
25 February 2016
Ahmed Sharif wrote against superstitions with logics
Prof Ahmed Sharif wrote and spoke against prevailing social customs and superstitions with strong logics and hoped for the establishment of socialism in the
24 February 2016
PM opens 2 bridges on Kuakata road today
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will formally open Shaheed Sheikh Kamal Bridge and Shaheed Sheikh Jamal Bridge on Patuakhali-Kuakata road through a video conference from her office in the capital today.
24 February 2016
DPDC severs DSCC power connections for dues
Dhaka Power Distribution Company Limited (DPDC) disconnected power connections to an office, three community centres and a number of street lights of Dhaka South City Corporation yesterday for outstanding dues of Tk 2 crores.
24 February 2016
Justice seekers besiege VC
Dhaka University (DU) Vice-Chancellor (VC) Prof AAMS Arefin Siddique was surrounded and kept from leaving his
24 February 2016