Brig Gen Mustafa Kamal appointed IG Prisons
10 September 2026
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Governance
‘MPs sitting around me used abusive language’: Rumeen
10 September 2026
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Parliament
Law and order in Bangladesh has visibly improved: Home minister
10 September 2026
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Governance
‘Old wine in a new bottle’: Opposition slams bill abolishing Rab, setting up SRB
10 September 2026
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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
Govt to appoint 3 judges to Appellate Division
The government takes an initiative to promote three High Court judges to the Appellate Division, as the apex court has a shortage of judges for more than two years.
4 February 2016
‘PM to inaugurate metro rail works in March’
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will inaugurate works of metro rail project at the end of March.
4 February 2016
Hasina tells MPs to see if development money spent properly
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday in parliament urged lawmakers to investigate whether money allocated for
3 February 2016
Golam Rahman new chief info commissioner
The government appoints Dr M Golam Rahman, a Prof of Mass Communication and Journalism Department of Dhaka University, as the chief information commissioner.
3 February 2016
Ensure punishment for torture by cops: JS body
A parliamentary body asks the government to ensure exemplary punishment to the police personnel responsible for tarnishing the image of the police department.
3 February 2016
Ticfa won’t be effective until GSP restored: Tofail
Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed says the Trade and Investment Cooperation Framework Agreement (Ticfa) with the United States will not be effective until restoration of the Generalised System of Preferences (GSP) for Bangladesh.
3 February 2016
Padma bridge won't affect other projects: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina rules out the apprehension of any affect to other ongoing development projects for construction of the multi-billion dollar Padma Bridge scheme.
3 February 2016
Pay scale: President for addressing journos’ salary disparity
President Abdul Hamid expresses his hope that the government will give due attention to salary disparities of journalists following the announcement of new national pay scale.
3 February 2016
Bangladesh new WFP board member
Bangladesh is elected member of the World Food Programme’s executive body, the world's largest humanitarian agency fighting hunger for next three years (2016-2018).
3 February 2016
Tree felling rampant at govt forest in Mymensingh
Trees are allegedly being felled in the forests in Bhaluka upazila of Mymensingh district and processed at sawmills located nearby.
2 February 2016
Govt not mulling cutting ties with Pakistan: FM
Bangladesh government is not considering severing diplomatic ties with Pakistan now, Foreign Minister Abul Hasan Mahmud Ali says.
2 February 2016
Hasina hands over cheques to slain cops' families
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday provided financial assistance of Tk 40 lakh to the family members of five policemen killed while on duty.
1 February 2016
11 receive Bangla Academy Shahitya Puroshkar
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina hands over the prestigious Bangla Academy Shahitya Puroshkar to 11 personalities in recognition of their contributions to their respective fields.
1 February 2016
Cabinet nods for widening scope of dual citizenship
Cabinet gives final nod to the draft of a law expanding the existing scope of getting dual citizenship.
1 February 2016
Tanore mayor takes oath on parole
The newly elected mayor of Tanore municipality Mizanur Rahman Mizan took oath in Rajshahi city as its mayor after being freed on parole
31 January 2016
PM changes cabinet meeting venue for SSC examinees
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has changed the venue of today's cabinet meeting for the convenience of the SSC and equivalent examinees.
31 January 2016
Govt resets target as prevalence still high
With a large number of children still employed in domestic and economic activities, the government has extended the timeframe to
31 January 2016
Power tariff to go up again: Nasrul
The government decides to raise power tariff again, side by side with improving the customer service.
31 January 2016
PM wants S Asia parliaments to allocate budgets for SDGs
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urges the Speakers and parliamentarians of South Asia for allocating budgets enabling the countries to fully implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as it is a collective journey.
31 January 2016
President asks police to work for people's welfare
President Abdul Hamid asks the members of Bangladesh Police to give special attention while discharging their duties so that no one is harassed.
28 January 2016