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
HC’s online cause list from Feb 16
The system of printed cause list, a roll of cases to be heard by the High Court on a day, is to run run till February 15.
28 January 2016
‘Education law in the offing’
Food Minister Qamrul Islam tells parliament that formulation of an education law is now at the “final stage” for ensuring quality education in the country.
28 January 2016
Robi and Airtel sign merger deal
Two top mobile phone operators in the country, Robi and Airtel signs the formal deal for merging together in the country.
28 January 2016
‘Endorse Liberation War Denial Crimes Act’
Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee has urged today Law Minister Annisul Huq to enact Liberation War Denial Crimes Act so that no one can ask question on the settled issues about the country’s Liberation War.
28 January 2016
11 honoured with Bangla Academy awards
Eleven personalities have been declared recipients for Bangla Academy Sahitya Purashkar-2016.
28 January 2016
BGB-BSF flag meeting held
A battalion commander-level flag meeting between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) was held at
27 January 2016
Two bridges on Patuakhali- Kuakata road await opening
One month into completion, Shaheed Sheikh Kamal Bridge and Shaheed Sheikh Jamal Bridge on Patuakhali-Kuakata road are yet to be opened for vehicular movement.
27 January 2016
JS body returns bill, seeks further pay rise of MPs
A parliamentary body sends back a bill to the Cabinet Division, seeking an increase in remuneration and allowances of lawmakers comparing to bureaucrats.
27 January 2016
Don’t allow any injustice, PM tells cops
P Hasina asks police to deal with injustice with strong hands even if it is done by any politically influential person. She advises police to communicate with her if the offender is a leader of Awami League.
27 January 2016
Have ETP, or shut down, minister tells factories around 4 Dhaka rivers
In a move to save the major rivers around Dhaka, the government today made Effluent Treatment Plants a mandatory factor for the factories.
27 January 2016
Expats assured of barrier-free investment climate
The government will remove all barriers to make the expatriate Bangladeshis’ investment in the country smooth, the expatriates’ welfare and overseas employment minister says.
26 January 2016
Bangladeshis positive about economic future: IRI
The International Republican Institute (IRI) says in a new survey report that Bangladeshis has been increasingly becoming optimistic about their better economic future.
26 January 2016
Work as people's trusted friends, PM asks police
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asks policemen to be the trusted friends of people facing all the challenges.
26 January 2016
Cabinet approves draft policy on migrants
The cabinet yesterday approved the draft of the "Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Policy 2016" with a view to ensuring and encouraging safe migration and protection of migrants and their families.
25 January 2016
Bills to double salaries of president, PM, ministers placed in JS
Three separate bills are placed in the parliament in an amended form to double salaries and other allowances of the president, prime minister and cabinet members.
25 January 2016
Annisul for bringing storm drainage system under city corporations
If entrusted with the management of city’s storm drainage system, Dhaka city corporations will play a role in resolving the acute urban flooding and water logging problem in the capital city, said Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Annisul Huq.
25 January 2016
Broom procession in Narayanganj demanding gas supply
Agitated people bring out a broom procession in Fatullah of Narayanganj and blocked a road protesting shortage of gas supply in the area from Saturday night.
25 January 2016
Cabinet approves draft of expatriates’ welfare policy
The cabinet approves the draft of Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Act 2016 to make the immigration procedure easier and hassle free.
25 January 2016
US envoy appreciates Bangladesh’s commitment to democracy
US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Stephens Bloom Bernicat says she appreciates the opportunity to hear BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s thoughts on political situation in Bangladesh.
25 January 2016
92.37 lakh jute sacks lie unsold in 8 Khulna mills
A staggering 92.37 lakh pieces of jute sacks have remained unsold in the eight state-run jute mills of Khulna region, due to poor
24 January 2016