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9 March 2026, 15:10 PM
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Govt honorarium for imams, other religious leaders to be launched on March 14
8 March 2026, 17:46 PM
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Govt declares March 18 a public holiday
8 March 2026, 16:18 PM
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‘Let’s go to war’: PM’s remark briefly catches staff off guard
8 March 2026, 16:05 PM
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No Independence Day illuminations this year as part of austerity measures: Home minister
8 March 2026, 15:31 PM
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TIB accuses govt of removing interim-period information from websites
8 March 2026, 13:59 PM
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Family Card pilot to cover 40,000 households
8 March 2026, 03:04 AM
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Tarique vows equal rights for men and women in Bangladesh
7 March 2026, 22:46 PM
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Home minister vows 'fresh parliamentary culture', cites first-time BNP MPs
7 March 2026, 14:20 PM
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Advance bus ticket sale begins
Private bus operators start selling advance tickets this morning to assist holidaymakers in reaching their destination ahead of Eid-ul-Azha.
11 September 2015, 05:44 AM
This is an effective, true parliament
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina last night described the current parliament as “very effective and lively”.
10 September 2015, 21:07 PM
Yunus Centre protests PM's remarks on Prof Yunus
The Yunus Centre yesterday protested news reports that the prime minister has alluded to the Nobel laureate Prof Muhammad Yunus of involvement in propaganda against the government.
10 September 2015, 20:36 PM
Social, economic reintegration policy necessary
Speakers at a workshop yesterday emphasised formation of a policy for socially and economically reintegrating returnee Bangladeshi migrants.
10 September 2015, 20:19 PM
C'wealth Secy Gen Kamalesh Sharma due today
Commonwealth Secretary-General Kamalesh Sharma arrives in Dhaka today on a three-day visit to brief the government on preparations
10 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Govt to revise national youth policy
The government is going to revise the national youth policy prioritising eight specific sectors including empowering youths by providing them with education, training and jobs.
10 September 2015, 18:00 PM
BIWTC fleet to start special Eid operation September 1
The Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) will start a 10-day special operation of seven passenger ships on September 21, which will run between Dhaka and five districts on the occasion of Eid-ul-Azha.
10 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Indo-Bangla army chiefs agree on need for exchange of stranded fishermen
Bangladesh and India yesterday agreed on expeditious repatriation of their fishermen who stray unwittingly into each other's territorial waters.
9 September 2015, 21:21 PM
Girl raped
A five-year-old girl was raped allegedly by a youth at Baisha village in Keshabpur upazila of Jessore district yesterday. Mahatab Uddin,
9 September 2015, 18:00 PM
HC cancels bail of 3 'carjackers' for false info
The High Court on Tuesday cancelled its earlier order that granted bail to three accused of a carjacking case, as they allegedly submitted the bail petition
9 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Why hills of Jhilonza should not be saved
The High Court has issued a rule asking the government to explain in four weeks why it should not be directed to protect the hills and
8 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Auto-rickshaw owners, drivers to form human chains tomorrow
Owners and drivers of three-wheelers will form human chains at every upazila and district tomorrow, demanding withdrawal of the
8 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Journos demand 9th wage board
President and general secretary of a faction of Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ), Altaf Mahmood and Kuddus Afrad, in a joint statement
8 September 2015, 18:00 PM
1.09cr sacrificial animals will be arranged for Eid
The Department of Livestock Services has taken all out preparation for arranging supply of 1.09 crore sacrificial animals to meet
8 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Eminent citizens urge DSCC Mayor Khokon to improve waste management
Civil society representatives yesterday urged Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Mohammad Sayeed Khokon to modify the capital's waste management system to solve water logging problem and traffic jam.
8 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Consular corner opens at Ctg British Council
To provide assistance for the British nationals staying in Chittagong, a consular information corner opened at the British Council in the
8 September 2015, 18:00 PM
UN peacekeeping official due Sept 13
Atul Khare, an Under-Secretary General and Head of Department of Field Support of Peacekeeping Operations of the United Nations, will
8 September 2015, 18:00 PM
219 Ctg board HSC candidates see changes in their exam results
The Chittagong board yesterday published the results of 219 HSC examinees of the board after re-examining their answer sheets.
8 September 2015, 18:00 PM
1,000 union parishads to get high speed internet: Palak
State Minister for ICT division Zunaid Ahmed Palak yesterday said 1,000 union parishads will be brought under high speed internet
8 September 2015, 18:00 PM
Serve one poor person for free every year
Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha yesterday urged the lawyers each to conduct a case free of cost in a year to ensure justice for poor
8 September 2015, 18:00 PM