5 additional IGPs sent on forced retirement
9 March 2026, 20:00 PM
Governance
DC conference to be held in Dhaka from May 3–6
9 March 2026, 15:10 PM
Governance
Govt honorarium for imams, other religious leaders to be launched on March 14
8 March 2026, 17:46 PM
Governance
Govt declares March 18 a public holiday
8 March 2026, 16:18 PM
Governance
‘Let’s go to war’: PM’s remark briefly catches staff off guard
8 March 2026, 16:05 PM
Governance
No Independence Day illuminations this year as part of austerity measures: Home minister
8 March 2026, 15:31 PM
Governance
TIB accuses govt of removing interim-period information from websites
8 March 2026, 13:59 PM
Governance
Family Card pilot to cover 40,000 households
8 March 2026, 03:04 AM
Governance
Tarique vows equal rights for men and women in Bangladesh
7 March 2026, 22:46 PM
Governance
Home minister vows 'fresh parliamentary culture', cites first-time BNP MPs
7 March 2026, 14:20 PM
Governance
Satkhira judicial magistrate stripped of powers
A judicial magistrate of Satkhira was stripped of his powers yesterday after a 10-year-old girl who bore marks of injuries was rescued
20 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Legal notice served to stop waste dumping into Buriganga
A rights group sends legal notice to government authorities concerned, asking them to remove all wastes from the south side bank of Buriganga River in a week and to take effective steps to stop dumping wastes there.
20 August 2015, 12:12 PM
Govt high-ups for restorative justice to curb crime
Government high-ups yesterday underscored the need for restorative justice, saying it would reduce crime, backlog of cases and
19 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Golam Sarwar made PIB chairman
The government yesterday appointed Editor of the Daily Samakal Golam Sarwar as chairman of the board of directors of the Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB).
18 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Why collecting info about under-18 not illegal
The High Court yesterday asked the chief election commissioner and secretary to explain in 10 days why the collection of information
18 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee also condemns arrest
Leaders of a faction of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) and a faction of Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) yesterday demanded immediate release of journalist Probir Sikder.
18 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Trials being hampered for lack of infrastructure
Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha told President Abdul Hamid that trials were being hampered due to a lack of proper infrastructures
18 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Ecnec okays 6 dev projects
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) yesterday approved the production and development of high quality
18 August 2015, 18:00 PM
No more problem for hajis in getting visa
Hajj pilgrims will not face further trouble in getting visas from Saudi Arabian embassy in Dhaka as technical difficulties in the visa procedure have been resolved, said officials at the religious affairs ministry in the capital yesterday.
18 August 2015, 18:00 PM
BFUJ, DUJ factions want journo Probir's release
Leaders of a faction of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) and a faction of Dhaka Union of Journalists (DUJ) yesterday
18 August 2015, 18:00 PM
HC grants bail to Mosharraf
The High Court yesterday granted permanent bail to BNP leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain in a money laundering case.
18 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Youth hurt as smugglers open fire on BGB men
A youth sustained bullet injuries when a gang of smugglers fired gunshots targeting the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel near
18 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Ex-IGP Hasan Mahmud new ambassador to Spain
Former inspector general of police Hasan Mahmud Khandaker has been made the ambassador to Spain for next three years.
17 August 2015, 18:00 PM
HC to hear Latif's defence about his JS membership tomorrow
The High Court has fixed tomorrow for passing order on a writ petition challenging the Election Commission's decision to hear the
17 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Denied bribes, RHD engineers holding back dues
A road construction firm yesterday alleged that the Roads and Highways Department (RHD) in Patuakhali had been declining to pay the
17 August 2015, 18:00 PM
Militant change tactics, but govt in Bangladesh stick to old strategy
In many madrasas, youths are fed with wrong interpretation of Islam and thus pushed towards militancy. Outfit leaders are motivating
16 August 2015, 18:00 PM
SC order on Ekattor TV report tomorrow
The Supreme Court yesterday received video cassettes of a report and a talk show on a conversation between two SC judges aired by Ekattor TV on August 10.
16 August 2015, 18:00 PM
HC formulas on poll-time govt unconstitutional
Law Minister Anisul Huq yesterday described the two formulas given by the High Court to form an interim government under the leadership of the prime minister for the next two national elections as "unconstitutional".
16 August 2015, 18:00 PM
JS goes into session Sept 1
President Abdul Hamid convenes the seventh session of the 10th parliament on September 1 exercising his power bestowed upon him by article 72 (1) of the Constitution.
16 August 2015, 12:42 PM
First hajj flight takes off
The first hajj flight carrying 418 Bangladeshi pilgrims to Saudi Arabia takes off from Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka.
16 August 2015, 04:38 AM