No place for extremism in Bangladesh

Bangladesh has no place for bigotry and militancy and people here have always been non-communal and respectful to other religions, President Abdul Hamid said yesterday.
5 November 2015

Stop use of Bangladesh’s national anthem as ringtone

The Supreme Court yesterday upheld a High Court verdict that had directed mobile phone operators to stop using the national anthem as ringtones or welcome tunes on mobile phones.
5 November 2015

Probe body over Ashulia cop murder

A three-member probe committee has been formed over the attack on police at Ashulia that left a police constable dead.
5 November 2015

Dev programmes should focus on poor: Speaker

Development programmes need to be planned in a way that the poor who are the actual victims of inequality get benefits of growth, said Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury yesterday.
4 November 2015

Seven DMP OCs transferred

The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has transferred seven officers-in-charge yesterday.
4 November 2015

DSCC to repair 300 lanes, by-lanes

Mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Sayeed Khokon yesterday said they will repair around 300 lanes and by-lanes in his areas by the end of
4 November 2015

Nahid new vice president of Unesco general conference

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid was elected as the vice president of the 38th Session of Unesco General
4 November 2015

Inclusion of Rajbongshis as ethnic group sought

There are a total of 47 small ethnic groups in Bangladesh, and 27 of them were included in the government gazette, the state minister for social welfare said yesterday.
4 November 2015

IWM to assess flood damage digitally to help victims

The government has taken an initiative to develop a digital flood mapping tool that will help to determine the extent of crop loss in different areas, benefiting small farmers and poor flood victims, an inception workshop was told yesterday.
4 November 2015

Bangladesh authorities ask police to stand by with guns

The police have been asked to keep at least one cop on standby with a loaded gun at checkpoints and open fire the moment they are under attack.
4 November 2015

Amsterdam rolls out red carpet for PM

A red carpet is rolled out as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrives in Amsterdam amid a rousing reception on a three-day official visit to the Netherlands at the invitation of her Dutch counterpart Mark Rutte.
4 November 2015

PM reaches Abu Dhabi on way to Netherlands

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina arrived in Abu Dhabi yesterday on her way to the Netherlands.
3 November 2015

Ban on political activities at CU again, 3 cases filed

Three cases were filed yesterday in connection with Monday's factional clash between two rival groups of Bangladesh
3 November 2015

HC asks again to erase name of collaborator from Khulna road

The High Court yesterday again directed the Khulna City Corporation to immediately change the name of Khan A
3 November 2015

5 TV channels get info ministry's notices

The information ministry has sent notices to five TV channels allegedly for broadcasting smoking scenes in TV dramas from July 17 to 24 this year violating the tobacco control act.
3 November 2015

Condolence meeting for MJF coordinator Arif held

A condolence meeting was held at the office of Manusher Jonno Foundation (MJF) in the capital yesterday for Arif Hossen Khan, coordinator, governance of MJF.
3 November 2015

Masud appointed as new envoy

The government has decided to appoint Masud Bin Momen as the next Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Bangladesh to the
3 November 2015

Mizanur Rahman new envoy to Canada

The government has decided to appoint Mizanur Rahman as the next Bangladesh High Commissioner to Canada replacing Kamrul Ahsan, said a foreign ministry release yesterday.
2 November 2015

Greens oppose BT brinjal in country

Green activists yesterday demanded a halt to the government efforts to introduce genetically modified (GM) crops, mainly BT Brinjal, which they say has been proved a “failure” in the farmers' fields.
2 November 2015

Malaysia for middlemen-free way to recruit Bangladeshis

Malaysian Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi yesterday told parliament that they were looking for a new mechanism to manage recruitment of foreign workers without involving middlemen.
2 November 2015