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Govt honorarium for imams, other religious leaders to be launched on March 14
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Govt declares March 18 a public holiday
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No Independence Day illuminations this year as part of austerity measures: Home minister
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Cabinet reshuffle a normal matter
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said cabinet reshuffle was a normal matter in the parliamentary form of democracy and this could be done at any time.
20 July 2015, 18:09 PM
School feeding boosts students' attendance
Selina, a class IV student of FMB Government Primary School in Jessore, rarely used to stay for classes after the break for tiffin.
20 July 2015, 18:05 PM
Cabinet reshuffle a regular practice: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said periodical cabinet reshuffle in a parliamentary democracy is a normal practice and this may happen any time.
18 July 2015, 09:43 AM
Rail minister sick, flown to Singapore
Railways Minister Mujibul Haque has been taken to Singapore as he fell sick due to gastrological problems.
18 July 2015, 06:26 AM
379 Eid congregations to be held in Dhaka
Under the supervision of Dhaka South City Corporation and Dhaka North City Corporation, 379 congregations would be held at 93 wards throughout the capital this year.
17 July 2015, 05:12 AM
Don't slam govt in a way that hampers dev
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged journalists not to criticise the government in a way that hampers the country's
16 July 2015, 18:13 PM
New Japanese envoy presents credentials to president
Terming Bangladesh a country with tremendous potential, newly appointed Japanese Ambassador Masato Watanabe said he is eager to
16 July 2015, 18:06 PM
Shamsuzzaman made DG of Bangla Academy again
Prof Shamsuzzaman Khan was re-appointed as the director general of Bangla Academy yesterday for three years, according to a public
16 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Freedom fighters get Eid gifts
The National Freedom Fighter Foundation distributed Eid gifts among 500 underprivileged freedom fighters on Wednesday.
16 July 2015, 18:00 PM
French National Day celebrated in Dhaka
The French embassy in Dhaka celebrated the French National Day, also known as Bastille Day, on Tuesday.
15 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Iran, powers agree historic nuke deal
Major powers yesterday clinched a historic deal aimed at ensuring Iran does not obtain the nuclear bomb, opening up Tehran's stricken economy and potentially ending decades of bad blood with the West.
14 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Don't allow overloaded vehicles on roads
Stressing the importance of properly maintaining the country's roads and highways, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked the
14 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Appeal seeks retest by independant lab
An appeal was filed with the Supreme Court yesterday seeking its directives upon the government to test the wheat imported from
14 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Writ seeks ‘neutral lab test’ of wheat
A Dhaka Judges Court lawyer files a writ petition with the Supreme Court today seeking its directives upon the government to examine the wheat imported from Brazil at a “neutral laboratory” by collecting its sample through a committee formed by the apex court.
14 July 2015, 07:35 AM
Exit points home-goers' concern
Though the highways connecting Dhaka with other major cities are in a relatively good shape, people going home for Eid may face severe traffic gridlock at the capital's exit points.
Narrow roads, haphazard roadside parking, unplanned stoppages, plying of rundown vehicles and poor traffic management may cause traffic mayhems at the exit points, making the journeys agonising at the very beginning.
13 July 2015, 18:00 PM
See vests, demand ID cards: DMP
Amid a growing number of allegations of abduction by detective police impersonators in the capital, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) yesterday urged the city
13 July 2015, 18:00 PM
France keen to help Bangladesh become middle income nation
France has expressed its interest in assisting Bangladesh in reaching its goal to become a middle income country by 2021.
13 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Speaker asks EC to see if he's still MP
Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury yesterday sent a letter to the Election Commission (EC) asking to see whether the expulsion of sacked minister Abdul Latif Siddique from the Awami League means termination of his membership in parliament.
13 July 2015, 18:00 PM
Cabinet to see new faces
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is likely to induct some new faces into her council of ministers today as part of a plan to bring fresh blood in it, say sources.
13 July 2015, 18:00 PM
New BIWTC vessel to launch today
Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Corporation (BIWTC) will introduce today a new passenger vessel MV Madhumoti on Dhaka-Barisal-Khulna route.
13 July 2015, 18:00 PM