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Tarique Rahman inaugurates ‘Family Card’ programme
10 March 2026, 12:04 PM
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5 additional IGPs sent on forced retirement
9 March 2026, 20:00 PM
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DC conference to be held in Dhaka from May 3–6
9 March 2026, 15:10 PM
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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
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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Habibe Millat elected IPU adviser
Bangladeshi lawmaker Habibe Millat has been elected a member of the advisory committee for HIV/AIDS and Maternal, New Born and Child
27 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh more peaceful than India, Pakistan
Bangladesh has been ranked the third most peaceful country in South Asia, faring better than India and Pakistan in the Global Peace Index (GPI) 2015.
26 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Minimum Fitra fixed at Tk 60
Fitra has been fixed at minimum Tk 60 per head this year.
24 June 2015, 18:00 PM
More powers for magistrates
The cabinet yesterday approved proposals for amending the mobile courts law in a bid to empower the executive magistrates to punish
22 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Know who they are
Independent lawmaker Salim tells parliament that issue of siphoning off money should be resolved “for the sake of the country's economy.”
20 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Dhaka seeks int'l help to check cybercrime
Law Minister Anisul Huq yesterday emphasised strengthening the rule of law in cyberspace and sought international cooperation against
19 June 2015, 18:00 PM
DEMU to run on Ctg-Najirhat route regularly from Thursday
The authority of Bangladesh Railway (BR) operated a Diesel Electric Multiple Unit (DEMU) train on a test basis on Chittagong-Najirhat
18 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Myanmar ambassador summoned
The government yesterday summoned the Myanmar ambassador in Dhaka and lodged a protest over the BGP's firing on Bangladesh paramilitary force and abduction of a BGB man.
18 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Regular food check drives in Ramadan: Minister
The government will carry out impromptu drives across the country to check on the quality of food during Ramadan for the sake of public health.
18 June 2015, 08:30 AM
PM returns from UK
Wrapping up her six-day visit to the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returns home.
18 June 2015, 05:07 AM
Bangladesh mission at UN honours 17 peace force commanders
The UN permanent mission of Bangladesh in New York accorded a reception to 17 force commanders of all the ongoing peacekeeping
17 June 2015, 18:00 PM
IFC bill placed at JS
A bill was placed in parliament seeking scrapping of the “International Finance Corporation Ordinance, 1976” and creation of greater
17 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Home boss assures security for death threat recipients
Detectives are working to ensure security to those who are receiving death threats, State Minister for Home Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal
17 June 2015, 18:00 PM
SC stays till July 5 fine on Dr Zafrullah slapped by Int'l Crimes Tribunal
The Supreme Court yesterday stayed till July 5 the International Crimes Tribunal's verdict that had fined Gonoshasthaya Kendra founder
16 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Khokon lays foundation stone of Shahbagh footbridge with escalator
Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sayeed Khokon yesterday laid the foundation stone to construct a foot overbridge with escalator
16 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Get child workers back to school
When asked if he goes to school, 14-year-old Rubel, helper of small passenger vehicle Leguna, gave a blank look.
15 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Jamalpur gets three police helpdesks for female victims
Three helpdesks, headed by female sub-inspectors (SI), were inaugurated yesterday in separate police stations of Jamalpur district as
15 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Police plans for Ramadan, Eid
Following a meeting with representatives of business, bank, shop and public transport owners' associations and utility and roads and
15 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Ihsanul made PM's press secretary
Ihsanul Karim, former press secretary to President Abdul Hamid, was appointed the new press secretary of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
15 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Aminul Islam made first registrar general of Supreme Court
Supreme Court Registrar Syed Aminul Islam was appointed to the new post of registrar general at the SC yesterday.
14 June 2015, 18:00 PM