Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal sign deal today

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal sign a deal today that would allow a seamless movement of people, cargo and personal vehicles among the countries within the next few years.
14 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Indian Army Chief Gen Dalbir Singh arrives today

Indian Army chief General Dalbir Singh arrives in the country today to attend as chief guest the passing out parade of Bangladesh Military
14 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Power disruption worries DMCH patients

Panic grips among the patients of Dhaka Medical College Hospital following a power disruption for hours in its newly-constructed 10-storey building.
14 June 2015, 12:10 PM

Lower tier employees term it discriminatory

Expressing deep grievance at the proposed 8th payscale at a press conference yesterday, government employees said virtually it would
13 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Dhaka for fair deal on all common rivers

Bangladesh is now pushing for a fair and comprehensive solution to sharing of water not only of the Teesta but of all the 54 common
13 June 2015, 18:00 PM

BELA urges mayor to modify, implement master plan

Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA) yesterday stressed the need for modifying and implementing Chittagong city's
13 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Prioritisation missing in budget: State Minister

State Minister for Finance M A Mannan says prioritisation is completely missing in the budget for 2015-16 fiscal
13 June 2015, 11:36 AM

China wants deal with Bangladesh on Blue Economy

Four days after Bangladesh and India signed a deal on Blue Economy and Maritime Cooperation in the Bay of Bengal, China on Thursday sent a similar draft deal for Bangladesh's consideration.
12 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Govt develops model to ensure easy services

The government has developed a model to simplify the existing process to deliver public services to the citizens aimed at saving their
12 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Ctg DoE limping with staff shortage

The Department of Environment (DoE), Chittagong division is struggling to tackle environment pollution due to acute manpower
12 June 2015, 18:00 PM

PM leaves for UK

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has left Dhaka this morning on a six-day visit to the United Kingdom.
12 June 2015, 04:26 AM

Govt, NGOs must join hands

The government and all NGOs working to eradicate child labour must cooperate in monitoring children dropping out of schools and working in factories, schools and other
11 June 2015, 18:00 PM

PM asks cops to win public trust

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked police to gain people's confidence by ensuring the overall security of public life and property as well as their welfare.
11 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Dhaka to host int'l confce on AIDS Nov 20-23

Bangladesh will host a four-day "International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP)" that will begin on November 20.
11 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Bangladesh envoy presents credentials to Cambodian king

Ambassador of Bangladesh to Thailand with concurrent accreditation to Cambodia, Saida Muna Tasneem, has presented her credentials to King Norodom Sihamoni of at the
11 June 2015, 18:00 PM

PM opens 'Police Plaza'

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurates the 'Police Plaza', a newly-built commercial building of Bangladesh Police Welfare Trust, in the city’s Gulshan area.
11 June 2015, 09:48 AM

SAHR welcomes Indo-Bangla land deal

South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a democratic regional network of human rights defenders, welcomes the Land Boundary
10 June 2015, 18:00 PM

20 districts get new DCs

In a major reshuffle in the administration, the government yesterday appointed new deputy commissioners (DCs), including two female
10 June 2015, 18:00 PM

Emajuddin doesn't like Indo-Bangla deals

Most of the 22 Indo-Bangla deals have been signed in “favour of India,” said Prof Emajuddin Ahmed, convener of a pro-BNP
10 June 2015, 18:00 PM

PM Hasina says there were no condition for $2b new Indian credit

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday told parliament that there were no terms and conditions in spending $2 billion Indian credit and the government would use the amount independently.
10 June 2015, 18:00 PM