Aminul Islam appointed Dhaka WASA MD
10 March 2026, 22:25 PM
Governance
Oath for constitution reform council must follow due process: Home minister
10 March 2026, 22:28 PM
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Tarique Rahman calls for patience, assures govt will stick to its promises
10 March 2026, 13:41 PM
Governance
Tarique Rahman inaugurates ‘Family Card’ programme
10 March 2026, 12:04 PM
Governance
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
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Govt honorarium for imams, other religious leaders to be launched on March 14
8 March 2026, 17:46 PM
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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
Governance
Gen Belal new chief of Bangladesh Army
Lieutenant General Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq has been named the new chief of Bangladesh Army.
10 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Govt to enact new law to fight cyber crimes
The government plans to enact a new law to prevent cyber crimes that take new dimensions frequently, Law Minister Anisul Huq said yesterday, terming the existing information and communication technology (ICT) act inadequate.
9 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh govt increases excise tax on flight tickets
Air travellers now will have to pay more as the government has hiked the excise tax on their tickets.
9 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Govt to build 2nd Bhairab, Titas railway bridges
The government has taken initiatives to construct the second Bhairab and Titas railway bridges over Meghna and Titas rivers with the Indian Line of Credit, Railways Minister
8 June 2015, 20:22 PM
Public university teachers cut class for own payscale
Teachers of different public universities in five districts observed two-hour work abstention protesting against the proposed 8th national payscale and demanded a separate one yesterday.
8 June 2015, 18:00 PM
UNHRC urged to intervene
Two rights organisations yesterday urged the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to play a leading role in initiating reform in criminal justice institutions of Bangladesh to
8 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh’s cabinet approves 4-nation motor vehicle agreement
The Cabinet Division yesterday approved the draft motor vehicle agreement between four South Asian countries that would allow trans-border movement of vehicles like in the European Union.
8 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Teesta reason behind West Bengal CM’s silence during Dhaka visit
Although West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee usually speaks to the media, whenever approached, on different issues, it was different during her latest Bangladesh tour.
7 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Hard to get info from ministries
It is a tale of two governments and the media. One was seen making all sorts of efforts to help the press and the other, not so much.
7 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Habiganj DC now okays temporary blocking of Khwai river
The Khwai river will temporarily be blocked off and a road constructed over it in Habiganj district's Sayestaganj to transport equipment
7 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Dhaka keeps Modi busy
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi started the concluding day of his two-day visit to Bangladesh by offering prayers at the 12th-century Dhakeshwari temple in Dhaka yesterday.
7 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Land deal is like fall of Berlin wall: Modi (video)
Terming ratification of land deal as “no less significant than the fall of the Berlin Wall”, Indian PM Modi says water issues need to be resolved from humanitarian perspective.
7 June 2015, 14:06 PM
Bangladesh-India joint declaration
Joint declaration between Bangladesh and India during PM Narendra Modi's visit to Bangladesh
7 June 2015, 13:23 PM
Indian media all about Modi's Bangladesh visit
The maiden visit of Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi to Bangladesh and his daylong activities and the deals signed between Bangladesh and India in Dhaka hogged the
6 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Earth filling of Khowai River still on despite DC's halt order
The Khowai River in Habiganj has to be saved from earth filling for construction of a road, demanded residents at a human chain in the
6 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Dawn of a new era
Bangladesh and India yesterday opened a new chapter of hopes in their relations, fraught with dubious politics, myopic diplomacy and tardy bureaucracy over the decades.
6 June 2015, 18:00 PM
22 DEALS signed, renewed
Exchange of instruments of ratification of 1974 Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) and its 2011 protocol
6 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Connectivity vital for two countries
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said a greater connectivity is vital for the development of the two countries and the region.
6 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Rajshahi hopes for Modi's support for Ganges Barrage
Rajshahi city residents yesterday urged India's government to support Bangladesh's Ganges Barrage project, a critically important
6 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Govt, non-govt synergy a must
Government and non-government agencies must work together to produce a synergy in improving the lives of six million people living in Bangladesh's isolated, deprived
6 June 2015, 18:00 PM