A day after the same call from urban planners and architects, civil society organisation SHUJAN yesterday proposed introduction of

Though it can not be used under the present legal framework and reality, metropolitan government is the only way to rid Dhaka city of its problems and a prompt decision must be taken, environmentalists, urban planners and architects told a views-exchange meeting yesterday.

Though it can not be used under the present legal framework and reality, metropolitan government is the only way to rid Dhaka city of its problems and a prompt decision must be taken, environmentalists, urban planners and architects told a views-exchange meeting yesterday.

Construction of the 23km Gazipur-airport stretch of the rapid bus service popularly known as BRT will be completed by end of 2018, said the project's director at a discussion in the capital yesterday.

The High Court yesterday directed the government to set up a police outpost at Gazipur's Banogram to ensure security of the Hindu community whose houses and temple were damaged on Sunday night.

Foreign diplomats based in Dhaka have expressed concern over political violence during the current campaigning for city corporation polls and feared that it may create a situation of conflict and instability again, as in the past three months.

The High Court yesterday summoned the industries secretary to appear before it on May 19 for not relocating tannery industries from the capital's Hazaribagh by February 28, 2010 in line with its directive on June 23, 2009.

On the eve of International Mother Earth Day, the Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) demanded that the government allocate at least Tk 200 crore to Bangladesh Climate Change Trust Fund (BCCTF) in the national budget of 2015-16.

Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali yesterday reaffirmed Bangladesh's steadfast support to the Palestinian people and to the creation of a

A Bangladeshi jobseeker survived the Mediterranean boat capsize that is feared to have claimed lives of 700 migrants on Sunday.

To create a technological platform or plug-in for the judiciary, Access to Information (a2i) Programme of the Prime Minister's Office

Sector Commanders Forum (SCF) Chairman Maj Gen (retd) KM Safiullah yesterday said the Mujibnagar government, which was formed

Child rights advocates yesterday urged the government to implement child budget during the next fiscal year.

Condemning sexual assaults on women by rowdy men during Pahela Baishakh celebrations on Dhaka University campus, Awami League-backed mayoral candidate Annisul Huq says he has a plan to bring the entire city under CCTV surveillance if he is elected.

The Annual Development Programme (ADP) for the next fiscal year is likely to see hefty allocations in priority sectors like education,

Saying that the Supreme Court spends six months of the year vacationing, Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha yesterday stressed the

Interpol will continue to provide need-based training support for Bangladesh police, assured the organisation's President Mirreille

An independent and free press is a must for establishing true democracy and good governance in Bangladesh, which plans to ensure sustainable development, said Mahfuz Anam, editor and publisher of The Daily Star, yesterday. “For sustainable development, firstly, it is essential to know people's opinion. The government can know this through its party men or through intelligence agencies.

Several mayoral candidates of Dhaka's north yesterday told a dialogue that if elected, their priority would be to build a corruption-free

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said she expects constructive opinion and judgment of the media about the government's activities.