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No militant activity currently in Bangladesh: Home minister
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Rosatom DG Alexey Likhachev meets Tarique Rahman
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PM inaugurates Ulashi canal re-excavation work
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Sayed Abdal Ahmed appointed principal information officer of PID
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Indian PM Narendra Modi may visit Bangladesh next month
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to make his first official visit to Bangladesh in the first week of June, a highly placed diplomatic source in New Delhi told The Daily Star yesterday.
7 May 2015, 18:00 PM
New Dhaka mayors join offices
New Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sayeed Khokon and Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Annisul Huq joined their offices yesterday.
7 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Recruiting primary school teachers from union-based panels illegal: SC
The Supreme Court yesterday upheld a High Court verdict that declared illegal a government decision to recruit primary school teachers from union-based panels of selected candidates.
7 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Key features of the land deal
The 2011 Protocol to the 1974 Land Boundary Agreement will bring immense benefits for both Bangladesh and India.
6 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh creates new fund for export-oriented workers for emergency situations
The government yesterday formed a separate welfare fund for export-oriented workers to face any emergency situation and provide them with insurance coverage.
6 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Turag boundary pillars to stay as it is: SC
The Supreme Court yesterday upheld the government's setting up of demarcation pillars in the Turag river, following a July 24, 2014
6 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Prof Mannan new UGC chairman
Prof Abdul Mannan, former vice chancellor of Chittagong University, has been appointed as the chairman of University Grants
6 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Ctg city girls can now SMS cops for rescue from stalking
Schoolgirls of Chittagong city can save themselves from being victims of stalking by texting 373 to a number of Chittagong Metropolitan
6 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Myanmar agrees to identify gangs
A Myanmar delegation recently agreed to identify the gangs trafficking Yaba pills into Bangladesh and take action against them at a
6 May 2015, 18:00 PM
SC affirms govt action on setting up Turag pillars
The Supreme Court affirms a government action on setting up pillars on the boundaries of Turag River at Mohammadpur in Dhaka after their demarcation.
6 May 2015, 13:32 PM
Bangladesh imposes 65-day fishing ban in special zone to conserve sea resources
The government has imposed a ban on fishing in the exclusive economic zone (EEZ) of the Bay of Bengal for two months from May 20 to July 23 aiming to increase the fisheries stock in the sea.
5 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Land boundary deal between India and Bangladesh now on track
The Indian cabinet yesterday approved the constitution amendment bill on the Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) with Bangladesh to pave the way for permanent settlement of decades-old boundary disputes.
5 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Biman to give discounts to deportees from Oman
Undocumented Bangladeshi migrants wishing to leave Oman under a general amnesty will be provided special airfare to facilitate their
5 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Cabinet okays draft of deal on coastal shipping with India
The cabinet yesterday approved a draft agreement, a draft bill, and a proposal involving coastal shipping between Bangladesh and
4 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Stop earth filling in Gumti river: HC
The High Court yesterday directed the government to stop the earth filling and dam construction across the Gumti river at Muradnagar
4 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Jheelpar structure owner arrested (video)
Rab claims arrest of the owner of the Jheelpar structure that caved in two weeks ago and killed a dozen people in Dhaka’s Rampura.
4 May 2015, 06:53 AM
Don't fund Rampal power plant project
Environmentalists yesterday announced launching a campaign urging international financial institutions to publicly rule out
3 May 2015, 18:00 PM
PM opens 4 power generation, 2 transmission projects
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday inaugurated four power generation and two transmission projects through videoconferencing
3 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Hasina 'dispels' Ban's worry
Irregularities in last week's city corporation polls and BNP's decision to boycott the election halfway into the voting featured
2 May 2015, 18:00 PM
Justice Hasan Foez new Judicial Service Commission chairman
Justice Hasan Foez Siddique, sitting judge of the Appellate Division of the Supreme Court, has been appointed the chairman of
30 April 2015, 18:00 PM