Govt to ask high-rise owners to install CCTV cameras

In the wake of some recent firebomb attacks reportedly from the tops of buildings, the government has decided to ask owners of high-rise buildings to install close-circuit television (CCTV) cameras.
10 March 2015, 18:34 PM

HC halts earth filling

The High Court yesterday directed the authorities to maintain status quo on earth filling in and encroachment of natural water bodies and wetlands in Aftabnagar Banasri housing project in Rampura-Khilgaon-Badda-Sabujbagh area of Dhaka for next three months.
10 March 2015, 18:33 PM

National grid likely to get 560MW more power from April

National grid of the country is likely to get about 560MW of power from April 30 as two base load plants of Summit Group are getting ready for commissioning commercially.
10 March 2015, 18:25 PM

6,538ha of land to be afforested at coast

The government has undertaken a plan to bring 6,538 hectares of land, and 621 kilometres of area in nine costal districts under the social afforestation programme during the current fiscal year, Environment and Forest Minister Anwar Hossain told the Jatiya Sangsad yesterday.
10 March 2015, 18:25 PM

Tomorrow’s Dakhil exam postponed

The government postpones the Dakhil examinations scheduled for tomorrow (Wednesday) following extension of hartal by the BNP-led 20-party political alliance.
10 March 2015, 11:39 AM

Mamata talks Teesta, LBA

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee discussed the Teesta water-sharing deal and land
9 March 2015, 22:50 PM

Violence must stop now

The recent violence is a serious threat to human rights, and it must be stopped immediately, speakers told a roundtable of the National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) yesterday.
8 March 2015, 18:09 PM

TIN will suffice, no need for copy of tax return

Prospective contestants in the upcoming elections to Dhaka and Chittagong city corporations will have to mention their Taxpayer's Identification Number (TIN) instead of incorporating tax returns with applications seeking candidacy.
8 March 2015, 18:00 PM

Top Quote!

Vehicles owned by those who had called hartal are on the roads; their businesses are open too. When they do not observe their own programmes, how could people do so?
6 March 2015, 23:18 PM

President off to London

President Abdul Hamid left here for London this morning for eye treatment and health checkup.
6 March 2015, 06:52 AM

How 5G will push a supercharged network to your phone, home, car

Five years from now, you may be thanking your dog for helping to make you healthier, safer, more productive and smarter about what's happening in the world around you.
3 March 2015, 15:08 PM

9 officials promoted to secretary

The government has promoted nine additional secretaries to the rank of secretary.
2 March 2015, 22:26 PM

Modi 'eagerly waiting' to visit Dhaka

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has written to his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina that he is “eagerly waiting” to visit Dhaka.
2 March 2015, 22:25 PM

HC questions legality of calling blockade

The High Court yesterday issued a rule upon the government and all the 41 registered political parties including the Awami League and the BNP to explain in four weeks why calling blockade should not be declared illegal and unconstitutional.
2 March 2015, 22:23 PM

Why blockade should not be declared unconstitutional, HC asks govt to explain

High Court issues a rule upon the government and political parties, in the country to explain in four weeks why blockade should not be declared unconstitutional
2 March 2015, 08:39 AM

Govt wants FBI assistance

Responding to Washington's offer, Dhaka has decided to seek FBI's assistance in the Avijit murder probe.
1 March 2015, 23:30 PM

Indian foreign secretary due today

Indian Foreign Secretary Subramanyam Jaishankar flies to Dhaka this morning to convey New Delhi's intention of early resolution of pending water and land issues and explore new areas of talks focusing on connectivity, energy cooperation, and trade.
1 March 2015, 23:23 PM

Work starts in Chinese style

The test piling of the Padma Bridge project began yesterday with the project officials sacrificing animals as per Chinese ritual.
1 March 2015, 23:23 PM

Crisis needs to be addressed internally

Expressing concern over the ongoing violence in Bangladesh, the US has said it was important for Bangladesh government to provide space for peaceful political opposition and to create inclusive political processes.
27 February 2015, 23:13 PM

Annisul Huq, Khokan Al’s DCC mayor candidates

Awami League President Sheikh Hasina yesterday endorsed Sayeed Khokan, son of late DCC mayor Mohammad Hanif, and Annisul Huq, former FBCCI president, as mayoral candidates for the long-pending polls to Dhaka city corporations.
26 February 2015, 22:14 PM