Additional tax will be imposed on driving vehicles in affluent areas like Gulshan and Baridhara, Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Atiqul Islam said today.

Tasneem Siddiqui, a teacher at the Department of Political Science of Dhaka University, appeared before a parliamentary body to explain an interview in a national daily about remittance income.

Director of the UN Sustainable Development Solutions Network Jeffrey Sachs has highly appreciated Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for her leadership in securing “tremendous” gains on different development and human indicators set out under SDGs.

A Parliamentary Standing Committee meeting today recommended immediately ensuring pre-paid meters for all gas consumers to reduce gas waste in the country.

The Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), for the first time, will collect demographic and biometric data of all citizens.

Bangladesh is failing to reap the maximum benefit from its high social safety net allocations, which is among the top four in the Asia-Pacific region, for poor targeting and unplanned deployment, found a recent World Bank study.

In the face of strong opposition and criticism from opposition MPs, a bill was passed in parliament today to extend the term of a special law to run rented power plants for another five years to meet power shortage on an emergency basis.

The 14th session of 11th parliament was postponed this afternoon after a total of seventh sittings as the brief session started on September 1 maintaining health guidelines amid Covid-19 pandemic.

Miscreants today set fire to an excavator while it was evicting illegal occupiers from Bangladesh Railway’s land at Bhanugachha Road in Sreemangal, Moulvibazar.

Social protection programmes remain central to Bangladesh’s sustainable development policy and are progressively benefitting the poorer households, says a World Bank report launched today.

Territorial Waters and Maritime Zones (Amendment) Bill, 2021 was placed in parliament today to make the existing law a more time-befitting one.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is scheduled to leave Dhaka tomorrow (Friday) on a two-week official visit to attend the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York and other engagements with a likely stopover in Helsinki, Finland.

The Detailed Area Plan (DAP) that will guide future constructions in Dhaka city, use of land and demarcation of canals and flow areas, is expected to be finalised in the next few months, Local Government and Rural Development (LGRD) Minister Tajul Islam said today.

Kurigram Agricultural University Bill, 2021 was passed in Parliament today aimed at developing agriculture in the northern districts through research.

Payra Bridge in Lebukhali area of Barishal district will open to traffic in October, Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said today.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has diverted Tk 15 crore, which was allocated for the procurement of vehicles for her office, to improve public healthcare services.

Three areas in Barishal city have been declared as "silent zone".

Bangladesh Public Service Commission today published the final results of 42nd BCS.

A parliamentary body today formed a three-member sub-committee to investigate the alleged irregularities in acquisition of one acre or 100 decimals of land to build a Police Bureau of Intelligence office in Cox's Bazar.

Sharply criticising those who have hammered down houses built under Ashrayan Project-2 for the landless people, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said that she has received full details of the culprits after an investigation