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Three ministries and divisions get new secretaries
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Writ petition challenges repeal of Supreme Court Secretariat ordinance
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Rampal power plant: Protesters will write to Modi
Protesters say they will write to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to take steps to scrap Rampal power plant near the world’s largest mangrove forest – the Sundarbans.
6 October 2016, 06:18 AM
PM warns against anomalies in low-cost rice distribution among poor
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asks the parliament members and other elected representatives across the country to ensure fair distribution of low-cost rice among the ultra poor.
5 October 2016, 14:03 PM
Bid to occupy NGO house
A Swechchhasebak League leader allegedly occupied a house of a non-governmental organisation (NGO) at Kawar Char area in Dhulashar
4 October 2016, 18:00 PM
HC upholds govt decision over PDB offices transfer
The High Court upholds a government decision to transfer the offices of Power Development Board in Rajshahi and Rangpur zone to North West Zone Power Distribution Company.
4 October 2016, 11:48 AM
Bangladesh can end extreme poverty by 2030: WB
The World Bank says Bangladesh has done an impressive job in reducing poverty over the last decade and has the potential to end extreme poverty by 2030 if it takes firm steps to make growth more inclusive to benefit all Bangladeshis.
3 October 2016, 11:00 AM
Saarc nations’ telecom meet in Dhaka tomorrow
In purview of Indo-Pak tension and postponement of top South Asia summit, the Saarc nations including Iran will sit in Dhaka for a three-day meet on telecommunication.
3 October 2016, 08:08 AM
Demand of tuition fee from students on scholarship questioned
The High Court questions the legality of demanding monthly tuition fee from the students who got scholarship.
3 October 2016, 08:00 AM
Distribution of smart NIDs starts
Distribution of smart national identity (NID) cards begins in Dhaka and Kurigram.
3 October 2016, 05:04 AM
Diplomatic ties with Pakistan to stay: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina rules out any possibility of severing diplomatic ties with Pakistan in the purview of row over war crimes trials.
2 October 2016, 09:10 AM
Ensure security of data being used for smart NID cards: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asks the Election Commission to ensure the security of the data being used for preparing smart national identity (NID) cards, saying that there should have firewall in such a digital project to check forgery.
2 October 2016, 05:36 AM
Rampal plant won’t harm Sundarbans: Environment minister tells JS
Environment and Forest Minister Anwar Hossain Manju tells Parliament that the proposed Rampal coal-fired power plant would not cause any harm to the Sundarbans.
29 September 2016, 15:46 PM
JS adopts proposal for confiscating properties of Bangabandhu killers, war criminals
Bangladesh parliament unanimously adopts a resolution to confiscate all movable and immovable assets of convicted killers of Bangabandhu and war criminals.
29 September 2016, 14:42 PM
Introduce mother tongue-based edn
Indigenous leaders and civil society members at a meeting in Kulaura upazila town of the district yesterday urged the
28 September 2016, 18:00 PM
Legality of EC’s allocation of Inu-led JSD poll symbol questioned
The High Court questions the legality of Election Commission’s decision to allocate poll symbol “moshal” (torch) to the faction of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) led by Hasanul Haq Inu.
28 September 2016, 09:02 AM
Hasina beacon of hope, Modi says in birthday greeting
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina on her birthday.
28 September 2016, 06:25 AM
Bangladesh, India boycott SAARC Summit in Pakistan
Bangladesh and India decide not to attend the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit 2016 which is scheduled to be held in Islamabad of Pakistan in November.
27 September 2016, 16:33 PM
Imtiaz, Sorcar made ambassadors to Germany, Egypt
The government appoints Portugal Ambassador Imtiaz Ahmed as Ambassador to Germany while appointed Germany Ambassador Muhammad Ali Sorcar as the ambassador to Egypt.
27 September 2016, 09:24 AM
‘Tangail boy jailed for possessing narcotics,’ HC told
The schoolboy, who was jailed for two years over allegedly threatening a local lawmaker via Facebook, was penalised for 'carrying narcotics' - Tangail authorities tell High Court while offering explanation on their action.
27 September 2016, 07:24 AM
'Save waterlogged Bhabadah people'
People, living in the waterlogged Bhabadah area under Abhaynagar, Monirampur and Keshabpur upazilas in Jessore yesterday demanded
26 September 2016, 18:00 PM
UN chief lauds icddr,b's work
UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon commends International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh for its decades of work towards solving public health challenges and saving lives.
26 September 2016, 16:13 PM