Opposition warns of food crisis over fertiliser shortage, government says stocks sufficient
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Parliament
Law minister terms SCBA president’s courtroom conduct 'improper'
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Parliament
Marriage, divorce registration to be digitised; pilot programme to be launched this month
9 September 2026
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Policy
Dengue situation in 5 divisions ‘matter of concern’: Shahe Alam
9 September 2026
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Disease
Study, design completed for electric trains on Dhaka-Chattogram route: PM
9 September 2026
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Transport
150 wells, new LNG terminals in govt plan to tackle gas shortages: PM tells parliament
9 September 2026
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Power and Energy
No more ‘His Excellency’, ‘Honourable’ before president, PM and ministers' titles
9 September 2026
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Governance
PM orders tougher action against polythene, plastic use
9 September 2026
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Environment
Parliament adopts motion seeking update on Benazir’s extradition
9 September 2026
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Parliament
DFID, UNFPA sign deal to produce competent midwives
The Department For International Development (DFID) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) sign a grant agreement to produce competent midwives in Bangladesh.
23 October 2016
Dhaka, Ottawa to discuss ways to extradite Noor Chy
Bangladesh and Canada will further discuss ways for the extradition of Noor Chowdhury, a convicted killer of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, in Ottawa this week.
23 October 2016
BTRC suspends CityCell’s spectrum
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission suspends spectrum of Citycell as the mobile phone operator failed to pay dues.
20 October 2016
Bangladesh should scrap new NGO law: HRW
The Bangladesh parliament should repeal a new law regulating civil society organisations accepting foreign funds, New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) says.
20 October 2016
WB confident in PM's development agenda
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim expresses his "full confidence" in the development agenda of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government in Bangladesh.
18 October 2016
Dot bangla domain to open from Dec 16
Dot bangla domain would be opened for mass users from December 16.
18 October 2016
Wage social movement against militancy: President
President Abdul Hamid underscores the need for waging a social movement against militancy and drug abuse saying drug addiction is misleading the youth and creating a social instability while militancy has become a global problem.
18 October 2016
Beware of fraud calls: BTRC
The telecom regulator asks mobile phone users not to share any information like passwords if anyone requests referring regulators’ name through call or SMS.
17 October 2016
PM expects WB’s stronger role in Bangladesh’s development
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says she expects the World Bank to play a stronger role in Bangladesh’s development endeavours as the leading development partner.
17 October 2016
PM returns home from Goa
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina returns home after attending the BRICS-BIMSTEC Leaders' Outreach Summit at Goa in India.
17 October 2016
11 senior police officials transferred
In a reshuffle to the police administration, the government has transferred 11 senior officers to new postings. The home ministry issues a circular in this regard.
16 October 2016
Libya barred for Bangladeshis on security grounds: Minister
The government is not allowing Bangladeshi migrants to go to the North African country of Libya due to security reasons, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Md Shahriar Alam says.
16 October 2016
Bangladesh condemns Myanmar attack
Expressing concern at the loss of innocent lives in clashes in Myanmar, Bangladesh underscores the need for arresting the perpetrators for bringing them to justice.
16 October 2016
PM accorded red carpet reception in Goa
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves for Goa this morning to attend the BRICS-BIMSTEC Outreach Summit which the host country India considers as a 'significant' event.
16 October 2016
BRICS-BIMSTEC summit: PM leaves for Goa tomorrow
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves Dhaka October 16 for Indian southwest state of Goa to join BRICS-BIMSTEC Leaders' Outreach Summit. The two-day summit will be held in Goa on October 15-16 with the theme 'BRICS-BIMSTEC: A Partnership in Opportunities'.
15 October 2016
Xi leaves Dhaka after 2-day visit
Chinese President Xi Jinping leaves Dhaka for India after a two-day visit which saw China inking 27 deals with Bangladesh worth $24.45 billion in soft loan for various key development projects.
15 October 2016
Bangladesh-China joint statement
Bangladesh and China in a joint statement express their satisfaction at the traditional friendship between China and Bangladesh and fast development of bilateral cooperation.
14 October 2016
Bangladesh-China joint statement
Bangladesh and China in a joint statement express their satisfaction at the traditional friendship between China and Bangladesh and fast development of bilateral cooperation.
14 October 2016
President seeks duty, quota-free entry of all products into China
President Abdul Hamid has sought duty-free and quota-free entry of all Bangladeshi products into the Chinese market to address the current trade imbalance.
14 October 2016
Long live Bangladesh-China ties: PM Hasina
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has hailed the friendship with China and hoped that it will be long lasting acquaintance in the path towards golden Bengal.
14 October 2016