Govt trims responsibilities of eight state ministers
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Writ petition challenges appointment of city corporation administrators
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State minister kept waiting as officials arrive late at N’ganj land office
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Health minister announces drive to remove ‘dalal syndicates’ from public hospitals
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PM lauds Ansar-VDP’s role, assures continued development support
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Hill cutting for resorts won’t be tolerated: CHT minister
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Students, elderly, persons with disabilities to get 25% metro, intercity train fare discount: Transport minister
3 March 2026, 17:46 PM
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ACC chairman, two commissioners resign
3 March 2026, 15:06 PM
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Cabinet to decide on extension of Eid-ul-Fitr holiday
3 March 2026, 14:17 PM
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Tarique Rahman orders removal of congratulatory billboards across Dhaka
3 March 2026, 13:15 PM
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Train derails, Dhaka-Mymensingh rail link cut
Rail communication between Dhaka and Mymensingh is suspended as inter-district Teesta Express derails in Sripur upazila of Gazipur.
23 March 2016, 04:46 AM
Work on Kushtia bypass starts after 22 years
Construction work on the long-desired Kushtia town bypass has finally commenced after 22 years of waiting. The 6.60-km road will
22 March 2016, 18:00 PM
18 back from traffickers
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) rescued 18 Bangladeshi nationals while they were being trafficked to India through Putkhali
21 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Airport security: Govt inks deal with UK company
The government inks a deal with British company Redline for screening at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in a bid to standardise its security aspects.
21 March 2016, 11:38 AM
Govt doubles investment ceiling for foreigners seeking citizenship
Foreigners will have to invest a total of US$1 million in Bangladesh or transfer a total amount of $2 million from their country to Bangladesh to avail citizenship here.
21 March 2016, 10:16 AM
Legal notice served to AG for his age
A Supreme Court lawyer has sent a legal notice to the attorney general asking him to explain under what authority he has been holding the office as he is beyond 67 years of age.
21 March 2016, 05:37 AM
28 including three lawyers indicted
Rapid Action Battalion (Rab)-7 yesterday pressed charge against 28 persons including Supreme Court lawyer Shakila Farzana in a case filed for their alleged involvement in the financing of a militant outfit in Chittagong's Banshkhali upazila.
20 March 2016, 21:42 PM
UK’s Redline gets security job at Dhaka airport
British company Redline has been given the job for screening at Dhaka’s Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport at Tk 73.98 crore for two years.
20 March 2016, 15:10 PM
‘Social media guidelines’ for civil servants
The government has issued a draft 11-point guideline for social media use of public servants with provisions against propagation of political ideology and provocative statements.
20 March 2016, 12:52 PM
‘Elections now a carnival of nomination trade’
A former election commissioner alleges that the elections in Bangladesh have become an opportunity of nomination trade with money.
20 March 2016, 12:37 PM
Govt to develop country following Bangabandhu’s ideals: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reiterates her firm resolve to develop the country following the ideals of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
18 March 2016, 13:10 PM
President, PM pay tributes to Bangabandhu on his birthday
President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina paid rich tributes to Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman by placing wreaths at his mazar this morning marking the 97th birthday of the great leader.
17 March 2016, 05:04 AM
Fazle Kabir appointed BB governor
The government appoints former finance secretary and chairman of state-run Sonali Bank Ltd Fazle Kabir as the new governor of Bangladesh Bank for the next four years.
16 March 2016, 14:52 PM
11 held while going to India illegally
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) arrested 11 Bangladeshi nationals while they were going to India illegally through Daulatpur
15 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Demolition of roadside structures starts in Tangail
Tangail district administration with the help of Roads and Highways Department (RHD) yesterday started demolishing illegal structures
15 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Huge rock dust unsold as demand falls
At Madhyapara granite mine in Dinajpur's Parbatipur upazila nearly 1.5 lakh tonnes of rock dust lie in seemingly forgotten heaps for a
15 March 2016, 18:00 PM
Dhaka-Delhi Biman flight to resume in April
The much expected Biman flight between Dhaka and Delhi route will resume in April, says civil aviation and tourism ministry.
14 March 2016, 14:34 PM
Hasina requests Cameron to review cargo ban
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina requests British Prime Minister David Cameron to review the UK’s decision regarding ban on direct air cargo from Dhaka to London.
14 March 2016, 14:24 PM
After Caab chief, Civil aviation secretary replaced
A day into removing the chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (Caab), the government replaces the secretary of civil aviation and tourism ministry.
14 March 2016, 12:28 PM
HC questions legality of biometric SIM registration
The High Court has questioned the legality of biometric registration for purchase of mobile operators’ Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) cards.
14 March 2016, 08:02 AM