Govt must reassure investors: Bernicat

US Ambassador in Dhaka Marcia Bernicat says Bangladesh government must work to reassure foreign investors that it is taking all appropriate measures to ensure security of their factories and personnel.
4 August 2016

Be vocal against those defaming Islam through killing: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina again urges the nation to be vocal against the culprits defaming Islam before the whole world through killing innocent people.
3 August 2016

Ex-secy Reazul Hoque new human rights commission chief

The government appoints former secretary Kazi Reazul Hoque as the chairman of National Human Rights Commission of Bangladesh.
2 August 2016

Mustafizur Rahman new envoy to Singapore

The government decides to appoint Mustafizur Rahman as the next high commissioner of Bangladesh to Singapore, according to the foreign ministry.
2 August 2016

PM seeks more cooperation from people to eliminate militancy

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina seeks greater cooperation of people and information from them in tackling militancy and terrorism more effectively.
1 August 2016

HC allows Shawkat Mahmud to go abroad

The High Court today asks the government to allow BNP chairperson's adviser Shawkat Mahmud to go abroad for treatment for 40 days.
1 August 2016

Change law to bar MPs in educational instt: HC

High Court directs the authorities concerned to take steps in two months for amending the provisions of a law that allows lawmakers to become chairman of the governing bodies of private educational institutions.
31 July 2016

No instruction given to evict bachelor tenants: DMP

No instruction has been given to house owners in Dhaka to evict their bachelor tenants, Dhaka Metropolitan Police says.
30 July 2016

US yet to confirm Dhaka raid militant’s citizenship

The US is yet to confirm citizenship of Shazad Rouf Arko, the militant who was said to be an American passport holder and killed during Dhaka raid.
29 July 2016

India to stand by in anti-terrorism drive with firmness of 71: Modi

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi says his country will stand by Bangladesh with all firmness the way it stood by the people of the next door neighbor during 1971 Liberation War.
28 July 2016

Bangladesh minister meets Modi, discusses bilateral issues

Visiting Bangladesh Home Minister Azaduzzaman Khan Kamal calls on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and discussed bilateral issues, including the current situation in Bangladesh.
28 July 2016

Govt orders shutting pvt university branches

Bangladesh government orders closure of Darul Ihsan University and all illegal branch campuses of privately-run universities.
26 July 2016

Dhaka raid: Swift steps saved country from catastrophe, Bangladesh PM says

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina praises Bangladesh’s intelligence agencies and law enforcers for swift actions on a terrorist den in Dhaka’s Kalyanpur which she says “saved the country from a major catastrophe.”
26 July 2016

Govt team off to KSA to oversee female expats’ condition

The government sends an inter-ministerial team to Saudi Arabia to oversee overall work and security conditions of Bangladeshi female workers there.
25 July 2016

DMP launches new GD format to reduce public suffering

In a bid to remove public suffering for filing general diary (GD) with police stations, authorities introduce a new format for all the police stations in Dhaka.
25 July 2016

HC asks govt to explain legality of its order against non-MPO teachers’ benefits

The High Court questions the legality of a government order that restricted giving salary to the teachers of non-government high schools and colleges, who are not enjoying monthly payment order.
25 July 2016

Govt won't allow terrorism, militancy: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina renews her firm resolve to clampdown on terrorism and militancy to ensure peace and security for the people, saying that her government won't allow any type of these social menaces.
23 July 2016

Int’l community stands by Bangladesh: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the international community has stood with Bangladesh following the recent terror attacks in the country, and they understood that the country can tackle any situation.
21 July 2016

You're not alone, Modi to Hasina

Dhaka and New Delhi open the newly-constructed modern integrated check post at Benapole-Petrapole point of India-Bangladesh border, in a bid to facilitate increased trade between the two countries.
21 July 2016

Nationalise Syed Ahmed College in Bogra

Local people and students and teachers of Syed Ahmed College, a non-government institution, in Sonatola upazila under the district have demanded nationalisation of the college as it has all the facilities similar to that of the government colleges.
20 July 2016