CJ urges judges to cut annual vacation time

Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha yesterday urged judges to reduce their annual vacation period and devote more
26 December 2015, 18:00 PM

7 police officials promoted as additional inspector general

Seven high rank police officials, including former Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Asaduzzaman Miah, were
24 December 2015, 18:00 PM

PGCB moves to improve power supply in Ctg city

The Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB) has undertaken two major projects aiming to address low voltage problem and improve power supply in Chittagong city within next two years.
24 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Hasina seeks entrepreneurs' support for health sector development

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called upon the private sector entrepreneurs to supplement the government
24 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Govt officials protest pay scale, block Farmgate road

Government officials block a road in Dhaka’s Farmgate for nearly an hour protesting what they said discrimination in the eighth national pay scale.
24 December 2015, 09:11 AM

Govt to open climate change fighting wing

The government is going to open a separate "climate change wing" under the ministry of environment and forests to coordinate and bring pace in the climate change related works, Secretary to the ministry Dr Kamal Uddin Ahmed told a discussion yesterday.
23 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Pak diplomat 'withdrawn'

A Pakistani female diplomat was withdrawn from Bangladesh yesterday, weeks after allegations of her involvement in terror financing surfaced in the judicial statement of an Islamist militant.
23 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Independent commission must for protecting child rights

In a country where majority of the children, who account for over one-third of the population, are vulnerable to
23 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Gabtoli tailgate free by Dec 31

The road in front of the capital's Gabtoli bus terminal would be freed from traffic congestion by December 30, the
23 December 2015, 18:00 PM

2016 year of cleanliness for Dhaka: Khokon

The year of 2016 will be the “year of cleanliness” for Dhaka city, the city’s South City Corporation Mayor Sayeed Khokon says.
23 December 2015, 10:21 AM

Land rights lost in so many laws

Successive governments have made many land-related laws over the years but those have failed to establish people's land rights, speakers said at a seminar yesterday.
22 December 2015, 18:00 PM

JS caucus for inviting railway tenders online

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways Ministry yesterday recommended taking necessary steps to invite
22 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Rajuk starts giving approval for buildings online

The inhabitants of Dhanmondi and Mohammadpur in the capital from now on will be able to apply to Rajuk online
22 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Nahid regrets not being able to raise education standard

Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid yesterday said they were very successful in the education sector in terms of
22 December 2015, 18:00 PM

FM goes on Bahrain visit

Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali yesterday left Dhaka for an official visit to Bahrain at the invitation of his counterpart Shaikh Khalid bin Ahmed Al Khalifa,
21 December 2015, 20:19 PM

Bangladesh still has to wait some more

Bangladesh will have to wait some more to send unskilled manpower on a large scale to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) with the two governments still to finalise deals on redesigning a recruitment process.
21 December 2015, 20:12 PM

Local govt should get authority to earn, spend

The financial capability and autonomy of local government should be increased if their accountability is to be ensured, speakers told an opinion sharing meeting yesterday.
21 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Nat'l judicial conference Sunday

The national judicial conference will be held in the capital on Sunday aiming to reduce backlog of cases through digitisation, effective court administration and case management.
21 December 2015, 18:00 PM

BGB honours 57 gallant freedom fighters

Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) accorded a reception to 57 gallantry award winning freedom fighters in Bir Uttam Fazlur Rahman Khandker auditorium in the
21 December 2015, 18:00 PM

Govt plan to reacquire Habiganj tea estate land slammed

Ain o Salish Kendra (ASK), Communist Party of Bangladesh and Bangladesher Samajtantrik Dal yesterday slammed government plans to take back land leased out to tea estates in Habiganj and establish a special economic zone.
21 December 2015, 18:00 PM