Italy keen to invest EUR 200m in Bangladesh’s rural infrastructure

Italy has expressed interest in investing 200 million Euros in Bangladesh for development of rural infrastructure, transportation system, drinkable water, and drainage system.
11 July 2021

Stop support for Banshkhali Power Plant

One hundred twenty-nine individuals and 74 organisations from 21 countries, including Bangladesh, wrote to Chinese Minister of Commerce Wang Wentao urging him to withdraw and end provision of finance and technical support to the SS Power I Ltd (Banshkhali Power Plant) in Chattogram immediately.
22 June 2021

Unholy nexus giving gas connections

Despite being not directly linked to Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company Limited, they would go to households to assist linemen and supervisors of the national gas distributor.
16 June 2021

Aviation sector faces rough ride

Air travel within the country is going to get costlier as Padma Oil Company, the only source of jet fuel in the country, has once again increased the price of the fuel.
10 June 2021

LPG Prices: Fixed but not enforced

Consumers are being compelled to buy liquified petroleum gas (LPG) at a much higher price than the one set by the regulator.
8 May 2021

Gas supply Disruption in City: Titas, RHD trade blame

Thousands of people in different parts of the capital suffered badly after being hit by a severe gas crisis as a Titas connection was damaged in Amin Bazar on the outskirts of the city on Monday night.
23 March 2021

AL rebel quits Sitakunda municipal polls after attack

A mayor aspirant pulls out of Sitakunda municipality election following an attack on his press conference by Awami League activists last night.
28 December 2015

11 charged with RU Prof Shafiul murder

Eleven people including a Jubo Dal leader is charged with the killing of Rajshahi University's sociology professor AKM Shafiul Islam.
17 December 2015

Malta cultivation sees success in Bhaluka of Mymensingh

Aftab Uddin Chanu of Bhaluka upazila under the district has set an example of successful commercial culitvation of malta, a popular
10 December 2015

MRP: Dhaka seeks 2yr deadline extension

The government officially requests the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) to extend its deadline by two years for issuing Machine Readable Passport (MRP) for Bangladeshi nationals who are still carrying handwritten passports in different countries across the world.
25 November 2015

Over 6 lakh Indian bidis seized, one arrested

Members of Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) arrested a man and seized over six lakh Indian bidis worth Tk13.66 lakh from Nalua area under Doarabazar upazila of Sunamganj district yesterday.
24 November 2015

Record number of Bangladeshi students study in US

A record number of 5,455 Bangladeshis studied in universities in the US over the course of 2014-2015 academic year, according to a new finding.
19 November 2015

7 idols vandalised

Police arrested two youths on charge of vandalising idols at a temple in Chanpur village of Baralekha upazila under the district on Tuesday
14 October 2015

PDB ex-chairman killed at Madhya Badda house

Former chairman of Power Development Board (PDB) Mohammad Khizir Khan is found dead at his Madhya Badda residence in Dhaka.
5 October 2015

Gang storms school, assaults teacher in classroom

Teachers and students of North Bengal Paper Mills High School at Paksey in Ishwardi upazila of the district formed a human chain and
16 September 2015

Blogger Ananta murder: Accused admits involvement

Mannan Rahi, an accused of blogger Ananta Bijoy Das murder, gives a confessional statement before a Sylhet court.
2 September 2015

Operation against Myanmar separatists tomorrow

A joint force of Bangladesh Army and Border Guard Bangladesh will launch an 'all-out' operation tomorrow on Thanchi border in Bandarban to flush out the Myanmar separatist group that fired on a BGB team this morning. ​
26 August 2015

Yet another blogger killed

Yet another online activist is stabbed to death by unknown assailants at his East Goran residence in Dhaka.
7 August 2015

BSF detains 16 Bangladeshi youths while being trafficked to Nepal

Border Security Force (BSF) sent back 16 Bangladeshi youths, who were arrested in India while being trafficked to Nepal, through Hili immigration check post in Hakimpur upazila of the district on Tuesday.
5 August 2015

All water transports suspended

In view of the cyclone ‘Komen’ approaching, authorities have suspended operations on all water routes throughout the country.
30 July 2015