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PM urges children to plant and care for trees under 'Green School' initiative
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Government mulls halving admin officials' car perks
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PM to head national committee on Rohingya repatriation strategy
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PM says BNP govt will not be deterred by obstacles in rebuilding Bangladesh
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Govt resets target as prevalence still high
With a large number of children still employed in domestic and economic activities, the government has extended the timeframe to
31 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Power tariff to go up again: Nasrul
The government decides to raise power tariff again, side by side with improving the customer service.
31 January 2016, 14:09 PM
PM wants S Asia parliaments to allocate budgets for SDGs
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urges the Speakers and parliamentarians of South Asia for allocating budgets enabling the countries to fully implement the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) as it is a collective journey.
31 January 2016, 12:48 PM
President asks police to work for people's welfare
President Abdul Hamid asks the members of Bangladesh Police to give special attention while discharging their duties so that no one is harassed.
28 January 2016, 15:46 PM
HC’s online cause list from Feb 16
The system of printed cause list, a roll of cases to be heard by the High Court on a day, is to run run till February 15.
28 January 2016, 14:44 PM
‘Education law in the offing’
Food Minister Qamrul Islam tells parliament that formulation of an education law is now at the “final stage” for ensuring quality education in the country.
28 January 2016, 13:46 PM
Robi and Airtel sign merger deal
Two top mobile phone operators in the country, Robi and Airtel signs the formal deal for merging together in the country.
28 January 2016, 12:15 PM
‘Endorse Liberation War Denial Crimes Act’
Ekattorer Ghatak Dalal Nirmul Committee has urged today Law Minister Annisul Huq to enact Liberation War Denial Crimes Act so that no one can ask question on the settled issues about the country’s Liberation War.
28 January 2016, 09:30 AM
11 honoured with Bangla Academy awards
Eleven personalities have been declared recipients for Bangla Academy Sahitya Purashkar-2016.
28 January 2016, 08:01 AM
BGB-BSF flag meeting held
A battalion commander-level flag meeting between Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and Indian Border Security Force (BSF) was held at
27 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Two bridges on Patuakhali- Kuakata road await opening
One month into completion, Shaheed Sheikh Kamal Bridge and Shaheed Sheikh Jamal Bridge on Patuakhali-Kuakata road are yet to be opened for vehicular movement.
27 January 2016, 18:00 PM
JS body returns bill, seeks further pay rise of MPs
A parliamentary body sends back a bill to the Cabinet Division, seeking an increase in remuneration and allowances of lawmakers comparing to bureaucrats.
27 January 2016, 12:38 PM
Don’t allow any injustice, PM tells cops
P Hasina asks police to deal with injustice with strong hands even if it is done by any politically influential person. She advises police to communicate with her if the offender is a leader of Awami League.
27 January 2016, 08:55 AM
Have ETP, or shut down, minister tells factories around 4 Dhaka rivers
In a move to save the major rivers around Dhaka, the government today made Effluent Treatment Plants a mandatory factor for the factories.
27 January 2016, 08:00 AM
Expats assured of barrier-free investment climate
The government will remove all barriers to make the expatriate Bangladeshis’ investment in the country smooth, the expatriates’ welfare and overseas employment minister says.
26 January 2016, 12:12 PM
Bangladeshis positive about economic future: IRI
The International Republican Institute (IRI) says in a new survey report that Bangladeshis has been increasingly becoming optimistic about their better economic future.
26 January 2016, 10:38 AM
Work as people's trusted friends, PM asks police
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asks policemen to be the trusted friends of people facing all the challenges.
26 January 2016, 05:21 AM
Cabinet approves draft policy on migrants
The cabinet yesterday approved the draft of the "Expatriates Welfare and Overseas Employment Policy 2016" with a view to ensuring and encouraging safe migration and protection of migrants and their families.
25 January 2016, 18:00 PM
Bills to double salaries of president, PM, ministers placed in JS
Three separate bills are placed in the parliament in an amended form to double salaries and other allowances of the president, prime minister and cabinet members.
25 January 2016, 15:20 PM
Annisul for bringing storm drainage system under city corporations
If entrusted with the management of city’s storm drainage system, Dhaka city corporations will play a role in resolving the acute urban flooding and water logging problem in the capital city, said Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Annisul Huq.
25 January 2016, 14:03 PM