President hopes all Indo-Bangla unsettled issues will be resolved

Noting that the implementation of land boundary agreement has consolidated the relations between Bangladesh and India, President
8 December 2015

Find out all war heroines

Speakers at a press conference yesterday urged the government to immediately search out all of Bangladesh's 1971 war heroines, issue a gazette and duly honour and provide benefits since many of them were now old and sick.
7 December 2015

Govt to form committee for reclaiming canals in Dhaka

The local government ministry at a meeting yesterday decided to form a committee to reclaim Dhaka city's canals, which have either been illegally grabbed or clogged with solid wastes, to help resolve water congestion in the capital.
7 December 2015

Bangladesh top court pulls for road safety

The High Court yesterday ordered the government to immediately remove all unauthorised structures within 10 metres of highways, restore visibility of motorists at blind curves, and install speed-limit signs to prevent road accidents. The court asked the government to have the relevant rules amended in the Highways Act, 1994, as well, so that no structures could be built within 10 metres of highways.
7 December 2015

SC clears way for Singair municipality polls

The Supreme Court clears the way for holding election to Singair municipality in Manikganj on December 30.
7 December 2015

Remove illegal structures from highways: HC to govt

The High Court directs the government to immediately remove illegal structures within 10 metres of highways across the country.
7 December 2015

Bangladesh assessing relations with Pakistan

Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali yesterday said Bangladesh was evaluating its relationship with Pakistan and thinking about measures that could be taken over Pakistan's reaction to the execution of two war criminals last month.
6 December 2015

Octogenarian murdered

Police recovered the body of an unidentified elderly man, aged about 80, from Dinajpur branch canal of Teesta Irrigation Project at Horish
6 December 2015

Ex-dictator laments for democracy

Contradicting the fact that a mass movement forced him to step down 25 years back, former military dictator HM Ershad yesterday apparently claimed that he had handed over power on his own accord “to strengthen and keep constitutional democracy on track”.
6 December 2015

Govt to direct preachers to sermonise 'right path': Home boss

The government will instruct preachers to deliver such sermons which will guide the countrymen towards the “right direction”, said Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan yesterday.
6 December 2015

Self confidence to take the nation forward

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said self-confidence will take the nation forward though Bangladesh has resource constraints.
6 December 2015

BGB's vigilance, intel sharing increased

In a bid to fight transboundary militancy and terrorism, Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has increased vigilance at the borders as well as intelligence sharing with Indian Border Security Force (BSF), said BGB Director General Maj Gen Aziz Ahmed yesterday.
6 December 2015

Liberal democracy key to achieving national cohesion

President Abdul Hamid yesterday said liberal democracy is the appropriate political system for achieving national cohesion and economic progress.
6 December 2015

Youth hacked to death

A youth was hacked to death on Cemetery Road in the city yesterday morning. The deceased was identified as Gouranga Biswas, 26, a
5 December 2015

Ctg private dock workers strike protesting attack on their leader

Workers of 11 private jetties in Sadarghat area of Chittagong city yesterday observed work abstention for a day
5 December 2015

Demand for HC circuit bench in Ctg reiterated

Lawyers, rights activists and other eminent personalities yesterday reiterated their demand for establishing a circuit
5 December 2015

Govt not only player to curtail press freedom

Freedom of the press is not only impeded by the government but by players including different individuals and agencies, said Prime
5 December 2015

Khulna school for the blind, deaf limping along

Housed in a dilapidated building and functioning with only half its staff, Goalkhali Government School for the Blind and the Deaf in
4 December 2015

114 new coaches soon

Bangladesh Railway is set to add 114 new coaches from India and Indonesia to its fleet.
4 December 2015

Call for unblocking Facebook gets louder

A group of people under the banner of Writer-Artist-Online Businessperson-Activist Forum yesterday said blocking social media was not
4 December 2015