Armed forces will remain politically neutral, professional: Adviser Shamsul
25 July 2026, 14:47 PM
Governance
Draft laws on enforced disappearance, human rights body to go to next cabinet meeting: Law minister
25 July 2026, 12:03 PM
Governance
Govt announces hajj packages for 2027, cuts airfare by Tk 24,830
22 July 2026, 10:21 AM
Governance
BGB, with support from locals, has prevented every illegal push-in attempt: Salahuddin
20 July 2026, 16:22 PM
Governance
Rashed Khan appointed political assistant to PM
20 July 2026, 13:32 PM
Governance
No one will be left behind: PM assures ethnic communities
16 July 2026, 19:35 PM
Governance
PM urges children to plant and care for trees under 'Green School' initiative
15 July 2026, 12:56 PM
Governance
Government mulls halving admin officials' car perks
14 July 2026, 00:00 AM
Governance
PM to head national committee on Rohingya repatriation strategy
13 July 2026, 18:01 PM
Governance
Ctg DoE limping with staff shortage
The Department of Environment (DoE), Chittagong division is struggling to tackle environment pollution due to acute manpower
12 June 2015, 18:00 PM
PM leaves for UK
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has left Dhaka this morning on a six-day visit to the United Kingdom.
12 June 2015, 04:26 AM
PM asks cops to win public trust
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked police to gain people's confidence by ensuring the overall security of public life and property as well as their welfare.
11 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Dhaka to host int'l confce on AIDS Nov 20-23
Bangladesh will host a four-day "International Congress on AIDS in Asia and the Pacific (ICAAP)" that will begin on November 20.
11 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh envoy presents credentials to Cambodian king
Ambassador of Bangladesh to Thailand with concurrent accreditation to Cambodia, Saida Muna Tasneem, has presented her credentials to King Norodom Sihamoni of at the
11 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Govt, NGOs must join hands
The government and all NGOs working to eradicate child labour must cooperate in monitoring children dropping out of schools and working in factories, schools and other
11 June 2015, 18:00 PM
PM opens 'Police Plaza'
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurates the 'Police Plaza', a newly-built commercial building of Bangladesh Police Welfare Trust, in the city’s Gulshan area.
11 June 2015, 09:48 AM
PM Hasina says there were no condition for $2b new Indian credit
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday told parliament that there were no terms and conditions in spending $2 billion Indian credit and the government would use the amount independently.
10 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Gen Belal new chief of Bangladesh Army
Lieutenant General Abu Belal Muhammad Shafiul Huq has been named the new chief of Bangladesh Army.
10 June 2015, 18:00 PM
SAHR welcomes Indo-Bangla land deal
South Asians for Human Rights (SAHR), a democratic regional network of human rights defenders, welcomes the Land Boundary
10 June 2015, 18:00 PM
20 districts get new DCs
In a major reshuffle in the administration, the government yesterday appointed new deputy commissioners (DCs), including two female
10 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Emajuddin doesn't like Indo-Bangla deals
Most of the 22 Indo-Bangla deals have been signed in “favour of India,” said Prof Emajuddin Ahmed, convener of a pro-BNP
10 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Govt to enact new law to fight cyber crimes
The government plans to enact a new law to prevent cyber crimes that take new dimensions frequently, Law Minister Anisul Huq said yesterday, terming the existing information and communication technology (ICT) act inadequate.
9 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh govt increases excise tax on flight tickets
Air travellers now will have to pay more as the government has hiked the excise tax on their tickets.
9 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Govt to build 2nd Bhairab, Titas railway bridges
The government has taken initiatives to construct the second Bhairab and Titas railway bridges over Meghna and Titas rivers with the Indian Line of Credit, Railways Minister
8 June 2015, 20:22 PM
Public university teachers cut class for own payscale
Teachers of different public universities in five districts observed two-hour work abstention protesting against the proposed 8th national payscale and demanded a separate one yesterday.
8 June 2015, 18:00 PM
UNHRC urged to intervene
Two rights organisations yesterday urged the UN Human Rights Council (UNHRC) to play a leading role in initiating reform in criminal justice institutions of Bangladesh to
8 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Bangladesh’s cabinet approves 4-nation motor vehicle agreement
The Cabinet Division yesterday approved the draft motor vehicle agreement between four South Asian countries that would allow trans-border movement of vehicles like in the European Union.
8 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Hard to get info from ministries
It is a tale of two governments and the media. One was seen making all sorts of efforts to help the press and the other, not so much.
7 June 2015, 18:00 PM
Habiganj DC now okays temporary blocking of Khwai river
The Khwai river will temporarily be blocked off and a road constructed over it in Habiganj district's Sayestaganj to transport equipment
7 June 2015, 18:00 PM