Jamalpur gets three police helpdesks for female victims

Three helpdesks, headed by female sub-inspectors (SI), were inaugurated yesterday in separate police stations of Jamalpur district as
15 June 2015

Police plans for Ramadan, Eid

Following a meeting with representatives of business, bank, shop and public transport owners' associations and utility and roads and
15 June 2015

Aminul Islam made first registrar general of Supreme Court

Supreme Court Registrar Syed Aminul Islam was appointed to the new post of registrar general at the SC yesterday.
14 June 2015

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal sign deal today

Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal sign a deal today that would allow a seamless movement of people, cargo and personal vehicles among the countries within the next few years.
14 June 2015

Indian Army Chief Gen Dalbir Singh arrives today

Indian Army chief General Dalbir Singh arrives in the country today to attend as chief guest the passing out parade of Bangladesh Military
14 June 2015

Power disruption worries DMCH patients

Panic grips among the patients of Dhaka Medical College Hospital following a power disruption for hours in its newly-constructed 10-storey building.
14 June 2015

Lower tier employees term it discriminatory

Expressing deep grievance at the proposed 8th payscale at a press conference yesterday, government employees said virtually it would
13 June 2015

Dhaka for fair deal on all common rivers

Bangladesh is now pushing for a fair and comprehensive solution to sharing of water not only of the Teesta but of all the 54 common
13 June 2015

BELA urges mayor to modify, implement master plan

Bangladesh Environmental Lawyers Association (BELA) yesterday stressed the need for modifying and implementing Chittagong city's
13 June 2015

Prioritisation missing in budget: State Minister

State Minister for Finance M A Mannan says prioritisation is completely missing in the budget for 2015-16 fiscal
13 June 2015

China wants deal with Bangladesh on Blue Economy

Four days after Bangladesh and India signed a deal on Blue Economy and Maritime Cooperation in the Bay of Bengal, China on Thursday sent a similar draft deal for Bangladesh's consideration.
12 June 2015

Govt develops model to ensure easy services

The government has developed a model to simplify the existing process to deliver public services to the citizens aimed at saving their
12 June 2015

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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