24-hour police monitoring planned for Durga Puja: Home minister
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Governance
New DCs appointed to Tangail, Nilphamari, Patuakhali, Pirojpur
29 September 2026
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Governance
Update / PM considers raising grants to Tk 5cr for Durga Puja, Tk 3cr for Kathin Chibar Daan
29 September 2026
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Governance
Govt employees may get 5-day Durga Puja break if Oct 22 declared holiday in Bangladesh
29 September 2026
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Governance
Verify freedom fighter lists, arrange treatment abroad for July warriors: Parliamentary committee
28 September 2026
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Parliament
Police officials failing to understand public expectations will face consequences: Home minister
26 September 2026
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Governance
PM Tarique heads home after five-day UNGA visit
26 September 2026
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Governance
PM holds 30 official engagements during four-day New York visit: Mahdi Amin
26 September 2026
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Governance
51st special BCS circular issued for 5,000 health cadre posts
24 September 2026
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Governance
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Teesta reason behind West Bengal CM’s silence during Dhaka visit
Although West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee usually speaks to the media, whenever approached, on different issues, it was different during her latest Bangladesh tour.
7 June 2015
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
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
Dhaka keeps Modi busy
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi started the concluding day of his two-day visit to Bangladesh by offering prayers at the 12th-century Dhakeshwari temple in Dhaka yesterday.
7 June 2015
Land deal is like fall of Berlin wall: Modi (video)
Terming ratification of land deal as “no less significant than the fall of the Berlin Wall”, Indian PM Modi says water issues need to be resolved from humanitarian perspective.
7 June 2015
Bangladesh-India joint declaration
Joint declaration between Bangladesh and India during PM Narendra Modi's visit to Bangladesh
7 June 2015
Dawn of a new era
Bangladesh and India yesterday opened a new chapter of hopes in their relations, fraught with dubious politics, myopic diplomacy and tardy bureaucracy over the decades.
6 June 2015
22 DEALS signed, renewed
Exchange of instruments of ratification of 1974 Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) and its 2011 protocol
6 June 2015
Connectivity vital for two countries
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said a greater connectivity is vital for the development of the two countries and the region.
6 June 2015
Rajshahi hopes for Modi's support for Ganges Barrage
Rajshahi city residents yesterday urged India's government to support Bangladesh's Ganges Barrage project, a critically important
6 June 2015