President Abdul Hamid today directed the Public Service Commission (PSC) to complete various recruitment activities as soon as possible.

Even journalists would also be brought under the universal pension scheme, Information and Broadcasting Minister Hasan Mahmud said today.

The eviction drive to free the Ichamati River in Pabna resumed this morning, a year after it started for dredging work to revive the river's water flow.

Dhaka North City Corporation Mayor Md Atiqul Islam today said they will not allow any landing of metro rail station on the footpaths as it will narrow down the walkways that will create problems for pedestrians.

Local administration today demolished more than 200 illegal establishments in an eviction drive to free the Rikabibazar canal from grabbers during Munshiganj's Sadar upazila.

The Cabinet has approved “Joy Bangla” as national slogan, Cabinet Secretary Khandaker Anwarul Islam said today.

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina has given directives to provide daily essentials at low prices to 1 crore needy families during the upcoming Ramadan.

The Planning Commission rejected a proposal of foreign trips for 30 officials for training on building food warehouses across the country under a project of the food ministry. 

Narayanganj City Corporation Mayor Selina Hayat Ivy today said she will compromise with the people of Narayanganj but not with extortionists.

AKM Manir Hossain Pathan of Roads and Highways Department (RHD) has been appointed as its chief engineer, said a press release today.

Highlighting the role of Ansar and Village Defense Party (VDP) in curbing terrorism and militancy in Bangladesh, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday stressed the need for maintaining a peaceful environment for the development of the country.

Engineers today protested the directive of public administration ministry -- empowering Deputy Commissioners to oversee development projects at the district level.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said the government is steering the country towards economic prosperity while protecting rights of people.

The government is going to bring buses of three more routes under one company soon to bring discipline to the city's transport sector and provide increased service to the passengers, said Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh today.

Some 90 percent decisions, taken by the Cabinet in three years -- from January 2019 to December 2021 -- have been implemented, while implementation of the rest is underway.

Alongside Rajuk, city dwellers and organisations will have to take permission from their respective city corporations to build any structures in Dhaka from now on, Local Government and Rural Development (LGRD) Minister Md Tazul Islam, said today.

Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Mayor M Atiqul Islam yesterday instructed the concerned department to clean all drains of his areas by March 15.             

The gazette on the Chief Election Commissioner and other Election Commissioners Appointment Bill-2022, which was passed by the National Assembly, has been published today.

The government has cancelled the registrations of 228 non-government organisations (NGOs) in the last four years between 2017 and 2021 over different reasons including violation of conditions, Liberation War Affairs Minister AKM Mozammel Haque told the parliament today.

Dhaka South City Corporation Mayor Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh today said they were failing in providing proper treatments at the hospitals under the city corporation due to the lack of manpower and doctors.