Govt announces hajj packages for 2027, cuts airfare by Tk 24,830
22 July 2026, 10:21 AM
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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
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Government mulls halving admin officials' car perks
14 July 2026, 00:00 AM
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PM to head national committee on Rohingya repatriation strategy
13 July 2026, 18:01 PM
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PM says BNP govt will not be deterred by obstacles in rebuilding Bangladesh
13 July 2026, 13:20 PM
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Protect lives, speed up relief: PM tells field administration
12 July 2026, 16:22 PM
Monsoon Misery
6-month deadline set to stop illegal waste discharge into Gulshan Lake
12 July 2026, 16:09 PM
Monsoon Misery
ILO DG Guy Ryder to arrive Dhaka Dec 10
Director General of International Labour Organization (ILO) Guy Ryder will arrive in Dhaka on December 10 for a four-day official visit.
8 December 2016, 10:31 AM
Bangladesh urges India for speedy signing of Muhurir strip map
Bangladesh has urged India for speedy signing of the strip map of a 2-km border at Muhurir Char (Feni in Bangladesh and Belonia in Tripura, India) in a bid to fully implement the long-festering land boundary problem in the tiny portion of land.
7 December 2016, 09:43 AM
HC moves to lighten schoolbags
Primary school children cannot be forced to carry backpacks weighing over 10 percent of their weight, the High Court orders in response to a writ petition. The court also orders government to formulate a necessary law in this regard.
7 December 2016, 09:18 AM
Power generation to reach 24,000MW by 2021: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says the government has set a goal to generate 24,000 MW of electricity by 2021 and 60,000 MW by 2041, aiming to benefit all the people of the country.
7 December 2016, 06:53 AM
Ecnec approves crucial Rooppur nuclear plant project
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) approves the crucial Rooppur Nuclear Power Plant scheme with Russian assistance, the country's biggest ever project in terms of financial involvement requiring an estimated amount of Taka 1,13092.91 crore.
6 December 2016, 14:22 PM
Remove collaborators’ names from schools, roads: HC
The High Court orders the government to remove the names of collaborators from the structures of all educational institutions and roads by two months.
6 December 2016, 10:19 AM
2004 attack on UK envoy: Appeal verdict tomorrow
The Supreme Court fixes tomorrow for delivering verdict on the appeals of two Huji death row convicts including its chief Mufti Abdul Hannan against the High Court judgement in a case filed for the 2004 grenade attack on the then UK envoy in Bangladesh.
6 December 2016, 07:51 AM
HC summons Gaibandha DC over remarks on Bangalis
The High Court summons the deputy commissioner of Gaibandha asking him to appear before it on December 12 for his derogatory remark on Bangali people in a report submitted by him before the court.
6 December 2016, 07:34 AM
NSI director co-opted to probe PM’s flight glitch
National Security Intelligence (NSI) Director Brig Gen Ziaul Ahsan has been co-opted to investigate the cause behind the technical glitch in the Biman special flight that carried Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Hungary on November 27.
5 December 2016, 15:17 PM
‘Bangladesh trying to resolve Rohingya crisis’
Terming Myanmar’s Rohingya issue as “sensitive,” Foreign Minister Abul Hasan Mahmood Ali tells the parliament that Bangladesh is trying to resolve the growing Rohingya crisis using different international channels.
5 December 2016, 14:45 PM
12 Bangladeshi expats get CIP status
The government recognises 12 non-resident Bangladeshis as commercially important persons (CIPs) for their outstanding contribution to the country’s economy by remitting foreign currencies and importing Bangladeshi products abroad in 2015.
5 December 2016, 13:58 PM
Judges, public prosecutors, cops don’t comply with Women and Children Repression Prevention Act provision
The law ministry and the Supreme Court tell High Court that lower judges, public prosecutors, and police concerned do not comply with the provision for the Women and Children Repression Prevention Act, 2000.
5 December 2016, 12:46 PM
Envoy to Bhutan Jishnu sent into retirement
Bangladesh ambassador to Bhutan Jishnu Roy Choudhury has been sent into retirement. The public administration ministry issues a notification to this end.
5 December 2016, 12:24 PM
SC stays restraint order on Pubali Bank chief, director
The Supreme Court stays till December 8 a High Court directive that had restrained Pubali Bank Ltd’s Chairman Habibur Rahman and its Director Kabiruzzaman Yakub from discharging duties for the bank.
5 December 2016, 12:07 PM
Mozammel Haq made Public Admin secretary
Mozammel Haq Khan, senior secretary to the home ministry has been made Public Administration ministry secretary. The public administration ministry issues a gazette notification in this regard.
5 December 2016, 11:28 AM
No compromise with PM’s security: Menon
There will be no compromise with the security of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, Civil Aviation and Tourism Minister Rashed Khan Menon says at the parliament.
4 December 2016, 13:12 PM
Parliament session to run until Dec 12
Thirteenth session of the 10th parliament will continue till December 12, the Business Advisory Committee of the Jatiya Sangsad decides.
4 December 2016, 11:19 AM
3 under-trial prisoners get HC bail after 16yrs
Three under-trial prisoners, who have been serving in jail for over 16 years, secure bail from the High Court in separate murder cases.
4 December 2016, 08:28 AM
6-hr hartal in Rajshahi city for Dec 11
Nagorik Odhikar Sangrokkhan Sangram Parishad has called for a six-hour hartal (strike) in Rajshahi city on December 11 to press home its four-point demand including reduction of increased holding tax imposed by Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC).
3 December 2016, 06:43 AM
Challenged people to get smart cards
All people with disabilities to get smart identity cards by the end of December 2017.
2 December 2016, 12:18 PM