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
Governance
PM to head national committee on Rohingya repatriation strategy
13 July 2026, 18:01 PM
Governance
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
Mobile court can’t convict, sentence any detainee: HC
A mobile court cannot convict or sentence any arrestees or detained person for an offence, the High Court says in the full text of its verdict that has declared the sentencing a Tangail schoolboy by a mobile court illegal.
28 November 2016, 13:55 PM
PM seeks comprehensive global efforts for water management
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought comprehensive global efforts for water management, urging world leaders to prioritise the water issues in their policies and actions, laying out a seven-point agenda involving the scarce resource.
28 November 2016, 10:47 AM
Writ seeks entry of Rohingyas to Bangladesh
A Supreme Court lawyer files a writ petition with the High Court seeking its directive on the government to allow fleeing Myanmar citizens to enter Bangladesh.
28 November 2016, 09:05 AM
PM flight: Biman to probe emergency landing
Biman Bangladesh Airlines authorities today formed a four-member committee to investigate the emergency landing of a VVIP Flight carrying Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to Budapest.
28 November 2016, 05:38 AM
Maj Gen Kaikobad to be made resident High Commissioner to Nigeria
The government has decided to appoint Major General Kazi Sharif Kaikobad as the first resident High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Nigeria, according to a Foreign Ministry press release.
27 November 2016, 14:37 PM
Govt won’t shut WhatsApp, Viber now: Tarana
Bangladesh government has no plans to shut voice call applications like WhatsApp, Viber, WeChat and Imo now, says State minister for Post and Telecommunications Tarana Halim.
27 November 2016, 12:13 PM
PM reaches Budapest to attend Water Summit
Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight carrying Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reaches Budapest after an emergency landing in Hungary.
27 November 2016, 12:10 PM
536 administrative officials promoted
Five hundred and thirty six officials have been promoted to the ranks of deputy secretary, joint secretary and additional secretary.
27 November 2016, 09:59 AM
Govt to buy Aman rice at Tk 33
The government will procure three lakh tonnes of Aman rice at Tk 33 per kilogramme from December 1.
27 November 2016, 08:33 AM
PM off to Hungary
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left Dhaka for Budapest this morning on a four-day bilateral visit in conjunction with Budapest Water Summit 2016 at the invitation of Hungarian President Dr Janos Ader.
27 November 2016, 04:15 AM
Chief justice concerned over environment
Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha has blamed the lack of effective enforcement of relevant laws for the degradation of the environment in Bangladesh.
25 November 2016, 13:13 PM
Govt mulls law to protect minorities: Law minister
The government is mulling over formulating a new law to protect the country’s minority communities, says Law Minister Anisul Huq.
24 November 2016, 15:58 PM
UN accuses Myanmar of Rohingya cleansing
Accusing Myanmar for ethnic killing, a senior UN official tells BBC Bangla that the government wants to rid the country of its Muslim minority.
24 November 2016, 12:31 PM
Dhaka will stand by Saudi to protect Makkah
Bangladesh will stand by the Saudi Arabian government to defend the holy cities of Makkah and Madinah at all costs, Bangladesh Ambassador Golam Moshi says.
24 November 2016, 12:00 PM
PM leaves for Hungary Nov 27
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will leave Dhaka for Hungary on November 27 to attend the Budapest Water Summit 2016 scheduled to be held on November 29.
24 November 2016, 10:54 AM
Govt gets a week to finalise judges’ guidelines
The Supreme Court has given a week time to the government to finalise the rules determining the discipline of lower court judges.
24 November 2016, 08:00 AM
HC clears way for graft trial against Destiny
High Court clears way for lower court to continue trial against Destiny group officials in two money laundering cases involving Tk 4,200 crore.
24 November 2016, 06:12 AM
24 more Biranganas recognised as freedom fighters
Twenty four more Biranganas (war heroines) have been recognised as freedom fighters for their sacrifice in the country's Liberation War in 1971.
23 November 2016, 15:24 PM
Rohingya issue: Dhaka summons Myanmar envoy
Bangladesh government has summoned Myanmar’s envoy to Dhaka and expressed deep concerns over the persecution of Rohingyas in the Rakhine state. The country has been asked to take immediate steps to take back the Rohingyas who have taken refuge in Bangladesh.
23 November 2016, 10:23 AM
PM asks army to stay alert about internal, external threats
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asks Bangladesh Army to always remain ready to face any threat both from internal or external sources to protect the sacred constitution and sovereignty of the motherland.
23 November 2016, 07:04 AM