The National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports is to stage a sit-in on August 20 demanding cancellation of all kinds of agreements including Rampal power plant project that will cause harm to the Sundarbans.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina formally inaugurates the operational activities of the third seaport of Bangladesh at Payra in Patuakhali.

Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Nurul Islam calls upon the Lebanon government to recruit more Bangladeshi workers.

Law Minister Anisul Huq urges the lawyers not to appear before any court on behalf of the militants in any case filed against them.

Those under 18 years will not be allowed to slaughter sacrificial animals during Eid-ul-Azha from this year, the government says.

Supreme Court clears way for the Anti-Corruption Commission to collect wealth statement from Destiny Group Managing Director Rafiqul Amin and its Multi-purpose Operative Society Limited Chairman Mohammad Hossain.

The Saudi Arabia Ministry of Labor and Social Development lifted the ban on the recruitment of Bangladeshi workers as of Wednesday, reports Arab News.

The High Court declares the construction of a house for Chittagong City Corporation (CCC) mayor by cutting a hill at Tigerpass in Chittagong illegal.

The Government appoints Air Vice Marshal Mahmud Hussain as the next High Commissioner of Bangladesh to Brunei Darussalam. He will replace Mohammed Abdul Hye, who is appointed as the new Ambassador of Bangladesh to Algeria.

Bangladesh Public Service Commission recommends recruitment of 898 candidates in the 34th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) examination as headmasters in government primary schools.

Maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to keep hoisted local cautionary signal No. 3 due to a depression formed in the Bay.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina reiterates her firm resolve to face manmade disaster alongside natural calamities as she said those killing human being in the name of Islam are causing total damage to the holy religion.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan today says patriotism, efficiency and professionalism that Bangladesh Police have shown in tackling militancy in recent times have been appreciated at both home and abroad.

The tuition fees of the students in non-government schools, colleges, madrasas and vocational institutions cannot be increased by more than thirty percent in any circumstances, says an education ministry circular.

The 37th Bangladesh Civil Service (BCS) preliminary examination will be held on September 30 from 9:30am to 11:30am, according to a press release of Bangladesh Public Service Commission.

The High Court fixes August 17 for delivering a verdict on a writ petition that challenged the legality of a provision under which Dhaka Metropolitan Police has been collecting information about residents of the metropolitan area.

High Court seeks an explanation from a Chittagong court as to why the trial proceedings of the murder case of Swandeep were not finished in last 23 years after it was filed.

The North Korean government withdraws its diplomat Han Son Ik from Bangladesh for his illegal activities violating diplomatic norms.

The first span of the superstructure of Padma Bridge is set to reach Mawa site from China by Monday evening, says Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader.

Bangladesh wishes to intensify political, economic and cultural connectivity with the Asean countries, Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali says.