The ferry terminal at Mawa will be temporarily relocated to Shimulia before commencement of the construction work of the main portion the Padma Multipurpose Bridge. This was stated by Communications Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday. He said the terminal would be…
Political stability and the rule of law are essential for investment that can fuel economic growth, former caretaker government adviser AB Mirza Azizul Islam said on Saturday. “Investment will grow only when the political environment is peaceful,” he told a…
Khaleda Zia said Leader of the Opposition Raushon Ershad should resign to “save her skin”. “This person, who identifies herself as the opposition leader, is now saying that she was forced to join the election,” said Khaleda, the former leader…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says ‘politically rehabilitated war criminals’ will not be spared and may face prosecution. “Those who have grabbed power through coup and conspiracy after the assassination of Bangabandhu will be tried on the soil of Bangladesh, Inshaallah,”…
Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) chief Khaleda Zia has threatened to topple the government through mass upsurge. The former prime minister criticised the government’s record-breaking initiative of singing the national anthem in chorus at a meeting of the Bangladesh Federal Union…
Water Resources Minister Anisul Islam Mahmud on Saturday observed that the Election Commission (EC) is not yet functioning independently in true sense. Speaking at BBC Bangladesh Sanglap at BIAM auditorium, the minister said there remain some weaknesses in the EC…
Stressing the importance of amending the constitution to bring a change in the country’s political culture, former caretaker government adviser Dr Akabar Ali Khan on Saturday said government’s term should be reduced to 3-4 years from the existing 5-year one.…
Some 1.75 crore people could comfortably be accommodated in the capital by effectively implementing the Detailed Area Plan (DAP) without filling wetlands and low-lying areas as it envisages, according to urban planners. “As per DAP, about 1.75 crore people could…
Hours after they went on an indefinite strike protesting a court order sending one of their fellows to jail, doctors in the city on Friday night postponed their strike until Sunday as the administration assured them of realising the arrested…
Police recovered the body of a schoolboy from the washroom of a local school in Debhata upazila on Friday evening 10 hours after his going missing.
Two police personnel were injured in a clash with villagers at Teljuri in Boalmari upazila on Friday night over snatching two accused from the custody moments after their arrest.
Police recovered 2,971 bottles of Indian Phensidyl syrup and four cans of beer from a covered van in Akij Transport area in Jhikargachha upazila of Jessore district early Saturday.
Police recovered the slaughtered body of an unidentified woman from Lebutala village in Sadar upazila of Jessore district on Friday evening.
Members of Border Guard Bangladesh arrested 30 people while they were going to India illegally through Putkhali border point here on Friday night.
At least seven people were injured in a clash between the supporters of two chairman candidates at Araishidha village in Ashuganj upazila early Saturday.
Members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) arrested a young man in possession of a Japanese-made pistol and seven rounds of bullet from a bus at Hatikumrul intersection in Salanga upazila early Saturday.
Unidentified miscreants damaged an idol of Hindu goddess Kali at a temple at Bhurulia Nagbati village in Shyamnagar upazila on Friday night.
Scientists have created the first synthetic chromosome for yeast in a landmark for biological engineering.
Real Madrid boss Carlo Ancelotti has confirmed Cristiano Ronaldo will be fit to face Rayo Vallecano on Saturday despite suffering from a “small problem.”
There’s no mystery to the climate change crisis, as three news articles published this week make clear. Higher oceans threaten disaster, but greenhouse gas emissions continue, because they are lucrative.
Tickets for Kate Bush’s first live shows in 35 years have sold out in less than 15 minutes.
NEW YORK — The spotting of ocean debris by satellites during the search for the lost Malaysian airliner has drawn attention to those orbiting platforms.
CEO Mark Zuckerberg said Thursday that Facebook is hiring “key members of the team” from Ascenta, a U.K. company whose founders created early versions of the world’s longest-flying solar powered drone.
Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Abdul Latif Siddique allegedly beat an engineer of the Power Development Board (PDB) in Tangail’s Kalihati Upazila on Friday. The minister at his home in the Upazila reportedly beat Deputy Assistant Engineer (Sales and…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday commissioned a locally built new passenger vessel, MV Bangalee, on Dhaka-Barisal route via Chandpur. Launched at Sadarghat in the capital, the Prime Minister also travelled to Mohonpur, Chandpur by the new 750-capacity river vessel.…
Insurgents are attacking the headquarters of the Afghan election commission in Kabul, a week before the presidential election, police say. Gunmen have entered a nearby building and are firing at the election commission with automatic weapons. The attack comes a…
Russian President Vladimir Putin called US President Barack Obama on Friday to discuss a US diplomatic proposal for Ukraine, the White House said, adding that Obama told him that Russia must pull back its troops and not move deeper into…
Water experts at a workshop in the city on Friday emphasized strengthening regional cooperation and sharing knowledge and experience to address water problems in the South Asian countries. It is imperative to have regional cooperation for river basin management targeting…
When a powerful storm destroyed her riverside home in 2009, Jahanara Khatun lost more than the modest roof over her head. In the aftermath, her husband died and she became so destitute that she sold her son and daughter into…
The Community Blogers’ Forum on Friday staged a human chiar in front of the Natonal press club. Members of the forum carried banners with messages urging people to give up smoking and instead take a flower. Mostafa Kamal Majumder, editor,…