Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has told Parliament that the government will not carry out any project involving environmental damage, presenting photos of the coal-fired plant areas at home and abroad.
Category: Diplomacy
UK welcomes positive aspects of Khaleda’s proposal
British High Commissioner in Dhaka Robert W Gibson on Monday welcomed the many positive aspects of BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia’s press conference statement, and hoped that all sides would approach the dialogue in a spirit of compromise and trust.
PM says economic freedom a must
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has sought people’s cooperation to ensure economic freedom for the citizens of Bangladesh.
Expat murder: Traders observe shutdown in Gopalganj
Traders in the district town of Gopalganj kept the shutters of their business establishments down on Thursday protesting the killing of Austrian expatriate Sheikh Masudur Rahman Rabet.
Indian High Commission building catches fire
A fire broke out at the Indian High Commission building in the city’s Gulshan area on Tuesday afternoon.
Durga Puja celebration ends
Dhaka – Durga Puja, the biggest religious festival of the Hindu community, ended on Monday with emersion of idols in ponds, lakes and rivers in the city and elsewhere in the country on Vijaya Dashami.
Inu seeks media owners’ support for wage award execution
The government needs support from the newspaper owners to implement the government announced 8th Wage Board Award that has already been published in the gazette, Information Minister Hasanul Huq Inu told Parliament on Wednesday.
Lt’s retain the honour bestowed for poverty reduction: PM
The honour Bangladesh received for the progress it made in reducing poverty should be retained, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said on Monday upon returning to Dhaka.
Excessive force used in Felani killing, admits BSF
Kolkata: The Border Security Force (BSF), which has ordered a revision trial in the fatal shooting of a minor Bangladeshi girl, Felani Khatun by one of its troopers, Saturday admitted use of “excessive force” in the case and said it…
CEC disowns report on phone conversation with Khaleda Zia
Dismissing the media report that he had a telephonic conversation with BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia, Chief Election Commissioner Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad on Thursday said he never talked to her since he assumed office.
BSF returns minor girl
Kolkata: A minor Bangladeshi girl, who along with her mother and brother had illegally migrated to India and spent few years at a shelter home in West Bengal following their arrest, was Saturday repatriated by the Border Security Force (BSF).
Russia, US plan Syria gas plug
US Secretary of State John Kerry flew into Geneva on Thursday to hear Russia’s plans to disarm Syria of its chemical weapons and avert US-led military strikes, an initiative that has transformed diplomacy over a two-and-a-half year old civil war.
Explain drone use, Bangladesh tells India
Bangladesh has sought clarification from India regarding New Delhi’s plan to deploy unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) along the Bangladesh border, a media report said Tuesday. The move came in the wake of reports in the Indian media that suggested India’s…
Indian clothes worth Tk39 lakh seized in Benapole
Members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) seized huge smuggled Indian sarees and different other clothes worth about Tk39 lakh from Kharidagnga Battala area under Sharsha upazila early Sunday.
Speedy disposal of disputes to encourage investors: Shafique
Law Minister Barrister Shafique Ahmed on Thursday said speedy disposal of financial and business disputes can encourage the investors.
Muhith turns down 20pc DA demand for govt staff
Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Tuesday turned down the top bureaucrats’ demand for awarding 20 percent dearness allowance before announcing a new pay scale for government staff.
Mobile phone service quality falling: Inu
Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu on Sunday said the quality of services by all the mobile network operators in the country is falling.
Country still lags behind in core telecom infrastructure
DHAKA – Policymakers and telecom experts at a dialogue on Saturday said that the country is still lagging behind in developing core telecom infrastructure that requires for providing quality internet service at affordable cost to maximise benefit from information and…
‘Donors meet Election Commission, stress fair inclusive polls’
Representatives from the United Nations, other donor countries and organisations on Tuesday expressed hope that the next parliamentary elections in Bangladesh would be free, fair and credible with all political parties participating in it. They said this after one-and-half-hour long…
BSF recovers electrocuted youth’s body in Satkhira
Members of Indian Border Security Force (BSF) on Sunday recovered the body of a Bangladeshi young man, who died from electrocution, on Boikari border in Sadar upazila early Sunday.
Militancy to be reined in: MKA
Home Minister Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir on Saturday said the present government is strongly committed to reining in militancy with an iron hand.
Cheap politicians, land grabbers threat to Bangladesh: Mozena
US Ambassador Dan W Mozena on Thursday said cheap politicians and greedy land grabbers are a threat to a nation like Bangladesh.
ACC to grill eleven ICL Group officials
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) will quiz 11 top officials of ICL Group, including its chairman, in connection with the alleged swindling of client’s money amounting to around Tk 7,000 crore by the Ideal Cooperative Society Limited, a sister concern…
Fakhruddin’s caretaker Govt committed big corruption: MKA
Home Minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir on Tuesday said the Fakhruddin-led caretaker government committed massive corruption by illegally staying in power for two years.
Chinese Navy hospital ship arrives at Chittagong Port
Chittagong — Chinese Navy hospital ship Peace Ark arrived at Bangladesh’s southeastern port city Chittagong on Monday, beginning its one-week mission to provide free medical service to locals.
Ex-official: Iran is world’s 6th missile power
Iran’s former defense minister says his country is ranked sixth in the world in missile production.
BSF exchange sweets with BGB on India’s 67th Independence Day
The Border Security Force (BSF) personnel deployed along the frontier of Bangladesh celebrated the 67th Independence Day by exchanging sweets and greetings with their counterparts from Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB).
BSF troops in eastern frontier to learn Bangla
All ranks of the Border Security Force (BSF) deployed in India’s eastern frontier would be assigned with a special task from Independence Day — to learn Bangla in its spoken and written forms.
Khaleda turns 69
Leader of the Opposition and BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia turns 69 on Thursday.
Felani murder trial begins Tuesday
Over two and half years into the incident, the trial of the murder of Bangladeshi girl Felani will begin on Tuesday at a special court constituted by Border Security Force (BSF) in Cooch Behar of India.