The Election Commission says it will plan security arrangements for Narayanganj city polls , considering 137 of the 178 polling centres in Narayanganj as ‘vulnerable’.22 platoons of para-military force Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) were deployed in the river port city…
Voicing their happiness over their meeting with President Abdul Hamid, BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said they are now optimistic about overcoming the country’s ‘political crisis’.“We’re happy and optimistic after today’s (Sunday’s) meeting with the President.…
Beijing (AP/UNB) — China said Saturday its military seized a U.S. Navy unmanned underwater glider in the South China Sea but it would give the drone back. But President-elect Donald Trump tweeted later that the Chinese government should be told…
Dhaka – Some 28 Indian war veterans and four serving officers have started a five-day visit to Bangladesh on Wednesday to join the victory day functions at the invitation of the government of Bangladesh. The war veterans and officers will…
Dinajpur – The production in Dinajpur Maddhapara Stone Mine remained suspended over the last 14 months for various reasons, causing huge losses to the mine and leaving some 1,000 workers jobless. Traders are now importing stones from neighbouring India to…
Dhaka – The chamber court on Wednesday upheld a High Court verdict that declared collection of value added tax (VAT) on the tuition fees of the students of English medium schools illegal, until further order.
Dhaka – Mentioning that the government is bound to protect the personal information of people, State Minister for Posts and Telecommunications Tarana Halim on Tuesday said her ministry will make the list of pornographic websites, not the porno viewers. She…
Dhaka-Describing militancy and terrorism as major global concerns, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday underscored the need for identifying the sources of terror financing and causes of militancy and terrorism to effectively root out these menaces from human civilisation.
Dhaka – BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Sunday alleged that the government is blocking all the options of doing politics by its opponents as it has no accountability. “Even women are also being affected as they cannot exercise…
Dhaka-The President has decided that there is no need for issuing any gazette notification on the drafts of the disciplinary and conduct rules for judicial officers and Bangladesh judicial service rules.
Dhaka – Mentioning that he has urged the Supreme Court to provide a copy of Chief Justice SK Sinha’s call for scrapping Article 116 of the Constitution, Law Minister Anisul Huq on Sunday said he would make comment on it…
Dhaka – Foreign Secretary and GFMD current chair Md Shahidul Haque on Sunday said they have still a long way to go to reach a consensus on how the global compact on safe, orderly and regular migration will be designed…
Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Rakibuddin Ahmad on Saturday said there is no necessity to deploy army for the upcoming Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) election as the law and order situation is now better there.“The law and order situation is…
Bahauddin Foizee The uneasy and unbearable weather conditions in many parts of the world have become the new trend of our planet’s environment, causing the coastal areas across the globe to gradually submerge under water. While such environmental deterioration is…
Dhaka – The Special Judge Court-3 of Dhaka on Thursday fixed December 15 allowing BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia to restart submission of her statement in self-defense in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case on this date.
Iraqi air force kills at least 52 civilians waiting for salaries in western city of al-Qaim with dozens of others hurt. At least 52 people – including many women and children – have been killed when air strikes by Iraqi…
Washington (AP/UNB) — Time magazine on Wednesday named Donald Trump its Person of the Year, bestowing what the president-elect called an “honor” even as he derided the idea that he’ll lead “the Divided States of America.” That was a reference…
US President-elect Donald Trump has said he wants to cut government costs by cancelling the order for new planes to carry the American president. Six weeks ahead of taking office, he tweeted: “Boeing is building a brand new 747 Air…
Dhaka – The High Court on Tuesday delivered a split verdict on the writ petition challenging the legality of parliament membership of Nizam Uddin Hazari of Feni-2 constituency. Senior Justice Md Emdadul Huq passed an order declaring the Feni-2 constituency…
Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe is to visit Pearl Harbor, becoming the first leader of his country to go to the US naval base in Hawaii. Japanese forces launched a surprise attack on the base in 1941, killing 2,300 US…
Malaysia has urged Bangladesh to view Malaysia as gateway to Asean as a wider Asian market and get benefit from it through appropriate measures.”Businesses that adopt a regional strategy are the once likely to thrive in the region’s increasingly liberalised…
By James Gallagher A drug that dramatically reduces the risk of being infected with HIV will now be given to patients by the NHS in England. The health service lost a court battle in the summer after arguing responsibility for…
Dhaka=BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Sunday alleged that the government is pushing the country towards a ‘civil war’ by taking a move to remove Ziaur Rahman’s grave from the Parliament area.
Dhaka – BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday night said the Prime Minister has a role in constituting a neutral Election Commission (EC), and hoped that good sense will prevail upon on the government to take proper…
Dhaka-BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday reiterated their party’s call to the government for engaging in talks forgetting past bitterness to find out an effective way for peaceful handover of power through fair polls.
Dhaka – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said the world leaders should have been more vocal on Myanmar issue in identifying the handful of October 9 perpetrators that led to the sufferings of thousands of men, women and children…
Taiwan (AP/UNB) — President-elect Donald Trump spoke Friday with the president of Taiwan, a move that will be sure to anger China. It is highly unusual, probably unprecedented, for a U.S. president or president-elect to speak directly with a leader…
Four-thousand US sailors and marines from the Wasp Amphibious Ready Group (ARG) have arrived in the Mediterranean Sea after transiting the Suez Canal, according to a release from the US navy. The group, which is comprised of an amphibious assault…
Dhaka – Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan on Thursday said the Rohingya Muslims of Myanmar who intruded into Bangladesh through several border points will be sent back to their country at a convenient time. The minister came up with the remark…
Dhaka – Visiting Indian Defence Minister Manohar Gopalkrishna Prabhu Parrikar on Wednesday stressed the need for taking joint efforts to enhance military ties between Bangladesh and India. The Indian minister came up with the view when he met President Abdul…