Dhaka, Feb 18 – The government has finally decided to build a complete elevated expressway over the existing Dhaka-Chittagong Highway shelving its previous plan to construct an at-grade six-lane expressway. The decision was finalised as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has…
Princess Raden Dato-Seri Maria Amor Torres, founder and president of “We Care for Humanity (WCH), a US-based non-government global organization, is handing over the third WCH Annual Global Dignity Award to former Bangladesh President and Jatiya Party chairman HM Ershad…
In at least one respect, Donald Trump is following in Barack Obama’s footsteps: his hyper-aggressive response to government leaks of information. U.S. President Donald Trump holds his earpiece as he holds a joint press conference with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo…
Tony Blair has said it is his “mission” to persuade Britons to “rise up” and change their minds on Brexit. Speaking in the City of London, the former prime minister claimed that people voted in the referendum “without knowledge of…
Pakistan, Feb 17 (AP/UNB)- An Islamic State suicide bomber struck inside a famed shrine in southern Pakistan on Thursday, killing at least 75 people in the deadliest attack in the country in more than two years.
Dhaka, Feb 17 – A suspected member of an outlawed party was killed in a reported gunfight with police at Maura Bongram in Pangsha upazila of Rajbari early Friday.
The regional consultation of South Asian Citizens’ Voices on Democracy and Peoples Security was attended by representatives of the civil society from Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, the Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. During the two day consultation they had many…
Dhaka, Feb 15 – Urging the government not to influence the Election Commission, New Chief Election Commissioner KM Nurul Huda on Wednesday promised to hold fair polls wining the trust of all political parties, including BNP.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said the country’s GDP growth would have reached 8 percent if the construction work on the Padma Bridge, which faced a setback due to the false graft allegation raised by the World Bank, could…
Washington, Feb 14 (AP/UNB) — President Donald Trump’s embattled national security adviser Michael Flynn resigned late Monday night, following reports that he had misled Vice President Mike Pence and other officials about his contacts with Russia. His departure upends Trump’s…
More than 50 animal species that share the US-Mexico border ecosystem are in danger. Since 2011, researchers have warned that the number would increase if barriers grow. One study found that barriers affect the movement of animals, not undocumented people…
Dhaka – The BNP on Monday expressed its eagerness to discuss with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina across the table on election-time supportive government.
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) today introduced Voice Mail Service (VMS) for the convenience of mobile phone users in the country. Prime Minister’s ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy inaugurated the VMS through sending greeting message to BTRC Chairman Dr…
The Cabinet on Monday approved the draft of ‘The Civil Aviation Bill, 2017’ incorporating a provision for capital punishment or life term and a fine of maximum Tk five crore for obstructing any aircraft operation. The approval was given at…
Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Monday told Parliament that some 40 percent work on Padma Bridge completed as of January 2017. The progress of construction works on the much-sought bridge is satisfactory, he said replying to a…
Dhaka – The Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Court of Dhaka on Sunday rejected the plea of the prosecution to place two Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL) leaders on remand in a case lodged for brandishing firearms during a hawker eviction drive in…
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Anisul Huq today called upon all who got victimized by the false allegation of graft in Padma Bridge Project to file case against the World Bank. “After the recent verdict of Canadian court, it…
Bangladesh and India have finalised dozens of draft documents — deals and MoUs — to take into consideration for signing during Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s expected bilateral visit to New Delhi to strengthen ties between the two countries in key…
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday asked the members of Bangladesh Ansar and VDP to play a stronger role against the menaces of terrorism, militancy, drug smuggling and its abuse. “Terrorism and militancy have now emerged as a global problem.…
Dhaka – The BNP thinks the allegation of graft in Padma Bridge project is the issue, and the Canada court verdict finding ‘no proof’ of bribery conspiracy in the case is not worthy of consideration, bdnews24.com reported on Saturday.
Dhaka – Leaders of journalists unions and the Dhaka Reporters’ Unity have decided to launch fresh movement to press their demand for arrest of the killers of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Nahar Runi to bring them to justice.
Dhaka, Feb 11 – Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Saturday alleged that BNP is trying to make the new Election Commission (EC) controversial apprehending a debacle in the next general election like Narayanganj city polls.
Dhaka, Feb 11 – A Canada court has dismissed the graft allegation in Padma Bridge project and acquitted three business executives of SNC-Lavalin Group Inc. throwing out wiretap evidence and saying the wiretap applications were based on gossip and rumour,…
Dhaka, Feb 11 – Prime Minister’s ICT Affairs Adviser Sajeeb Wazed Joy today said the Canadian court verdict binning Padma Bridge Corruption Case indicated a plot behind the Padma Bridge scam. “The Canadian court trying the Padma Bridge corruption case…
Brahmanbaria, Feb 10 – Law Minister Anisul Huq on Friday said all the upcoming elections, including the general one, will be held under the new Election Commission (EC) no matter whether BNP accepts it or not.
Dhaka – The Metropolitan Sessions Judge’s Court of Dhaka on Thursday issued arrest warrants for 28 leaders and activists of BNP-led 20-party alliance including Barkatullah Bulu and Ruhul Quddus Talukder Dulu.
Dhaka – The Special Judge Court-3 of Dhaka on Thursday adjourned the hearing of Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases against BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia and others till February 16.
Rajshahi – Leaders and activists of Bangladesh Chhatra League, student’s wing of the ruling Awami League, on Thursday handed over a student of Rajshahi University to police from Shaheed Ziaur Rahman hall, suspecting that he was involved with Shibir’s politics.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday reiterated her call to Islamic scholars, imams and teachers, to prevent the misinterpretation of Islam and widely publicise that Islam does not believe in terrorism, militancy and killing people. “It’s my fervent call to…
In 2009, the historian David Kaiser, then a professor at the Naval War College in Newport, Rhode Island, got a call from a guy named Steve Bannon. Bannon wanted to interview Kaiser for a documentary he was making based on…