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Shahbagh Police Station in the capital found no basis in the case filed by Awami League MP Golam Maula Rony against The Independent Television Chairman Salman F Rahman and two of its journalists.

Dhaka University administration, in a drive, has evicted more than 100 outsiders or illegal dwellers from Jagannath Hall and sealed 12 rooms on Monday night.

Again Bangladesh received poor response in its re-tender for hydrocarbon exploration as only an Australia-Singapore joint venture, Santos-Kris Energy, submitted bid for a single shallow water block on Monday, the closing day of submission.  

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has invited applications from interested mobile phone operators for providing licenses for the third generation (3G) cellular mobile phone services.   

Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) President AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Monday urged the Prime Minister to reinstate the caretaker government system to save the country and its democracy.   

A footwear factory worker was burned to death and seven others suffered serious burn injuries as a fire broke out in their Islambagh factory here on Monday.   

China has switched on a pipeline bringing natural gas from Myanmar, a state company said Monday, in a project that has raised concerns in Myanmar’s nascent civil society about whether its giant neighbor’s resource grabs will benefit local people.   

A wave of car bombs has killed at least 48 people in mostly Shia areas of the Iraqi capital, Baghdad, and in other cities around the country.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday defended her son Sajeeb Wazed Joy’s comment that Awami League will come to power again.

About 82 percent of iftar items that have flooded the capital, including fruits and vegetables, are contaminated with formalin, according to a sample survey by Poribesh Bachao Andolon (Poba).

Parliamentary Stranding Committee on the Ministry of Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs on Sunday recommended bringing amendments to the old laws enacted in British period including criminal procedures code, penal code and civil laws.

The Dhaka Chamber of Commerce & Industry (DCCI) on Sunday said that the recently announced monetary policy with the target of reducing the private sector credit growth will cut investment drastically.

The Anti-Corruption Commission has given approval to file charge sheet in the case against seven Oriental Bank Limited officials including its senior vice president Shah Md Harun and former vice president Abul Kashem Mahmud Ullah for misappropriation of Tk 1.08…

The High Court has fixed Monday for order on the writ petitions filed Sunday morning seeking the schedule of the bifurcated Dhaka City Corporation (DCC).

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday underscored the need for putting in place a policy for both the print and electronic media to ensure their accountability.

Renewing her warning against the emergence of undemocratic force, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said there will be no election in the country for 10 years in the country if any unconstitutional government captures power this time.

BNP Chairperson and opposition leader Khaleda Zia on Saturday left here for Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah in Makkah at the invitation of the Saudi government.

Awami League joint general secretary Mahbub-ul-Alam Hanif on Saturday alleged that BNP’s senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman engaged himself in various conspiracies to thwart the march forward of the country’s democracy.

Home-bound passengers for Eid have alleged the some workers of long-route bus services were charging them extra money for advance tickets.

Communications Minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said there could be no confusion about the next general election as it will be held in time as per the constitution.

Vice president of the Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) M Helal Uddin on Saturday quit as its market monitoring convener and member of Commerce Ministry market monitoring committee protesting extortion by law enforcers.

More than 100 people are reported to have been killed in Cairo at a protest being held by supporters of ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi.

Opposition BNP on Friday lashed out at Prime Minister’s son Sajeeb Wazed Joy for his comment over Awami League’s reelection and said his remarks manifested the ruling party’s evil-design for manipulating the next general election.

President of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) ASM Abdur Rab on Friday said people are now confused whether the general election would be held after the end of the five-year term the ruling Awami League (AL).

BNP standing committee member Barrister Moudud Ahmed on Friday warned that they will oust the government through a mass upsurge if it tries to hold the next polls under a partisan government.

Some political leaders, lawyers and academics at a discussion meeting on Friday said that the country was facing serous political crisis for the confrontational policies of the two major political parties – the Awami League and the BNP.

The much-awaited project to provide gas to the country’s southern region has hit a snags again for various reasons, including bureaucratic tangles.

Although the Sunderbans’ green cover has been standing firm against natural disasters like Sidr and Aila recovering the dominance of green on its southern front within a few years of the cyclones, it has gradually been giving away to human…

The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) is going to enroll Bangladesh in its new Member Country Partnership Strategy (MCPS) in September next for four years (2013-16) under which it will provide a significant amount of financial assistance for important sectors like…