Directive issued to drop 'Awami League-aligned' members from local committees
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Governance
Tarique, UN refugee chief discuss sustainable solution to Rohingya crisis
23 September 2026
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Diplomacy
Govt had no better alternative to fuel price hike: Zahed
22 September 2026
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Governance
Abdur Rouf appointed Bridges Division Secretary, Alimul Amin DG of Passports
21 September 2026
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Governance
Justice Debasish Roy Chowdhury made regular High Court judge
21 September 2026
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Legal System
Six police officers dismissed over prolonged absence from duty
21 September 2026
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Legal System
Govt selects 92 police personnel for 2025 medals
21 September 2026
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Legal System
Gazi Nazrul’s MP status in question after arrest; EC says parliament must act first
21 September 2026
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Parliament
Tarique Rahman leaves for New York to attend UNGA
21 September 2026
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Governance
Cabinet approves draft Public Procurement (Amendment) Ordinance, 2026
20 September 2026
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Governance
BRTC to arrange special bus service for Ijtema pilgrims
Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) will run a special bus service for ferrying Muslim pilgrims to and from the Bishwa Ijtema, the largest congregation of the Muslims after the hajj, from January 6 to 19.
28 December 2015
People will give befitting reply to obfuscators
People will give a befitting reply to those who are trying to create a debate over the number of martyrs of the 1971 Liberation War, said Prof Emeritus Anisuzzaman yesterday.
27 December 2015
Teachers threaten shutdown of public universities
The Federation of Bangladesh University Teachers' Association (FBUTA) yesterday threatened a complete shutdown of all public universities across the country if the government did not deliver on its pledges of removing "discriminations" in the 8th national pay scale by December 31.
27 December 2015
Governance failure holds back democratic culture
Even after four decades of independence, Bangladesh has failed to establish strong democratic institutions, and this remains a major impediment to the building of a liberal democratic culture, says a study report of BRAC Institute of Governance and Development (BIGD).
27 December 2015
Mayor Khokon brings together 26 govt agencies
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon yesterday urged different government institutions to create public awareness about keeping the city clean.
27 December 2015
Biotech lab at BLRI
A biotechnology laboratory was launched at Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute (BLRI) Savar yesterday.
27 December 2015
Conduct campaigns for clean Dhaka: Khokon
Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) Mayor Sayeed Khokon urges different government institutions to carry out awareness campaigns to promote cleanliness in the city.
27 December 2015
CJ urges judges to cut annual vacation time
Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha yesterday urged judges to reduce their annual vacation period and devote more
26 December 2015
7 police officials promoted as additional inspector general
Seven high rank police officials, including former Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Asaduzzaman Miah, were
24 December 2015
PGCB moves to improve power supply in Ctg city
The Power Grid Company of Bangladesh (PGCB) has undertaken two major projects aiming to address low voltage problem and improve power supply in Chittagong city within next two years.
24 December 2015
Hasina seeks entrepreneurs' support for health sector development
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday called upon the private sector entrepreneurs to supplement the government
24 December 2015
Govt officials protest pay scale, block Farmgate road
Government officials block a road in Dhaka’s Farmgate for nearly an hour protesting what they said discrimination in the eighth national pay scale.
24 December 2015
Govt to open climate change fighting wing
The government is going to open a separate "climate change wing" under the ministry of environment and forests to coordinate and bring pace in the climate change related works, Secretary to the ministry Dr Kamal Uddin Ahmed told a discussion yesterday.
23 December 2015
Pak diplomat 'withdrawn'
A Pakistani female diplomat was withdrawn from Bangladesh yesterday, weeks after allegations of her involvement in terror financing surfaced in the judicial statement of an Islamist militant.
23 December 2015
Independent commission must for protecting child rights
In a country where majority of the children, who account for over one-third of the population, are vulnerable to
23 December 2015
Gabtoli tailgate free by Dec 31
The road in front of the capital's Gabtoli bus terminal would be freed from traffic congestion by December 30, the
23 December 2015
2016 year of cleanliness for Dhaka: Khokon
The year of 2016 will be the “year of cleanliness” for Dhaka city, the city’s South City Corporation Mayor Sayeed Khokon says.
23 December 2015
Land rights lost in so many laws
Successive governments have made many land-related laws over the years but those have failed to establish people's land rights, speakers said at a seminar yesterday.
22 December 2015
JS caucus for inviting railway tenders online
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railways Ministry yesterday recommended taking necessary steps to invite
22 December 2015
Rajuk starts giving approval for buildings online
The inhabitants of Dhanmondi and Mohammadpur in the capital from now on will be able to apply to Rajuk online
22 December 2015