PM Tarique heads home after five-day UNGA visit
UNB, Dhaka
26 September 2026 • Governance
51st special BCS circular issued for 5,000 health cadre posts
Star Online Report
24 September 2026 • Governance
Govt had no better alternative to fuel price hike: Zahed
Star Online Report 
22 September 2026 • Governance
Justice Debasish Roy Chowdhury made regular High Court judge
Star Online Report
21 September 2026 • Legal System
Six police officers dismissed over prolonged absence from duty
Star Online Report
21 September 2026 • Legal System

New team claims to have taken charge

The new managing committee of Jatiya Press Club, formed through an impromptu "election", claimed to have taken charge yesterday.
30 May 2015

It's like fall of Berlin Wall

Ahead of his June 6-7 Dhaka visit, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has compared the settling of the Indo-Bangla land boundary issue with the fall of the Berlin Wall.
30 May 2015

Indian cabinet approves two more deals

The Indian cabinet yesterday approved two separate agreements, to be signed during Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Dhaka next week, to fight human trafficking and introduce coastal shipping service with Bangladesh.
30 May 2015

3 branches of state should cooperate

Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha yesterday sought the law ministry's cooperation in giving the judiciary an institutional form.
30 May 2015

Cuta declares 1hr strike for 3 days for equal pay with govt bureaucrats

Chittagong University Teachers' Association (Cuta) yesterday announced that they would observe work abstention from 11:00am to
30 May 2015

Rana Plaza Garment Workers' Union gets new committee

The Rana Plaza Garment Workers' Union (RPGWU), a sister organisation of Garment Workers' Trade Union Centre, on Friday selected its
30 May 2015

Clean Dhaka to be visible in 6 months: Annisul

Dhaka will emerge as a completely clean city in next two and half years, the mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation say.
30 May 2015

Lots of talk, little genuine substance comes out of Bangkok meet on migrant crisis

Myanmar and Bangladesh, the departure points for thousands of boat people, agreed yesterday to address the "root causes" of a migration crisis at an international meeting in Bangkok, claimed Thailand's foreign ministry.
29 May 2015

Mayors for clearing CR Dutta Road by Sunday

Dhaka's mayors yesterday asked National Bank Limited (NBL) to clear for traffic by Sunday CR Dutta Road, littered with a billboard and
29 May 2015

21st BCS batch celebrates anniversary

To mark its 12th anniversary, the 21st BCS batch organised a programme at the Biam auditorium in the capital yesterday.
29 May 2015

Land deal ratification a success of govt: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says Land Boundary Agreement ratification, which has been unanimously passed by the Indian parliament, is a political and diplomatic success of the Awami League government.
29 May 2015

Mamata may come with Modi

Chief Minister of West Bengal Mamata Banerjee would be accompanying Narendra Modi to Dhaka on June 6-7, raising hope that the two countries would seal the much-awaited Teesta water-sharing deal.
28 May 2015

Modernisation of army to continue

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday reiterated her resolve to provide everything necessary to continue modernisation of Bangladesh
28 May 2015

Send mobile clinics to hard-to-reach CHT areas

Due to remoteness, many areas of the Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) remain beyond the reach of healthcare and education, speakers told a discussion yesterday.
28 May 2015

SC tells Bar Council to hold polls on Aug 13 with updated voter list

The Supreme Court yesterday ordered the Bangladesh Bar Council authorities to hold its election on August 13 after updating the voter
28 May 2015

Pilfering keeps goals unattained

Funds allocated for the government's poverty alleviation programmes are pilfered at different levels before they reach marginal groups
27 May 2015

Hasina hopes Bangladesh will build fighter jets

Expressing hope that Bangladesh will one day build fighter planes, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday reaffirmed her strong resolve
27 May 2015

Compensate Gazipur worker with Tk 1 lakh

The High Court yesterday directed Prothom Alo to give Tk 1 lakh as compensation to a female worker of Apex Footwear Limited in
26 May 2015

Unregistered CNG-run auto-rickshaws banned in Ctg city from today

No unregistered CNG-run auto-rickshaw can ply Chittagong City streets from today, said Masud Ul Hasan, deputy commissioner (traffic-north) of Chittagong Metropolitan Police.
26 May 2015

Hopes run high over June 6

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will arrive in Dhaka on June 6 on his first state visit to Bangladesh, as the two countries move to strengthen ties and enhance cooperation in the fields of connectivity, infrastructure and trade.
26 May 2015