Govt had no better alternative to fuel price hike: Zahed
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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
PM for unified training system to make youth suitable for global job market
19 September 2026
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Governance
Cabinet Division warns govt employees against lobbying over service matters
18 September 2026
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Governance
President for keeping nation free from all evil forces
President Abdul Hamid urges all irrespective of faiths to work together to keep the nation free from all evil forces, saying that the country will have to be taken on the way of prosperity shunning communalism, militancy and intolerance.
28 October 2016
Dhaka seeks Tajuddin's extradition from South Africa
Bangladesh requests South Africa to expedite the process of extraditing the key accused of August 21 grenade attack case Maulana Tajuddin, who is reportedly took refuge in the African country.
27 October 2016
PM slams environmentalists' silence on Ghoshiakhali channel
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina comes down heavily on the country's environmentalists for their silence about the crucial Mongla-Ghoshiakhali River Channel that was inoperative for long 21 years.
27 October 2016
PM opens nationwide ‘Child Helpline - 1098’
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina launches nationwide coverage of Bangladesh’s first toll-free Child Helpline to provide a free telephone service to children facing violence, abuse and exploitation.
27 October 2016
PM seeks doctors' help to implement SDG
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina seeks doctors' sincere support to implement the 15-year Sustainable Development Goal (SDG) to make the country's healthcare system befitting to time.
26 October 2016
Bangladesh leads South Asia in gender equity
Bangladesh leads South Asia in the gender equity, successful compared to its neighbouring countries in closing the gender gap, a report says. Progress has been reported in political empowerment, but the gap on women’s labour force participation and estimated earned income widened.
26 October 2016
Bangladesh Navy to get 2 submarines by 2016
Two submarines would be added to the fleet of Bangladesh Navy this year. The submarines will reach Bangladesh soon and building of frigates for the navy is also under process, says Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Nizamuddin Ahmed.
25 October 2016
10 projects get Ecnec nod with outlay of Tk 9443 cr
The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (Ecnec) approves the 3rd revision of the ‘One House One Farm’ project raising its cost by Tk 6,813.27 crore, aiming to reduce the country's poverty rate to 10 percent by the year 2020.
25 October 2016
Maj Gen Kabir new Bangladesh envoy to Indonesia
The government has decided to appoint Major General Azmal Kabir as the next ambassador of Bangladesh to Indonesia., according to a Foreign Ministry press release.
24 October 2016
28 SPs transferred across the country
The government transfers 28 superintendents of police (SP) officers across the country. A home ministry notification issued says that the order will be effective from December 12.
24 October 2016
Memo to PM to cancel Rampal Power Plant
Local leaders and activists of National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Port in Phulbari upazila submitted a
23 October 2016
DFID, UNFPA sign deal to produce competent midwives
The Department For International Development (DFID) and the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) sign a grant agreement to produce competent midwives in Bangladesh.
23 October 2016
Dhaka, Ottawa to discuss ways to extradite Noor Chy
Bangladesh and Canada will further discuss ways for the extradition of Noor Chowdhury, a convicted killer of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, in Ottawa this week.
23 October 2016
BTRC suspends CityCell’s spectrum
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission suspends spectrum of Citycell as the mobile phone operator failed to pay dues.
20 October 2016
Bangladesh should scrap new NGO law: HRW
The Bangladesh parliament should repeal a new law regulating civil society organisations accepting foreign funds, New York-based Human Rights Watch (HRW) says.
20 October 2016
WB confident in PM's development agenda
World Bank President Jim Yong Kim expresses his "full confidence" in the development agenda of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's government in Bangladesh.
18 October 2016
Dot bangla domain to open from Dec 16
Dot bangla domain would be opened for mass users from December 16.
18 October 2016
Wage social movement against militancy: President
President Abdul Hamid underscores the need for waging a social movement against militancy and drug abuse saying drug addiction is misleading the youth and creating a social instability while militancy has become a global problem.
18 October 2016
Beware of fraud calls: BTRC
The telecom regulator asks mobile phone users not to share any information like passwords if anyone requests referring regulators’ name through call or SMS.
17 October 2016
PM expects WB’s stronger role in Bangladesh’s development
Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina says she expects the World Bank to play a stronger role in Bangladesh’s development endeavours as the leading development partner.
17 October 2016