Govt had no better alternative to fuel price hike: Zahed
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Justice Debasish Roy Chowdhury made regular High Court judge
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Six police officers dismissed over prolonged absence from duty
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Govt selects 92 police personnel for 2025 medals
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Tarique Rahman leaves for New York to attend UNGA
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21 September 2026 Governance

64.29% of cabinet decisions implemented

The government claims 64.29 percent of its decisions taken in the cabinet meetings between July and September 2016 were implemented.
10 October 2016

12,619 teachers selected for non-govt institutions

The government publishes a list of 12,619 candidates for recruiting as assistant teachers to non-government educational institutions including schools, colleges and madrasas for the first time across the country.
9 October 2016

Tofail seeks duty, quota-free market access to KL

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed urges Malaysia to give Bangladesh quota and duty-free market access to minimise the trade gap between the two friendly countries.
9 October 2016

SC stays HC order for recognising 2,367 guerrillas as freedom fighters

The Supreme Court stays till October 30 a High Court verdict that had directed the government to recognise 2,367 members of the guerrilla force, who participated in the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971, as freedom fighters.
9 October 2016

Govt won't allow any terrorist acts in name of religion: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina vows to clamp down on militancy and terrorism with an iron fist also in future.
8 October 2016

Dhaka, Berlin to work together to address terrorism

Bangladesh and Germany discuss the scourge of terrorism and violent extremism and vowed to work together to address this global challenge.
8 October 2016

Resist militancy

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal yesterday said the people dislike militancy, so they will come forward to fight against it.
6 October 2016

Writ seeks stay on medical test process

A Supreme Court lawyer files a writ petition with the High Court seeking stay on the process of medical college admission test for the session of 2016-17.
6 October 2016

Rampal power plant: Protesters will write to Modi

Protesters say they will write to Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to take steps to scrap Rampal power plant near the world’s largest mangrove forest – the Sundarbans.
6 October 2016

PM warns against anomalies in low-cost rice distribution among poor

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asks the parliament members and other elected representatives across the country to ensure fair distribution of low-cost rice among the ultra poor.
5 October 2016

Bid to occupy NGO house

A Swechchhasebak League leader allegedly occupied a house of a non-governmental organisation (NGO) at Kawar Char area in Dhulashar
4 October 2016

HC upholds govt decision over PDB offices transfer

The High Court upholds a government decision to transfer the offices of Power Development Board in Rajshahi and Rangpur zone to North West Zone Power Distribution Company.
4 October 2016

Bangladesh can end extreme poverty by 2030: WB

The World Bank says Bangladesh has done an impressive job in reducing poverty over the last decade and has the potential to end extreme poverty by 2030 if it takes firm steps to make growth more inclusive to benefit all Bangladeshis.
3 October 2016

Saarc nations’ telecom meet in Dhaka tomorrow

In purview of Indo-Pak tension and postponement of top South Asia summit, the Saarc nations including Iran will sit in Dhaka for a three-day meet on telecommunication.
3 October 2016

Demand of tuition fee from students on scholarship questioned

The High Court questions the legality of demanding monthly tuition fee from the students who got scholarship.
3 October 2016

Distribution of smart NIDs starts

Distribution of smart national identity (NID) cards begins in Dhaka and Kurigram.
3 October 2016

Diplomatic ties with Pakistan to stay: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina rules out any possibility of severing diplomatic ties with Pakistan in the purview of row over war crimes trials.
2 October 2016

Ensure security of data being used for smart NID cards: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asks the Election Commission to ensure the security of the data being used for preparing smart national identity (NID) cards, saying that there should have firewall in such a digital project to check forgery.
2 October 2016

Rampal plant won’t harm Sundarbans: Environment minister tells JS

Environment and Forest Minister Anwar Hossain Manju tells Parliament that the proposed Rampal coal-fired power plant would not cause any harm to the Sundarbans.
29 September 2016

JS adopts proposal for confiscating properties of Bangabandhu killers, war criminals

Bangladesh parliament unanimously adopts a resolution to confiscate all movable and immovable assets of convicted killers of Bangabandhu and war criminals.
29 September 2016