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Introduce mother tongue-based edn

Indigenous leaders and civil society members at a meeting in Kulaura upazila town of the district yesterday urged the
28 September 2016

Legality of EC’s allocation of Inu-led JSD poll symbol questioned

The High Court questions the legality of Election Commission’s decision to allocate poll symbol “moshal” (torch) to the faction of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) led by Hasanul Haq Inu.
28 September 2016

Hasina beacon of hope, Modi says in birthday greeting

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi greets his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina on her birthday.
28 September 2016

Bangladesh, India boycott SAARC Summit in Pakistan

Bangladesh and India decide not to attend the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) Summit 2016 which is scheduled to be held in Islamabad of Pakistan in November.
27 September 2016

Imtiaz, Sorcar made ambassadors to Germany, Egypt

The government appoints Portugal Ambassador Imtiaz Ahmed as Ambassador to Germany while appointed Germany Ambassador Muhammad Ali Sorcar as the ambassador to Egypt.
27 September 2016

‘Tangail boy jailed for possessing narcotics,’ HC told

The schoolboy, who was jailed for two years over allegedly threatening a local lawmaker via Facebook, was penalised for 'carrying narcotics' - Tangail authorities tell High Court while offering explanation on their action.
27 September 2016

'Save waterlogged Bhabadah people'

People, living in the waterlogged Bhabadah area under Abhaynagar, Monirampur and Keshabpur upazilas in Jessore yesterday demanded
26 September 2016

UN chief lauds icddr,b's work

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon commends International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh for its decades of work towards solving public health challenges and saving lives.
26 September 2016

37th BCS preliminary exam Sept 30

The 37th Bangladesh Civil Service preliminary examination is scheduled to be held on September 30, 2016.
26 September 2016

Recognition of guerrillas: Govt seeks stay on HC order

The government files a petition with the Supreme Court seeking stay on a High Court verdict that directed for recognising 2,367 members of a special guerrilla force of 1971 Liberation War as freedom fighters.
25 September 2016

JS goes into session today

The 10th Jatiya Sangsad goes into its 12th session today after a 59-day recess.
25 September 2016

Govt to respond to Unesco report next week

Bangladesh government will respond next week to a report sent by Unesco requesting it to conduct a revised Environment Impact Assessment (EIA) before going ahead with the Rampal power plant.
25 September 2016

Pirojpur suffers outage for eight hours

Nearly 13,000 power consumers of West Zone Power Distribution Company Limited (WZPDCL) under Pirojpur Palli Bidyut Samity (PBS)
24 September 2016

UK minister lauds Dhaka's drive against terrorism

British Minister for Asia Alok Sharma lauds Bangladesh government for its drive against terrorism and extremism.
24 September 2016

JS goes into session tomorrow

The Jatiya Sangsad goes into its 12th session at 5:00pm tomorrow.
24 September 2016

Bangladesh becomes Chair of Delta Coalition

Bangladesh has become the Chair of the Delta Coalition as the Netherlands formally handed over the chairmanship to it. The chairmanship has been handed over to Bangladesh Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali by the Special Envoy for International Water Affairs of the Netherlands Henk Ovink at a simple ceremony at UNHQ in New York.
24 September 2016

Nazmul Quaunine new envoy to UK

The government decides to appoint Md Nazmul Quaunine as the next High Commissioner of Bangladesh to the United Kingdom.
24 September 2016

PM to inaugurate smart NID card distribution Oct 2

The Election Commission will start distribution of machine-readable smart national identity cards among 10 crore citizens on October 2, replacing the existing laminated cards.
23 September 2016

PM reaches Washington

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina after wrapping her busy five-day schedule in New York reaches Washington by road.
23 September 2016

Russia, Bangladesh abolish visas for diplomats

Bangladesh and Russian sign an intergovernmental agreement on visa-free travel for diplomatic and service passports holders.
23 September 2016