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
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