Lauding Bangladeshi peacekeepers' professionalism and contribution to UN missions, UN Under-Secretary General for Field Support Atul Khare yesterday said the UN was ready to appoint more Bangladeshis to commanding positions soon.

The Intensive Care Units of the public hospitals have been running with a major manpower crisis for years.

A bypass at Gazipur's Chandra intersection on the Dhaka-Tangail highway will be inaugurated tomorrow to reduce traffic congestion centring the upcoming Eid-ul-Azha, said Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader yesterday.

The majority of the nine street children who were kept at the juvenile correction centre in Tongi following their “rescue” from a flat in Dhaka on Saturday have been identified by their families, an official of the centre said yesterday.

Bangladesh and Malaysia are likely to sign a deal today, allowing the private sector to recruit Bangladeshi workers in Malaysia, according to the expatriates' welfare and overseas employment minister.

United Nations (UN) wants its peacekeepers to maintain the highest standard of integrity and respect for human rights in every aspect of personal and professional conduct, a UN official said yesterday.

In face of continuous student protests in Dhaka and other cities, the government has finally withdrawn the 7.5 percent VAT imposed on the private universities and medical and engineering colleges.

Five people of two bidding groups were injured yesterday in a clash that broke out in Savar, outside the capital, during a cattle auction of

Six routes linking Bangladesh, Bhutan, India and Nepal will be finalised by September 23 for passenger and private vehicles to travel across the region, according to the road transport and bridges ministry.

Some 5,000 workers of Adib Dyeing Ltd yesterday blocked Dhaka-Mymensingh highway at Sreepur in Gazipur for two hours, demanding the salary of August and festival bonus.

Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif arrives in Dhaka tonight on a one-day visit to brief the Bangladeshi leadership on the deal signed between Iran and global superpowers recently.

Students continue their protest against 7.5 percent VAT on private universities’ tuition fees and blocked some key roads in Dhaka again.

The High Court yesterday directed the government to immediately stop illegal parking of vehicles, sound pollution and use of hydraulic horns in the capital.

Households having migrants are faring better than those that do not with the remittance being sent contributing significantly in reducing poverty and creating employment, says a survey of Refugee and Migratory Movements Research Unit (RMMRU).

Nine children, out of 10, who were "rescued” from a flat in the capital's Banashree on Saturday, have been sent to the Juvenile Development Centre in Gazipur while another was handed over to his family.

The Federation of Bangladesh University Teachers' Associations (FBUTA) yesterday warned of a tougher movement after the Eid-ul-Azha if the government fails to meet their demands including immediate revision of the 8th national pay scale and a separate salary structure for them.

Private university students yesterday blocked the Dhaka-Aricha highway in Savar for over an hour on the first day of their three-day

Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan yesterday urged the public to immediately inform the ministry about any incident of

Over 100 workers of the Keya Knit Composite Ltd in Jarun area of Gazipur city yesterday fell sick in what doctors said could be assign of

Teachers of all 37 public universities will observe a daylong work stoppage today, demanding salaries with due dignity in the eighth