BNP plans to forge nat’l unity to bring down govt: Moudud
Bangladesh Nationalist Party standing committee member Moudud Ahmed on Saturday claimed that his party was planning to forge a national unity that would bring down the Awami League-led government
ANTI-QUOTA PROTEST 15 injured in BCL attack at DU
Ruling Awami League-backed Bangladesh Chhatra League activists roughed up anti-quota protesters at Dhaka University on Saturday, leaving 15 students injured
Average life expectancy now 72 years: BBS
An old Bangladeshi citizen drinks tea.-- Wikimedia Commons photo Average life expectancy at birth in Bangladesh increased by 0.4 year to stand at 72 years in 2017 from that of 71.6 years in 2016, according to a survey report of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics.
HC to hear Khaleda’s appeal against sentence from July 2
The High Court Division said Wednesday that from July 2 it would hear former prime minister and BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia’s appeal for setting aside her five-year jail term in Zia Orphanage Trust case
BNP rejects Gazipur poll, AL finds it free and fair
The opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Wednesday rejected the mayoral poll to the Gazipur city bringing allegations of ‘vote robbery’ which was hit back by the ruling Awami League saying that the people had rejected BNP.
JS body for raising age limit for govt jobs to 35yrs
The parliamentary standing committee on public administration ministry on Wednesday recommended the government to raise the upper age limit for entry into government jobs to 35 years from existing 30 years
Scam-hit banks get bailout fund again
The government on Wednesday disbursed Tk 2,000 crore for state-owned banks including scam-hit Sonali and Janata Banks ignoring severe criticism from different quarters
FY 19 budget to be passed today
The proposed finance bill will be passed in parliament today while the annual budget for the 2018-19 will be passed on Thursday.
AL goons stuffed ballots with police support at 200 polling centres: BNP
BNP on Tuesday said that ruling Awami League ‹goons› with active support from the police grabbed 200 out of 425 polling centres and stuffed ballots in favour of AL’s mayoral candidate in Gazipur City polls.
BNP would be rejected by people if it does not accept Gazipur polls results: OQ
Ruling Awami League general secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader said Tuesday evening that voting trends in Gazipur City showed that the popularity of AL candidate Jahangir Alam increased since the last mayoral election
