3-day Lalan Festival kicks off in Kushtia

In memory of legendry mystic bard Baul king Lalan Shah, a three-day Lalon festival kicked off at Lalan Akhra of Cheuria in Kushtia from Thursday.The festival will feature Lalan Mela, discussion and musical soiree every day

Nizam Hazari’s MP status legal: HC

The High Court on Thursday, in its order, declared parliament membership of Awami League lawmaker Nizam Uddin Hazari legal.

NBR unfreezes Robi accounts

The National Board of Revenue on Thursday unfroze the bank accounts of the mobile phone operator Robi following its undertakings to pay the unpaid value-added tax and supplementary duty worth Tk 18.73 crore on Sunday

Hajj flight to begin July 14

Religious affairs minister Motiur Rahman on Thursday said the Hajj flights carrying Bangladeshi pilgrims to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj this year will begin on July 14

We proved capacity to develop country: PM

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said that the Awami League-led government proved its capacity to develop the country

NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES Rural people find treatment elusive

People in the countryside find treatment of non-communicable diseases elusive. A new study report released Tuesday show that acute shortage of doctors, labs and medicines crippled the non-communicable diseases corner of upazila health complexes across the country

BNP to distribute leaflets Thursday for Khaleda’s release

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Tuesday announced countrywide leaflet distribution programme for Thursday demanding immediate release of the jailed party chairperson Khaleda Zia

COMILLA ARSON ATTACK SC vacates stay of trial of Khaleda, 77 BNP leaders

The Appellate Division on Tuesday vacated a High Court order that had stayed the trial in Comilla arson attack case against Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia and 77 other leaders of the party.

Govt set to miss target of increasing TSR

The teacher to student ratio at secondary schools stands at 1:42, much higher than the objective of 1:30 by 2018, as mentioned in the National Education Policy.

Mueller team asks about Trump's Russian business dealings as he weighed a run for president

(CNN)Investigators for special counsel Robert Mueller have recently been asking witnesses about Donald Trump's business activities in Russia prior to the 2016 presidential campaign as he considered a run for president, according to three people familiar with the matter