Yaba comes thru Indian border too
Yaba pills are being smuggled into Bangladesh through Indian border besides large scale smuggling through Myanmar border and sea route, causing fresh concerns among security officials during the ongoing anti-drug drives.
FID directs BB to punish errant leasing cos
Financial Institution Division has asked Bangladesh Bank to take actions against the errant non-bank financial institutions in the backdrop of growing allegations against them.
FM hopeful of resolving common river water-sharing issues with India
Foreign minister AK Abdul Momen on Saturday expressed the hope that Bangladesh and India would gradually resolve the water-sharing issues of all common rivers, including the Teesta, as the two countries had already solved some big issues.
90pc Dhaka residents victims of air pollution: green activists
Green activists on Saturday voiced deep concern that around 90 per cent of the residents in Dhaka city were affected by serious dust pollution and urged the authorities concerned to take effective steps to check it.
100-year Delta Plan threat to deltaic equilibrium: experts
Bangladesh Delta Plan 2100 threatens the natural equilibrium that sustained the world’s largest delta for centuries, said geologists and hydrologists.
BNP to reconstitute front organisations by April
The main opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party as part of its plan to revamp the party to overcome its debacle in the December 30 parliamentary elections, marred by flaws and fraud, has initiated a move to reconstitution three fornt organisations.
Vitamin A plus campaign today without ‘substandard’ Indian capsule
The national vitamin A plus campaign postponed about three weeks ago after problems were found in texture of vitamin capsules will be held today with locally produced vitamin capsules.
Bangladeshi-origin Anisha Faruk elected Oxford University SU president
Anisha Faruk, a Bangladeshi-origin student and former co-chair of the Oxford University Labour Club, has been elected president of the Oxford University Student Union.
Act properly to advance Bangladesh, PM tells army
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday asked the Armed Forces to play the due role in advancing the nation as well as maintaining democratic and constitutional stability of Bangladesh.
Candidates vaunt poverty
Affidavits of mayoral candidates for the forthcoming by-election to Dhaka North City Corporation show that they are poor, some having no car and some no house.
