PM inaugurates six power plants, nine grid stations
As much as 1062 megawatts of electricity have been added to the country’s national grid as prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday inaugurated six power plants and nine grid substations.
Police now lobby for postings in foreign missions
Senior officials of the police during their exclusive meeting with prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday demanded their deputation to the Bangladeshi missions abroad as police liaison officer to deal with police-related issues.
Deaths due to reckless driving on rise
Casualties mainly due to reckless driving have once again spiked rendering futile all efforts of the authorities concerned to bring down the number of deaths in road accidents.
Finish trials in drugs cases in six months: HC
The High Court Division on Tuesday directed the lower courts to complete trials in drug offence cases within six months.
Angelina Jolie urges Myanmar to show genuine commitment
UNHCR special envoy and famous Hollywood actress Angelina Jolie on Tuesday urged the Myanmar authorities to show the genuine commitment to end the cycle of violence, displacement,
Schoolgirl among four killed in city road accidents
Four people, including a school girl, were killed in three road accidents in the capital on Tuesday. At Uttara, a ten-year-old girl Faija Tahsia Suchi, daughter of Daily Ittefaq’s assistant editor Faijul Islam, was killed while a microbus hit her on her way to school with her father around 7:00am.
BCL, PCJSS activists shot dead in Rangamati
An activist of Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samity and another of Bangladesh Chhatra League were shot dead at Raikhali Karigarpara of Kaptai Upazila on Monday.
Three killed in city road accident
Three people, including an unidentified woman, were killed in separate road accidents in Bhatara and Mouchak areas in the city early Tuesday.
Army to send 1,600 minesweepers to KSA
Bangladesh Army decided to send 1,600 minesweepers to Najran and Jizan to sweep landmines in the southern provinces of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia.
Awarding projects without tender bears no fruit
Dozens of deals awarded to local and foreign bidders without tenders or through limited tenders in the last ten years did nothing in addressing slow implementation rate and cost overrun of development projects.
