Drugs still aplenty despite drive across Bangladesh
Illegal drugs are still available in almost all places of the country as a huge quantity of the contraband items are being seized in countrywide anti-drug drives and suspected drug peddlers are being killed and arrested almost every day.
Cooperation needed among Asia-Pacific nations to combat natural disasters: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday put emphasis on cooperation among the Asia-Pacific nations, especially among neighbours, to combat natural calamities, describing it as very important to face damage of greater magnitude.
Khaleda isolated in courtroom
Jailed Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia was kept isolated in a makeshift courtroom at Bakhshibazar in Old Dhaka during hearing in GATCO graft case on Thursday.
BNP to decide joining DNCC by-polls Thursday evening
Bangladesh Nationalist Party policymakers are going to hold a meeting tonight to decide whether the party will join the upcoming by-elections to the vacant mayoral post of Dhaka North City Corporation.
Mosharraf, Saimon face arrest warrant in GATCO case
Dhaka Special Judge’s Court 3 has issued arrest warrants against former state minister for power and energy AKM Mosharraf and Ismail Hossain Saimon, son of former shipping minister Akbar Hossain, in GATCO corruption case.
DUCSU polls on March 11
Elections to the Dhaka University Central Student Union will be held on March 11. Vice-chancellor M Akhtaruzzaman made the schedule of the elections exercising his authority as the DUCSU president as per Section 8(E) of the DUCSU constitution on Wednesday, said a release of the university.
Tarique forms committees, policymakers unaware
Bangladesh Nationalist Party national standing committee members are unaware of formation of different committees and teams by acting BNP chair Tarique Rahman over persecution of its leaders and activists centring the December 30 general election.
Sheikh Hasina makes the list of top 100 global thinkers
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina made the list of top 100 global thinkers as the famous United States-based Foreign Policy journal came up with a register of world leading thinkers.
Health sector rife with anomalies
Massive corruption and irregularities continuing for long in the country’s health sector are surfacing one after another amid increased anti-graft drives in the sector.
Seven, including six of a family,die in Laskhmipur
Seven persons, including six members of a family, were killed when a truck collided head on with a CNG-run auto-rickshaw at West Mandaree area in Laskhmipur on early Wednesday.
