Kamrun made women affairs ministry secretary
Principal information officer Kamrun Nahar has been made secretary to the ministry of women and children affairs.
Music director Ahmed Imtiaz dies
Ekushey Padak winning lyricist, composer, music director and freedom fighter Ahmed Imtiaz Bulbul died of cardiac arrest in the early hour on Tuesday. He was 63.
New cabinet members express gratitude to PM
New cabinet members on Monday expressed gratitude to prime minister Sheikh Hasina for appointing them as ministers, state ministers and deputy ministers in her new government.
ACC finds 40pc doctors absent
The Anti-Corruption Commission on Monday found 40 per cent physicians absent from their workplaces at public hospitals and health centres.
HC to hear writ on MPs' oath legality Jan 31
High Court on Monday set January 31 for hearing a writ petition that challenged the legality of 300 members of parliament holding office before the expiry of tenure of the previous parliament.
Maiden meeting of new cabinet begins
The maiden meeting of the new cabinet led by prime minister Sheikh Hasina began at the Prime Minister’s Office in Dhaka on Monday.
Nazmul Huda gets bail in graft case
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Monday granted bail to former minister Nazmul Huda in a graft case.
HC order on encroachment on Karnaphuli goes unheeded
Powerful quarters with support from government officials continue to encroach on the Karnaphuli flouting the High Court division’s order requiring removal of all illegal structures on the river on which the country’s premier seaport is located.
Bangladesh foreign minister for expediting Rohingya repatriation
The government has asked the visiting UN special rapporteur on human rights Yanghee Lee to engage with several countries that maintain good bilateral relations with Myanmar for solutions to the Rohingya crisis.
DUCSU polls schedule likely by next week
The schedule for the elections to the Dhaka University Central Students Union is likely to be announced by the next week after a gap of over 28 years since 1990.
