3 more killed in ‘gunfights’
Three more suspected drug peddlers were killed in ‘gunfights’ in three districts early Friday taking to 146 the number of people killed in the anti-drug drive across the country in the past 25 days amid continued protests against extrajudicial killings.
Risky highways force rly to run trains with extra carriages
Bangladesh Railway is struggling to manage the rush of passengers as many people, driven away by the bad condition of potholed highways and roads with ongoing construction works, are turning to train services ahead of Eid-ul-Fitr.
US urges Myanmar to help implement Annan Commission recommendations
The US has urged the Myanmar government to fulfil its commitment to work with UNHCR and UNDP to implement the recommendations of the Kofi Annan-led Advisory Commission on Rakhine State.
Medical education quality in Bangladesh dips due to shortage of teachers, facilities
The quality of medical education is getting compromised at medical colleges in Bangladesh due to inadequate hospital facilities and shortage of teachers, libraries and labs.
Bank owners in Bangladesh put BB, policymakers on trot
Bank owners’ using powers to realise ‘undue’ demands thwarted the role of the Bangladesh Bank while the government’s bailing out the almost bankrupt Farmers Bank, hit by loan scams, set a bad precedent in the ailing banking sector in the outgoing financial year 2018.
Myanmar says willing to take back all Rohingya refugees
Myanmar is willing to take back all 700,000 Rohingya Muslim refugees who have fled to Bangladesh if they volunteer to return, the country’s national security adviser Thaung Tun said on Saturday.
Mistakes can take place in major drives: Quader
Awami League general secretary and road transport and bridges minister Obaidul Quader on Saturday said ‘one or two mistakes’ might take place in a big operation like the ongoing anti-drug drive.
SC extends stay on Khaleda’s bail
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Thursday extended stay on Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s bail until June 24 in two Comilla cases
Sale of advance bus tickets starts
With Eid-ul-Fitr approaching, people are now crowding different inter-district bus counters selling advance tickets in the capital on Wednesday
OUTGOING FISCAL 2017-18 Inflation calculation belies price hikes in Bangladesh
The official calculation of inflation remained close to the target set in the national budget for the outgoing financial year 2018 while consumers continued to feel the pinch of price hike of essentials.
