Army to be with people in running country, hopes PM

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday hoped that the army will be there with the mass people, whenever necessary, in running the country by the present government.

BNP briefs foreign diplomats

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Sunday briefed foreign diplomats stationed in Dhaka about the Khulna city election and situation the jailed party chairperson Khaleda Zia has to face.

AL wins sky and sea but not people’s love: Ershad

Jatitya Party chairman HM Ershad said on Sunday that the Awami League-led government had won the sky and sea, but failed to win the love of the people

QUOTA REFORM Protesters call indefinite strike from today

Protesters rallying for quota reforms on Sunday announced that they would begin indefinite strikes from today at all public universities and colleges across the country as the government did not publish any gazette to reform quota system till Sunday afternoon

BANGABANDU-1 LAUNCHING Another milestone set: PM

Greeting the country’s people on the occasion of launching of Bangabandhu-1, prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday said another milestone has been set with its launching in Bangladesh’s continuous march forward.

Lessening Ramadan traffic overcrowding

RAMADAN, the ninth month in the lunar Hijri calendar, is knocking at our door. In Bangladesh, we see an insane traffic on the roads during Ramadan. People have to go through unbearable sufferings to catch work and other destinations in this month

QUOTA REFORM Protesters to observe two-hour strike today

Protesters rallying for quota reforms will observe two-hour strike today as the government did not publish the gazette abolishing the controversial quota system in public services within their 24-hour ultimatum

ROADS, HIGHWAYS Nothing stops overloading

The government’s indifference has led to overloading spree subjecting the country’s roads, highways and bridges to serious damage, the repair and maintenance of which require a huge amount of public money

Not a single Rohingya taken back

Myanmar has taken back not a single of its forcibly displaced Rohingyas nationals about six months after signing agreement with Bangladesh for their repatriation to Rakhine

HC asks EC to hold GCC polls by June 28

The Appellate Division on Thursday asked the Election Commission to hold Gazipur City Corporation polls by June 28.A four-judge bench headed by chief justice Syed Mahmud Hossain passed the order after vacating the High Court stay on the elections scheduled for May 15.