No more talks on quota scrapping: Hasina

Prime minister Shiekh Hasina on Wednesday said that there was no need of movement and talks for reduction of quota in public service recruitment as she had scrapped quota system following protests of students and jobseekers.

STOLEN RESERVE FUND RECOVERY BB wants out-of-court settlement too

Dhaka is likely to propose an out-of-court settlement, in a major policy shift, for the recovery of the rest $66 million of the country’s stolen reserve fund from Manila.

KCC polls: BNP mayoral candidate refrains from electioneering

Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s mayoral candidate of Khulna City Corporation Nazrul Islam Manju refrained from electioneering since Thursday morning protesting the arrest of 19 leaders and activists of the party.

BNP criticises AL’s mockery over jailed Khaleda’s illnesses

Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Monday came down hard on the ruling Awami League leaders for mocking the party’s jailed chairperson Khaleda Zia’s ‘illness’.The party refuted the Awami League claim saying Khaleda was jailed by ‘prime minister’, not by ‘court’.

Lightning kills 19 in 10 districts

Lightning strikes killed at least 19 people in 10 districts as heavy rains with nor’wester lashed the country Sunday.

ROHINGYA CRISIS UNSC finds no quick, easy solution

The United Nations Security Council members on Sunday said they did not see any quick and easy solution to the protracted crisis on both sides of the border of Bangladesh and Myanmar.

ROAD ACCIDENT IN CAPITAL Rozina also loses battle for life

Weeks after death of college student Rajib, Banani road accident victim Rozina Akhter died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital on Sunday after nine days

ATTACK ON DU VC’S HOUSE Four outsiders arrested

The Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police have arrested four outsiders in connection with the attack on the Dhaka University vice-chancellor’s house early April 9 during student protests for reform of quota system in public service recruitment

There is no relation of citizenship with depositing passport : DG DIP

Director General of the Department of Immigration and Passport Major General Md Masud Rezwan on Thursday said there is no relation of citizenship with surrendering a passport.

Mirpur burn victim dies

After the death of his child and wife, the man, who sustained burn injuries when a fire broke out at a building in city's Mirpur area early Wednesday, died at the burn unit of Dhaka Medical College and Hospital on Thursday.