Hajj flight to begin July 14
Religious affairs minister Motiur Rahman on Thursday said the Hajj flights carrying Bangladeshi pilgrims to Saudi Arabia to perform Hajj this year will begin on July 14
We proved capacity to develop country: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said that the Awami League-led government proved its capacity to develop the country
NON-COMMUNICABLE DISEASES Rural people find treatment elusive
People in the countryside find treatment of non-communicable diseases elusive. A new study report released Tuesday show that acute shortage of doctors, labs and medicines crippled the non-communicable diseases corner of upazila health complexes across the country
BNP to distribute leaflets Thursday for Khaleda’s release
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Tuesday announced countrywide leaflet distribution programme for Thursday demanding immediate release of the jailed party chairperson Khaleda Zia
COMILLA ARSON ATTACK SC vacates stay of trial of Khaleda, 77 BNP leaders
The Appellate Division on Tuesday vacated a High Court order that had stayed the trial in Comilla arson attack case against Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia and 77 other leaders of the party.
Govt set to miss target of increasing TSR
The teacher to student ratio at secondary schools stands at 1:42, much higher than the objective of 1:30 by 2018, as mentioned in the National Education Policy.
ZIA CHARITABLE TRUST GRAFT CASE Khaleda’s bail extended till March 13
A special court in Dhaka on Monday extended the bail of Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia until March 13 in the Zia Charitable Trust graft case.
Sakib back as Mashrafee rebuffs call for T20 return
Bangladesh on Monday announced the 16-man squad for the tri-nation Twenty20 tournament in Sri Lanka with injured captain Sakib al Hasan and without retired former captain Mashrafee bin Murtaza
7 banks face Tk 9417cr capital shortfall
Finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith on Monday informed parliament that seven of 57 the banks in the country –– four state-run and three private banks –– were facing shortfall of Tk 9417.42 crore in capital
10 passengers killed, 20 injured
At least 10 people, including three women and two children, were killed and 20 others injured when a passenger bus hit a parked trailer from the back on the Dhaka-Chittagong highway at Tribardi area under Sonargaon in Narayanganj on Monday
