Police foil BNP protest in city
Police on Saturday foiled Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s black flag demonstration in two cities of Dhaka by using water cannon and charging batons on demonstrators. BNP claimed more than 150 leaders and activists
PM for proper use of Bangla
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged all to practice and use Bangla in a proper manner and uphold the country’s culture and heritage to brighten further its image abroad alongside spearheading the campaign for development.
Nation salutes language heroes, observes Int’l Mother Language Day
The nation observed Language Martyrs’ Day and International Mother Language Day on Wednesday paying rich tribute to the memory of the Language Movement martyrs and renewing the call for proper use of Bangla in all spheres and that too properly.
Govt puts democracy into grave, says Fakhrul
Bangladesh Nationalist Party secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said the government has put democracy into grave by snatching people's all rights.
Nation set to observe Amar Ekushey
The nation will observe Amar Ekushey paying homage to the martyrs of the language movement of 1952 a minute after midnight past today by placing flowers standing in solemn silence for a while at Shaheed Minars across the country amid beefed up security
We’ve nothing to do if BNP skips polls: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said that the government had nothing to do if any party skipped the next general elections. ‘The next general elections will be held on time in accordance with the constitution.
3 mobile cos launch 4G service
Three mobile phone operators— Grameenphone, Robi and Banglalink— on Monday launched 4G mobile phone services on a limited scale after receiving licences from the telecom regulator.
KHALEDA CONVICTION Certified copy of verdict released
Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s lawyers began preparing appeal against her sentence and petition for her bail in Zia Orphanage Trust case on Monday after getting the certified copy of judgement, pronounced 11 days ago jailing her for five years.
Gas prices to go up again
Gas prices are set to increase at least twice this year with effect from April and October as 28.32 million cubic metre of pricy natural gas would be added to the daily national supply from imported Liquefied Natural Gas in two phases.
BNP starts mass signature campaign
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Saturday started countrywide mass signature campaign for ‘unconditional’ release of the party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, from jail.
