CPD trying to bring down country: Muhith
Finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith on Sunday said local think-tank Centre for Policy Dialogue seemed that they wanted to bring down the country by making ‘rubbish’ economic reviews
Cold wave continues over parts of country
Mild to moderate cold wave is sweeping over Rangpur and Rajshahi divisions and the regions of Satkhira, Jessore, Kushtia, Tangail, Madaripur and Gopalganj, according to a met office release issued in Dhaka on Sunday morning.
Case filed over Nakhalpara extremist hideout raid
A case was filed over Friday's raid on an extremist hideout at West Nakhalpara in the city. Sources at the Rapid Action Battalion headquarters said the case was lodged with Tejgaon Police Station under Anti-Terrorism Act 2009 on Saturday.
No chance of repetition of January 11, says Quader
Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader on Thursday said there is no chance of repetition of situation like January 11, in 2007 and the next general election will be participatory one.
SC clears way for recruitment tests of Sonali, Rupali, Janata banks
The Appellate Division on Thursday stayed for six weeks a High Court order that stayed the recruitment processes of state-owned Sonali, Rupali and Janata banks for six months.
Help implement development programmes: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday made a clarion call to all to help her government to implement its development programmes to change the socio-economic status of the mass people.
Delayed listing to hamper Rohingya repatriation
Setting a process for starting repatriation of Rohingyas of Myanmar looks set for a disruption as the government is yet to prepare an appropriate list of people intending to return to Rakhine State
PM places list of ‘corrupt’ politicians, orgs in JS
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday placed a list of some ‘corrupt’ politicians in Jatiya Sangsad, which included names of Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia and her two sons, businessmen, organisations, financial institutions
DMP announces special measures to manage Ijtema traffic
Dhaka Metropolitan Police has fixed parking places and diversion points to manage traffic during Bishwa Ijtema on the bank of the River Turag at Tongi on the outskirts of Dhaka city.
Felling spree denudes CHT forests
Illegal firewood business has been going on unabated under the very nose of Chittagong Hill Tracts South Forest Division in Rangamati for the past couple of months, denuding evergreen hilly natural as well as government reserve forests
