Deaths on rail tracks multiply
The number of people killed on rail tracks and at level crossings across the country is increasing alarmingly, rendering ineffective different preventive measures taken so far by the authorities concerned.
Creative method raises worries
A growing number of high school teachers don’t even understand creative method of education introduced in the country seven years ago.
PM expects WB’s stronger role in Bangladesh’s development
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday said she expects the World Bank to play a stronger role in Bangladesh’s development endeavors as its leading development partner.
Don’t provide info to fraudsters: BTRC
Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission on Monday issued a notice asking all mobile phone subscribers not to provide personal and biometric SIM registration-related information to fraudsters seeking over phone.
WB Padma bridge fund committed to other projects
Visiting World Bank president Jim Yong Kim on Monday dismissed the possibility of reengagement in the Padma Bridge project saying they would not fund the construction of the bridge at this point.
Contain terrorism, achieve dev: PM
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday urged the leaders of the BRICS and the BIMSTEC to join hands to deal with terrorism and violent extremism to achieve sustainable development through security and stability.
Hasina holds meeting with Modi
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, held a bilateral meeting with Indian prime minister Narendra Modi at Goa on Sunday night, the prime minister’s deputy press secretary Nazrul Islam told New Age over phone.
JMB man hanged in Khulna
The jail authority in Khulna hanged Jamaatul Mujahideen Bangladesh activist Asadul Islam Arif on Sunday more than 10 years after he was sentenced to death on charge of killing two judges in Jhalakati in 2005.
Police again fail to get evidence against accused
The police have closed investigation into the abduction of Kalpana Chakma, reportedly picked up by security forces in 1996, stating that there have not enough evidences for bringing the perpetrators to justice.
Libya not safe for Bangladeshis: Shahriar
Bangladeshis are not allowed to go to Libya as the law and order situation in the North African country is not safe for them, state minister for foreign affairs M Shahriar Alam said on Sunday.
