Few women in JS, parties’ policy-making
Though women constitute 50 per cent of the country’s population their representation in Parliament and leadership positions of political parties does not reflect it.
AL rally leaves city traffic in disarray
City dwellers on Monday suffered heavily on roads due to traffic gridlock and scarcity of public transport from the morning, because of a ruling Awami League rally and movement of VIPs.
3 women, cricket team get Nasreen Memorial Award
Three women and an institution received Nasreen Memorial Award-2016 for their outstanding contribution to woman empowerment, human rights, fight against woman oppression and sexual assaults and other forms of repressions.
Latin America upbeat about improving relations with Dhaka
There is much scope to improve trade, investment and bilateral relation between Bangladesh and Latin American nations, observed ambassadors of nine Latin American countries.
PM declares jute as agricultural goods
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina announced giving jute production and jute the status of agricultural goods and extending same facilities to the agriculture sector for its production, marketing and export.
Zia’s brother to float new party
Bangladesh Nationalist Party founder late president Ziaur Rahman’s younger brother Ahmed Kamal on Saturday said that he would float a new nationalist party to implement ideals and principles of Zia from which, according to him, the party had deviated.
Govt plans to invest with IOCs for offshore exploration
Energy adviser to the prime minister Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhurty on Saturday said that the government was planning to invest together with the international oil companies in oil and gas exploration in the Bay of Bengal to facilitate the search for new deposits.
People urged to join Sunderbans march
Leaders of the national committee to protect, oil, gas, mineral resources, power and ports on Saturday called on people of all walks of life to take part in the Dhaka Rampal long-march scheduled in March 10-15 to save the Sunderbans.
Tigers take on India for Asian supremacy
Bangladesh will be eyeing to register their mark in cricket’s shortest format when they take on India in the final of the Asia Cup Twenty20 tournament at Mirpur today.
Attack on religious minorities on rise: leaders
At least 24 people of religious minority communities were killed and 1,562 individuals, families and institutions were attacked in 262 incidents of human rights violation in the country in 2015, Bangladesh Hindu Buddhist Christian Unity Council said on Saturday.
