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 Wednesday by placing flowers standing in solemn silence for a while at Shaheed Minars across the country amid beefed up security.
Newly elected women MPs sworn in
The newly elected lawmakers to the seats reserved for women in the 11th Parliament were sworn in on Wednesday morning.
Farashuddin report not published as CID probe on: minister
Finance minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Tuesday told parliament that the probe report on the Bangladesh Bank reserve heist was not made public to avert influence on the ongoing investigation into it by the Criminal Investigation Department.
Greater press freedom in Bangladesh than elsewhere, says minister
Information minister Hasan Mahmud on Tuesday claimed that Bangladesh has been enjoying greater press freedom than other countries of the world.
Govt’s project on back burner
The government’s project to relocate chemical warehouses and concerns from the densely populated Old Dhaka to Keraniganj has been on the back burner for nine years since 2010.
JP MP questions Shajahan Khan’s road safety job
Jatiya Party lawmaker Fakhrul Imam on Monday questioned the rationality of making former shipping minister Shajahan Khan as the head of a committee formed Sunday to ensure road safety.
Deaths in Thakurgaon firing ‘unexpected’: BGB chief
Director general of the Border Guard Bangladesh Major General Md Shafeenul Islam on Monday described the killings of three people in firing by the paramilitary force members at Bahrampur in Haripur upazila of Thakurgaon as ‘unexpected’.
Charge sheet in Avijit murder case prepared accusing six
Police prepared a charge sheet accusing six people, including sacked major Syed Mohammad Ziaul Haque, a suspected coordinator of banned militant outfit Ansar-Al-Islam, and Shafiur Rahman Farabi, in a case filed over the murder of Bangladeshi blogger and science writer Avijit Roy.
Bangladesh, UAE sign four MoUs
Bangladesh and the United Arab Emirates on Sunday signed four memorandums of understanding to promote relations between the two countries in the areas of investment, business and power sector.
Japan PM nominates Trump for Nobel Peace Prize
Japanese prime minister Shinzo Abe nominated US president Donald Trump for the Nobel Peace Prize last autumn after receiving a request from the US government to do so, the Asahi newspaper reported on Sunday.
