PM warns that more attacks could come
Apprehending more terror attacks like ones at Gulshan and Sholakia, prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday urged all to be more alert and careful.
RAMPAL POWER PLANT DEAL: Campaigners term it suicidal
Politicians, academicians, rights groups and civil society members on Wednesday condemned the deal to set up a coal-based thermal power plant at Rampal in Bagerhat which they said would pose a serious threat to the Sunderbans.
Export earnings top $34b in FY16
Country’s export earnings in the just concluded financial year 2015-16 stood at $34.24 billion with a 9.72-per cent growth thanks to a commendable performance by the readymade garment sector.
Fin min approves Tk 607cr as fees for Robi-Airtel merger
The finance ministry on Wednesday approved Tk 607 crore as fees and spectrum adjustment charges for the proposed merger of mobile phone companies Robi and Airtel.
Monk hacked in Cox’s Bazar town
Unidentified attackers hacked a Rakhain monk near Cox’s Bazar central monastery in the town on Wednesday morning.
Four Bangladeshis jailed in Singapore for terror financing
A Singapore court on Tuesday sentenced four Bangladeshi workers to imprisonment on charge of financing terrorism under the Internal Security Act of the South-East Asian country.
Bangladesh risks megaquake
A massive hidden fault, discovered recently, could trigger a cataclysmic quake beneath Bangladesh, and parts of India and Myanmar, revealed a new research.
BNP again urges for national unity
Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s senior leaders on Tuesday urged the government to respond to the call of its chairperson Khaleda Zia to forge unity against extremism.
PM seeks everybody’s role against militancy
The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, on Tuesday sought active role of the cross section of people to motivate people against the plot to plunge the country into militancy.
Fighting extremism: Govt weighs what US help to take
The government said on Monday that it was assessing what type of assistance Bangladesh required to contain violent extremism as the US government renewed its offer of help in addressing the challenge both the countries were facing.
