All councillors from general and reserved seats of 323 municipalities of the country, including the 12 city corporations, have been removed from their respective posts
The government yesterday approved separate proposals for importing 60,000 tonnes of bulk granular urea fertiliser from Saudi Arabia and Qatar
Chiefs of both Rab and police are now appointed on contract basis
Imagine a 187-feet tall tower with a 55-tonne steel dome on top. At first, it seems like a structure from a future base on the planet Mars. But the Wardenclyffe Tower is not an abstraction from the future.
Dhaka is one of the fastest growing megacities in the world. It is predicted to be one of the world’s largest metropolises by 2025, along with Tokyo, Mexico City, Shanghai, Beijing and New York City.
Media interest on the recently launched high-profile anti-corruption drive appears to be on the wane thanks to many competing issues.
So much has been said about how the traffic situation in Dhaka could be improved, but little has been achieved in that regard. To have safe and jam free roads, you need to have a sound urban transport system and an integrated strategy. Those are things we don’t have.
“Policy paralysis” can be described as a situation where critically important laws and reforms are not undertaken or, even if undertaken, not implemented as a result of a lack
Joint declaration between Bangladesh and India during PM Narendra Modi's visit to Bangladesh
Indian PM Narendra Modi and his Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina meet in a tete-a-tete at Bangladesh PMO.
In tweets both in Bangla and English, Indian PM Narendra Modi greeted Bangladesh and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina as he starts his 34-hour trip.
Bangladesh officially requests International Organization for Migration to repatriate Bangladesh nationals trapped in war-torn Yemen.
A tribunal in Dhaka initiates contempt of court proceedings against 23 eminent persons for a statement they issued expressing concern over sentence of Dhaka-based British journalist David Bergman for demeaning it.
Bangladesh strongly condemns actions by the Houthis against the legitimate government led by President Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi of Yemen
The cabinet approves a new law to introduce 1 percent surcharge on mobile phone use, cabinet secretary says. The government will earn Tk 140cr each year when the law will become effective.
US Assistant Secretary of State for South and Central Asian Affairs Nisha Desai Biswal says the United States cares Bangladesh mentioning that Bangladesh-US relations are larger and stronger than ever
The nation is celebrating the 45th Independence and National Day today with due solemnity and festivity
State Minister for Finance M Abdul Mannan told the parliament that the government would take stern actions against banks concerned if the allegation of funding militancy is proved
