Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- The interim government has launched a fresh drive to bring non-MPO private schools and colleges under the monthly pay order (MPO) scheme. The Secondary and Higher Education Division ... Read More
Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- China's Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has met BNP acting chief Tarique Rahman. The hour-long meeting took place on Wednesday afternoon at the party chairperson's office in Gulshan... Read More
Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- Bangladesh will not compromise on its decision not to travel to India for the T20 World Cup, Sport Advisor Asif Nazrul has said, citing concerns over player safety, national security ... Read More
Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- A delegation from the European Union has met Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman to discuss the upcoming general election and the Rohingya crisis. The three-member delegation, led ... Read More
Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- Shipping Advisor M Sakhawat Hussain has warned that failure to secure proper public participation in the upcoming referendum on proposed reforms could see Bangladesh revert to its pre... Read More
Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- Biman Bangladesh Airlines has announced the launch of direct flights to Pakistan's Karachi from Jan 29. In a press statement issued on Wednesday, the national flag carrier said it wi... Read More
Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- A cold wave is sweeping across four divisions and 12 districts of the country, according to the Bangladesh Meteorological Department. The winter chill has set in during the first mon... Read More
Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- Senior Jamaat-e-Islami leader Syed Abdullah Mohammad Taher has alleged the government and law-enforcing agencies have "tilted" towards "a specific political party", raising concerns o... Read More
Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has launched an online system for value-added tax (VAT) refunds to ease the long-standing hassles businesses face in claiming refunds. Three busin... Read More
Dhaka, Jan. 7 -- Former law minister Anisul Huq, former social welfare minister Dipu Moni and Sheikh Hasina's advisor Salman F Rahman have been formally arrested in an attempted murder case linked to ... Read More