Dhaka, Nov. 24 -- The government has decided to import rice from India to keep rice prices stable in the market, said Finance Advisor Salehuddin Ahmed. He shared the information while talking to repo... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 24 -- A major earthquake striking Bangladesh is not a matter of "if" but "when", warns the country's leading geoscientist Prof Syed Humayun Akhter. He identifies three critical failures -... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 24 -- Bangladesh has launched a new e-Family Court system aimed at reducing delays, cutting corruption and easing the burden on litigants seeking justice in family-related disputes. The d... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 24 -- Khaleda Zia has been diagnosed with a "chest infection" and is under intensive medical observation at the Evercare Hospital, her doctors say. She was brought to the private health f... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 24 -- As many as 258 prominent citizens have condemned the arrest of Baul, or mystic, singer Abul Sarkar in Manikganj's Saturia and demanded his immediate release. The call was made in a ... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 23 -- Leaders of the Bangladesh Jatiya Party have met with visiting Commonwealth Secretary-General Shirley Botchwey, raising what they described as a series of grievances. The meeting was... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 23 -- Bangladesh Bank has suspended all citizen-facing services, including the buying, selling and encashment of national savings certificates, at all of its offices. The halt also covers... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 23 -- Two factions of students have clashed at the Government-Madrasah-e-Alia in Old Dhaka's Bakshibazar in several stages. Several students have reportedly been injured in the incident, ... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 23 -- The Bangladesh Road Transport Workers Federation and the Left Democratic Alliance have joined the Chattogram Port blockade called by the Sramik-Karmachari Oikya Parishad (SKOP) to pr... Read More
Dhaka, Nov. 23 -- A Jamaat-e-Islami delegation, led by its chief Shafiqur Rahman, has met with Bhutanese Prime Minister Tshering Tobgay in Dhaka. The meeting took place on Sunday at the InterContinen... Read More