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Tarique chairs first cabinet meeting at PMO

Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- The cabinet is holding its first meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Tejgaon. The meeting began on Saturday afternoon, according to Atiqur Rahman Ruman, prime minister's addit... Read More


Chhayanaut enlivens Ekushey with music, poetry, and patriotic tribute

Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- Chhayanaut has observed International Mother Language Day with an ornate morning of song, verse and reflection in Dhaka, blending remembrance with a quiet assertion of cultural pride... Read More


Mirza Fakhrul says 21st February 'finally free' from political suppression

Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- Local Government, Rural Development and Co‑operatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has remarked that the spirit of the 21st February has been "liberated" this year afte... Read More


Shaheed Minar set for midnight tributes on Language Martyrs' Day

Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- The Central Shaheed Minar at Dhaka University has been fully prepared to pay tribute to the language martyrs in the early hours of Ekushey. A dense security blanket has been thrown ... Read More


DMP seeks traders' support in DNCRP drives to ensure transparency, fair prices

Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Sheikh Md Sazzat Ali has urged businessmen to cooperate with the Directorate of National Consumer Rights Protection (DNCRP) to ensure tra... Read More


Capital market cannot carry 'garbage', says BSEC chairman

Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- The Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) has insisted that the capital market must remain free of "garbage," with any misleading or unverified information removed imm... Read More


Jamaat chief Shafiqur Rahman to visit Shaheed Minar, for first time

Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- Jamaat-e-Islami chief and Leader of the Opposition Shafiqur Rahman has decided to visit the Central Shaheed Minar on the occasion of International Mother Language Day. While the par... Read More


Temperatures rising, but no sign of rain yet

Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- Temperatures are rising across Bangladesh, with the Met Office saying there is little prospect of rain in the coming days. "We had indicated earlier that temperatures would rise aft... Read More


Public won't be 'held hostage' by protests, RAB chief warns

Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- RAB Director General AKM Shahidur Rahman has warned that authorities will not allow any activities that "hold the general public hostage" in the name of pressing demands or staging p... Read More


No security threat surrounding Feb 21 events, says DMP chief

Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sheikh Md Sazzat Ali has said there is no security threat surrounding the observance of Language Martyrs' Day and International Mother Language... Read More