Dhaka, March 9 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has directed the authorities to make Zakat management in Bangladesh more organised and effective. The instruction came during a meeting at the Secretar... Read More
Dhaka, March 9 -- In a step to address allegations of political persecution, the government has formed a central committee to review and withdraw cases deemed to be "political harassment". Law Minist... Read More
Dhaka, March 9 -- A Bangladeshi expatriate has been killed in a missile strike in Saudi Arabia, just hours after he had called his wife to discuss sending money home for their children's Eid-ul-Fitr c... Read More
Dhaka, March 9 -- The Bangladesh Meteorological Department has forecast rain across all eight divisions as the Bengali month of Falgun draws to a close. In its Monday morning bulletin, the Met Office... Read More
Dhaka, March 9 -- After years of lawlessness and violent confrontations, authorities have finally asserted "full control" over the remote hilly settlement of Jungle Salimpur in Chattogram's Sitakunda,... Read More
Dhaka, March 9 -- A pall of sorrow has descended over West Pekamara village in Katiadi Upazila, Kishoreganj, following the death of 35-year-old Bachhu Mia in a missile strike in Saudi Arabia. A fathe... Read More
Dhaka, March 9 -- Workers from Russell Apparels Limited have brought traffic on the Dhaka-Mymensingh Highway in Bhaluka Upazila to a standstill in the morning, protesting against unpaid wages and Eid ... Read More
Dhaka, March 9 -- Even after allegedly enduring days of abuse at the home of former Biman Bangladesh Airlines MD and CEO Safiqul Rahman, the young domestic worker remains "haunted by trauma". Speakin... Read More
Dhaka, March 9 -- The Bangladesh government has changed the rules regarding the Independence Awards after debate surrounding Dr Zafrullah Chowdhury receiving the honour for a second time. The new rul... Read More
Dhaka, March 9 -- Social Welfare Minister Abu Zafar Md Zahid Hossain has announced that 37,567 households headed by women have been selected to receive Family Cards in the first phase of the new socia... Read More