Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- Economist Rehman Sobhan has expressed doubts over whether the government is pursuing a referendum simply to appease former interim minister Mahfuj Alam and his colleagues. On Thursd... Read More
Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- Bangladesh has resumed direct flights from Dhaka to Karachi after a long pause. On Thursday at 8:15pm, a Biman Bangladesh Airlines Boeing 737 took off from Shahjalal International A... Read More
Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent Christensen has paid a courtesy call on Army Chief Gen Waker-Uz-Zaman. The meeting was held at the Army Headquarters on Thursday, according to a po... Read More
Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- The High Court has dismissed a petition challenging the legality of the ongoing process for a contract between Chittagong Port Authority (CPA) and a foreign company to operate the Ne... Read More
Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- Only two weeks after the electoral alliance with Jamaat-e-Islami collapsed, Islami Andolan Bangladesh Ameer Syed Muhammad Rezaul Karim has accused the party of spreading falsehoods. ... Read More
Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- The Election Commission (EC) has clarified that candidates added to the list after Feb 8 will not have their names or symbols included on postal ballots, the Election Commission (EC)... Read More
Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- The Election Commission (EC) has warned against any government staff campaigning for either a "Yes" or "No" vote in the referendum. The EC sent a directive to all returning officers... Read More
Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- A 1 and a half-year-old child has spent yet another day at a Dhaka court compound, waiting for the release of his mother Topsha Biswas, whose bail plea in hearing a police assault ca... Read More
Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- The authorities of Mymensingh Central Jail have "mistakenly" released three murder suspects without bail bonds. A deputy jailer has been suspended in connection with the incident, a... Read More
Dhaka, Jan. 29 -- BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman has taken the stage at an election rally in Naogaon town, drawing cheers from supporters gathered at the ATIM ground. He arrived at the venue on Thursday... Read More