Dhaka, March 24 -- A special parliamentary committee formed to examine 133 ordinances issued during the interim government's 18-month tenure has begun its first meeting. The 13-strong committee start... Read More
Dhaka, March 24 -- Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood says a sharp increase in demand for fuel after Eid has left petrol pumps running through a full day's supply in jus... Read More
Dhaka, March 24 -- Police have found "evidence of rape" during the investigation into the death of a teenage domestic worker who died seven months ago at a residence in Dhaka's Dakshinkhan. The findi... Read More
Dhaka, March 24 -- Power Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood Tuku has called for calm as global energy prices fluctuate, noting that the government is currently supplying 25 percent more fuel than at this t... Read More
Dhaka, March 24 -- Banks have reopened after a week-long holiday, with the festive mood of Eid still lingering on the first working day. On Tuesday, banking and capital market transactions resumed at... Read More
Dhaka, March 24 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has returned to office at the Secretariat on the first working day after the Eid holiday and exchanged greetings with officials and staff. The premier... Read More
Dhaka, March 23 -- Bangladeshi expatriates are being repatriated from Iran and other countries due to the escalating conflict in the Middle East, State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam h... Read More
Dhaka, March 23 -- Former president Md Abdul Hamid's brother, freedom fighter Abdul Haque Nuru, has died at the age of 68. He passed away at a hospital in Dhaka around 3pm on Sunday. Former Dhaka Un... Read More
Dhaka, March 23 -- Police say the body of a school student has been found hanged at a home in the Posta area of Dhaka's Lalbagh. The body of 17-year-old Farhan Rahman Jihad, a 10th grader at Ideal Mo... Read More
Dhaka, March 23 -- Dhaka's petrol pumps are struggling to meet growing demand, with long queues forming day and night as many drivers leave empty-handed. Staff at the stations are reportedly overwhel... Read More