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PM Tarique meets newly appointed administrators of 5 city corporations

Dhaka, March 14 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has met the newly appointed administrators of five city corporations shortly after they took charge of the urban local bodies. The meeting took place ... Read More


Kamalapur sees significant surge as Eid travel gathers pace

Dhaka, March 14 -- The Kamalapur Railway Station saw a significant surge in crowds on Saturday, the second day of the Eid-ul-Fitr getaway, as holidaymakers flocked to the platforms to head home ahead ... Read More


BNP Leader Mirza Abbas under close observation after brain surgery in Dhaka

Dhaka, March 14 -- BNP Standing Committee member and Political Advisor to the prime minister Mirza Abbas remains under close observation after undergoing brain surgery at Evercare Hospital Dhaka. Doc... Read More


Govt appoints BNP leaders as administrators to 5 more city corporations

Dhaka, March 14 -- The government has installed BNP leaders as administrators in Barishal, Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Rangpur and Cumilla, following similar appointments in six other city corporations. Th... Read More


Gazette confirms Jamaat's Shafiqur as opposition leader, Taher as deputy

Dhaka, March 14 -- Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad has officially recognised Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman as the opposition leader in parliament. A gazette notification published on Thursday also ... Read More


430 Bangladeshis stranded in Qatar amid Middle East war return home

Dhaka, March 14 -- Bangladesh has brought home 430 citizens stranded in Qatar amid the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. The passengers arrived in Dhaka on a special Qatar Airways flight on Friday... Read More


Parliament fixes 50 hours for debate on president's address

Dhaka, March 14 -- The first session of the 13th parliament will continue until Apr 30, with 50 hours set aside for discussion on the president's address. The decision was taken at the first meeting ... Read More


37 Rohingya detained in Sandwip after fleeing Bhasan Char

Dhaka, March 14 -- Thirty-seven Rohingyas who fled the Bhasan Char shelter centre have been detained in Sandwip and placed in administrative custody. Members of the Navy and police detained them in a... Read More


Journalist Anis Alamgir freed on bail after three months in jail

Dhaka, March 14 -- Journalist Anis Alamgir has been released from prison on bail after spending three months in custody in connection with anti-terror and graft cases. He was freed from Kashimpur Cen... Read More


Srikail Well No. 5 goes online, adding 8 mmcfd gas to national grid

Dhaka, March 14 -- A new well at the Srikail Gas Field in Cumilla's Muradnagar has started trial production, with 8 million cubic feet of gas per day (mmcfd) set to be added to the national grid. Sta... Read More