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PM Tarique Rahman meets Army, Navy and Air Force chiefs

Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has met with the three service chiefs -- Army Chief Gen Waker-Uz-Zaman, Navy Chief Admiral Mohammad Nazmul Hassan, and Chief of Air Force Chief Marshal ... Read More


State Minister Sultan Salauddin says a million families will get subsidised protein this Ramadan

Dhaka, Feb. 19 -- The government has launched an initiative to supply protein-rich food items at subsidised prices to low-income people during Ramadan, State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock, Agri... Read More


Govt appoints Saleh Shibli as PM's press secretary, Ruman made deputy

Dhaka, Feb. 18 -- Abu Abdullah M Saleh, widely known as Saleh Shibli, has been appointed press secretary to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. The Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification ... Read More


ADP spending teeters to 21% in seven months

Dhaka, Feb. 18 -- Implementation of the Annual Development Programme (ADP) has slowed to one of its weakest levels in two decades, with only 21 percent of the allocation spent in the first seven month... Read More


Dancer Arthy Ahmed unfazed by scrutiny over Ekushey Padak nomination

Dhaka, Feb. 18 -- Arthy Ahmed has come under scrutiny after being nominated for the Ekushey Padak in dance this year, with a section of performers questioning her "credentials" and calling for a revie... Read More


PM Tarique Rahman pays tribute at National Memorial

Dhaka, Feb. 18 -- Newly elected Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has paid tribute to the martyrs of the Liberation War at the National Memorial in Savar along with his cabinet colleagues. The premier an... Read More


Four killed by electrocution in Sherpur, Chandpur

Dhaka, Feb. 18 -- Four people have died in separate electrocution incidents in Sherpur and Chandpur. In Sherpur's Nokla Upazila, two farmers were killed and another man critically injured after comin... Read More


Anti-discrimination leader Mahdi returns to Dhaka, alleges 'harassment' at Indian airport

Dhaka, Feb. 18 -- Mahdi Hasan, a leader of the anti-discrimination movement from Habiganj who alleged he was "detained" at an airport in India, has returned to Bangladesh. Speaking after arriving hom... Read More


Prime Minister Tarique pledges peace, justice and equality in first address to nation

Dhaka, Feb. 18 -- In his first televised speech, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has promised every Bangladeshi they will enjoy equal rights under his government, regardless of whether they voted for th... Read More


Khalilur promises to protect national interest through principled, balanced diplomacy

Dhaka, Feb. 18 -- Foreign Minister Khalilur Rahman has said the new government will conduct its foreign policy by firmly defending Bangladesh's national interest, guided by five "core principles". Th... Read More