Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- As coordinator of the refugee relief programme assisting 600,000 Bangladeshis, I was sitting in my OXFAM Refugee Relief Office near Park Circus, Calcutta on Feb 21, 1972, when I was ... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- The first session of the 13th Parliament may be convened on Mar 12 or a few days earlier, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said. On Saturday evening, the BNP Standing Committee me... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- A Bogura court has sent a National Citizen Party (NCP) leader to jail in connection with a case filed over embezzlement of funds, extortion and torture of a business rival. Bogura D... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- Four people have been arrested in India's Jharkhand for allegedly burning a woman and her 10-month-old son to death over accusations of practising witchcraft. The incident occurred ... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- A routine police search in Dhaka's Jatrabari has turned violent when a group of youths stabbed a constable and fled, leaving behind a bag containing crude bombs at the checkpoint. T... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- The government will soon introduce multiple train services on the Mongla-Khulna rail route, Road Transport and Communications Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam has said. Speaking to journ... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- Chief Justice Zubayer Rahman Chowdhury has paid his respects to the 1952 Language Movement martyrs on International Mother Language Day. He laid a wreath at the Central Shaheed Mina... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- Calling a free press essential for democracy, Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon says he sees himself as a "guardian of the media", responsible for ensuring jou... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- A road construction project meant to improve connectivity in Madaripur has drawn sharp criticism after residents uncovered banana trunks placed inside the foundation of a guide wall.... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 21 -- Followers of the mystic poet Fakir Lalon Shah have sent an open letter to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, urging the government to ensure security and an uninterrupted celebration of ... Read More