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Ahmed Azam Khan sworn in as minister

Dhaka, March 12 -- Tangail-8 MP and BNP Vice Chairman Ahmed Azam Khan has taken his oath as a minister. President Md Shahabuddin administered the oath to Azam on Thursday at the parliament. The swear... Read More


Appellate Division clears way for foreign operation of Chittagong Port's NCT

Dhaka, March 12 -- The Appellate Division has upheld a High Court ruling dismissing a rule that questioned the validity of the process to appoint a foreign operator for the New Mooring Container Termi... Read More


First session of 13th parliament kicks off

Dhaka, March 12 -- The 13th parliament has convened on Thursday, 20 months after the formation of the interim government following the July Uprising. Veteran MP Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain is presidi... Read More


Preparation for Eid journey in full swing at Paturia, steep ferry boarding way causes worry

Dhaka, March 12 -- Authorities have almost completed all preparations to ensure the smooth travel of people making Eid journeys home on the Paturia-Daulatdia and Aricha-Kazirhat river routes in Manikg... Read More


Jamaat, NCP press claims of engineered polls. But BNP government stays silent

Dhaka, March 12 -- As Bangladesh's new parliament readies its first session, allegations of "election engineering" threaten to overshadow the nation's first polls since the July Uprising. From the st... Read More


Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Deputy Speaker Kayser Kamal sworn in

Dhaka, March 12 -- President Mohammed Shahabuddin has administered the oaths of office to Speaker Hafiz Uddin Ahmad and Deputy Speaker Kayser Kamal at his office in the Parliament Building after they ... Read More


13th parliament's first sitting to table 133 ordinances after 20-month gap

Dhaka, March 11 -- The 13th National Parliament is set to begin its journey on Thursday, marking the formal end of the interim period and the return of elected governance 20 months after the fall of t... Read More


Another Uttara gas explosion victim dies

Dhaka, March 11 -- The explosion at Uttara's Kamarpara has claimed one more life. Riya Akter, 25, died around 4:45pm on Wednesday while undergoing treatment at the National Institute of Burn and Plas... Read More


BNP holds parliamentary meeting, set to finalise speaker candidates

Dhaka, March 11 -- The parliamentary representatives of the ruling BNP party have met to finalise the candidates for the elections to the posts of speaker and deputy speaker in the first session of th... Read More


Shahjalal International Airport's third terminal may open within nine months: state minister

Dhaka, March 11 -- The third terminal of Shahjalal International Airport could become operational within nine months, State Minister for Civil Aviation and Tourism M Rashiduzzaman Millat has said. Sp... Read More