Dhaka, Dec. 9 -- Women from different professions have called for the immediate passage of proposed amendments to the tobacco control law to better protect women's health. They made the demand on Tue... Read More
Dhaka, Dec. 9 -- Human rights experts, government officials and international partners have called for swift and substantive implementation of Bangladesh's new obligations under the Optional Protocol ... Read More
Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- Bangladesh is at a critical turning point of either becoming a modern, high-growth nation attracting foreign capital or risking stagnation by falling back into old collectivist patter... Read More
Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- All preparations have been taken for the upcoming national parliamentary elections, said Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Monday. "All necessary preparat... Read More
Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- Students of the seven government colleges continued their sit-in protest in front of the Education Ministry on Monday, demanding that the colleges be turned into a university. They sa... Read More
Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- Seven fishermen were abducted allegedly by a group of pirates from different areas of the Sundarbans on Sunday. The abductors are now charging Tk 50, 000 as ransom for each fisherman... Read More
Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- Remodeling the stolen asset recovery (SAR) initiative through creating an entity under a legal framework is under active consideration to give the drive a nudge. Under the latest mov... Read More
Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- Two Bangladeshi migrant workers have reportedly died from cardiac complications within a span of 12 hours in the Maldives. The men, Ahmed Kamal, 48, and Selim Uddin, 64, were both fr... Read More
Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- Bangladesh and Thailand want to further expand their existing trade relations and make more effective use of maritime transport facilities between the two nations. The views came whe... Read More
Dhaka, Dec. 8 -- Mobile phone traders on Sunday staged a demonstration in the capital's Agargaon area demanding the reform of NEIR initiative. The road in front of BTRC building was blocked as part o... Read More