Dhaka, April 18 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday shared a personal story involving Fatema Begum, a domestic worker who had long served his late mother Khaleda Zia, saying she has now becom... Read More
Dhaka, April 18 -- Shipping Minister Sheikh Rabiul Alam has said the government will put public and national interests first as it reviews the proposed deal to hand over operations of the New Mooring ... Read More
Dhaka, April 18 -- Education Minister Dr ANM Ehsanul Hoque Milon today (Saturday) said there will be no provision for "silent expulsion" in the upcoming public examinations. "Expelling any student wi... Read More
Dhaka, April 18 -- Outlining plans to raise health sector allocation to 5 per cent of GDP, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday urged grassroots-level physicians to take the lead in building an a... Read More
Dhaka, April 18 -- Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman has said reviving SAARC is a major foreign policy objective of Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. He made the remarks while speaking at a ministeria... Read More
Dhaka, April 18 -- Year-round road excavation across Dhaka's two city corporations has once again tightened its grip on commuters, this time paralysing movement from Paltan to Ramna Police Station as ... Read More
Dhaka, April 18 -- It has become customary to disaggregate the impact of economic shocks on the global and national or regional economies. Needless to say that in broad terms the conclusions are the s... Read More
Dhaka, April 18 -- The first Hajj flight from Bangladesh, carrying 419 pilgrims, has arrived in Saudi Arabia. A Biman Bangladesh Airlines flight (BG 3001) landed at King Abdulaziz International Airpo... Read More
Dhaka, April 18 -- Eastern Refinery Limited (ERL), the only state-owned oil refinery in Bangladesh, has been facing a shortage of crude oil since the beginning of April as imported stocks are running ... Read More
Dhaka, April 18 -- A government move gets underway to import two oceangoing oil tankers to beef up energy security as the Mideast imbroglio, officials say. Each vessel is of 40,000-55,000DWT (deadwei... Read More