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BNP seeks quick election roadmap, warns of withdrawing support for govt

, May 22 -- BNP on Thursday issued a stark warning that it may be forced to reconsider its cooperation with the interim government if a specific roadmap for holding the next general election within De... Read More


Secretary Ruhul Alam to carry out routine works of Foreign Secretary: MoFA

Dhaka, May 22 -- The Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Thursday assigned Secretary Md Ruhul Alam Siddique to carry out the routine works of the Foreign Secretary until further notice as the Foreign Secre... Read More


Ishraque postpones protests after HC verdict

, May 22 -- BNP leader Ishraque Hossain on Thursday postponed the protest programme following the High Court's verdict that cleared the way for Ishraque Hossain to take oath as the mayor of Dhaka Sout... Read More


Bappa Mazumder, family escape fire at Banani residence

Dhaka, May 22 -- A fire broke out at the Banani residence of prominent singer and composer Bappa Mazumder on Thursday morning but the artiste and his family escaped unharmed. According to Bappa, the ... Read More


Soumya Sarkar ruled out of Pakistan tour; Mehidy Hasan Miraz called up

Dhaka, May 22 -- National opening batter Soumya Sarkar has been ruled out of next week's Pakistan tour due to injury while all-rounder Mehidy Hasan Miraz has received a fresh call-up for the three-mat... Read More


MoFA cancels Shabab's transfer as deputy high commissioner in Kolkata, orders to return home

, May 22 -- The government on Thursday cancelled its previous transfer order for Shabab Bin Ahmed, currently serving as Minister (local) at the Bangladesh Embassy in The Hague, Netherlands, and asked ... Read More


bKash offers refrigerator, TV for top remittance receivers this Eid

, May 22 -- ul-Azha, bKash has launched a special campaign offering daily rewards to customers receiving the highest amounts of remittance. The highest remittance receiver to a bKash account will get... Read More


Fire breaks out at Banani apartment

, May 22 -- storey building in the city's Banani on Thursday. Fire Service and Civil Defence officials said the fire started around 5:55am in a flat on the 2nd floor of a 6- storey building in the ar... Read More


Economist Abu Ahmed questions logic behind complying with all IMF conditions

Dhaka, May 22 -- Prominent economist Professor Abu Ahmed has questioned the logic behind complying with all the conditions set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) saying that following every pres... Read More


Court imposes travel ban on ex-DGFI DG, 3 others

Dhaka, May 22 -- A Dhaka court on Thursday issued a travel ban on former director general (DG) of Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) Sheikh Mamun Khaled, his wife Nigar Sultana and two ... Read More