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Govt to enforce law to clear blocked roads, railways in Faridpur: Home Adviser

Dhaka, Sept. 14 -- Home Affairs Adviser Lt Gen (retd) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury on Sunday warned that the government will enforce law to clear the roads and railways in Bhanga upazila of Faridpur dis... Read More


Finance Adviser stresses efficient, client-friendly taxpayer services

Dhaka, Sept. 14 -- Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed on Sunday stressed the need for more efficient and client-friendly taxpayer services and urged tax officials, lawyers, chartered accountants and ... Read More


Prof Yunus asks PKSF to expand programmes with tech-driven youth entrepreneurship

Dhaka, Sept. 14 -- Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus on Sunday encouraged the Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) to expand its programmes on a large scale and give the young people an opportunity t... Read More


India, Pakistan brace for new chapter in storied rivalry

Dhaka, Sept. 14 -- The Asia Cup stage is set in Dubai for another India-Pakistan showdown, but this one feels different. For the first time in more than a decade, the old guard - Virat Kohli, Rohit S... Read More


Gono Odhikar Parishad threatens to besiege Secretariat, Jamuna

Dhaka, Sept. 14 -- Gono Odhikar Parishad has warned of besieging the Secretariat and the CA's residence Jamuna if action is not taken within 48 hours against those responsible for the attack on its pr... Read More


Govt considers shorter terms for lifers, release of elderly inmates

Dhaka, Sept. 14 -- The government is considering reducing the 30-year jail term for life-sentenced prisoners and releasing some elderly inmates after reviewing their sentences, an adviser said on Satu... Read More


Bangladesh left clinging to Asia Cup hopes after Sri Lanka defeat

, Sept. 14 -- Bangladesh's Asia Cup run has been left hanging by a thread after a bruising loss to Sri Lanka on Saturday night. Batting first, the problems started straight away. It took 14 balls to ... Read More


Newly elected DUCSU members take charge at first meeting

Dhaka, Sept. 14 -- The newly elected members of Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) formally assumed their responsibilities on Sunday as their first meeting was held at the Vice-Chancello... Read More


Dr Yunus mourns Farida Parveen's death

Dhaka, Sept. 14 -- Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus has expressed deep sorrow over the passing of renowned folk singer Farida Parveen, noting that her renditions of Lalon's songs have touched the hea... Read More


JUCSU: Newly-elected VP Zitu vows to end sycophantic student politics

Savar, Sept. 14 -- Abdur Rashid Zitu, the newly elected Vice President (VP) of Jahangirnagar University Central Students' Union (JUCSU), has pledged to end the culture of sycophantic student politics ... Read More