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HC appoints 7 amicus curiae seeking advice on presidential oath dispute

, Aug. 14 -- The High Court (HC) on Thursday set October 26 for the next hearing on a rule questioning the validity of the 15th amendment to the constitution allowing the Speaker, instead of the Chief... Read More


Holiday declared for 15 RMG factories at Ashulia amid protests

, Aug. 14 -- Authorities at 15 garment factories at Ashulia of Savar on Thursday declared a day off for the workers after protests erupted at a nearby factory to demand payment of arrear wages, said a... Read More


Procurement of surveillance equipment, lethal weapons under scanner: Shafiqul Alam

Dhaka, Aug. 14 -- The interim government has formed a committee to look into the whole issue of the surveillance equipment purchased during the Awami League regime and unearth how that equipment were ... Read More


Collision between two buses leaves 3 dead in Faridpur

, Aug. 14 -- Three people were killed and seven others injured as two buses collided on Dhaka-Khulna highway at Kanaipur Bazar in Faridpur district on Thursday. The deceased were identified as Atier ... Read More


EC to announce election roadmap next week: EC Secretary

Dhaka, Aug. 14 -- The roadmap for the upcoming national election will be announced next week, Election Commission Secretary Md Akhtar Ahmed said on Thursday. "We hope to unveil the election roadmap b... Read More


Advisers intend to join politics should quit after polls schedule: Asif

Dhaka, Aug. 14 -- Local Government Adviser Asif Mahmud Shojib Bhuiyan on Thursday said that those advisers who intend to join politics after the announcement of the election schedule should resign. "... Read More


Bangladesh U-19 to head to England after Zimbabwe success

Dhaka, Aug. 14 -- There was barely time to unpack before the Bangladesh U-19 players are back on the road. Fresh from winning back-to-back tri-series titles in Zimbabwe, Azizul Hakim Tamim's young sid... Read More


Housewife found dead in Shewrapara

, Aug. 14 -- year-old woman was found dead at her house at Shamim Sarani in Shewrapara area of the capital early Thursday. The deceased was identified as Syeda Tahmin Keya, wife of Sifat Ali of the a... Read More


Bangladesh Bank's new agro-rural credit policy fails to excite farmers

Dhaka, Aug. 14 -- Bangladesh Bank's latest revision of the agro-rural credit policy announced on Tuesday failed to excite farmers, who are in need of financial support more than ever before being hit ... Read More


DMP slaps ban on flying of sky lanterns

, Aug. 14 -- Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has imposed a ban on flying of sky lanterns (fanush) in the capital from 11 pm on Thursday. The ban remain in place until 12 am on Friday, according to a ... Read More