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Jamaat MP says bowing while entering Parliament contradicts Islam

, June 16 -- e-Islami lawmaker Md Mujibur Rahman on Tuesday raised an objection in Parliament to the practice of MPs bowing their heads while entering the House chamber, saying it contradicts Islamic ... Read More


10 more districts to be brought under rail network: Minister Rabiul

Dhaka, June 16 -- Road Transport and Bridges, Shipping and Railways Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam on Tuesday said the government has taken initiative to expand rail connectivity to 10 more districts. T... Read More


Steps underway to end Dhaka's waterlogging: Fakhrul

Sangsad Bhaban, June 16 -- Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday told Parliament that the government has adopted a comprehensive short-,... Read More


Govt launches awareness, training programmes to protect youths from addiction

, June 16 -- State Minister for Youth and Sports Md. Aminul Haque on Tuesday told Parliament that the government has undertaken a range of awareness and skills development initiatives to protect young... Read More


RAB arrests 'notorious criminal' Akash over Pallabi shooting

, June 16 -- The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested alleged notorious criminal Md Akash alias "Tan Akash" in connection with the shooting that took place in the Pallabi area of the capital on J... Read More


Awami League and democracy can never go together: Fakhrul

, June 16 -- Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister and BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said Awami League and democracy can never go together as the... Read More


Clash over supremacy leaves one dead in Narsingdi

, June 16 -- year-old man was shot dead and 10 others were injured in a clash between two groups of villagers over establishing supremacy at Nilakhya in Raipura upazila of Narsingdi district early Tue... Read More


Bangladesh eyes stronger health sector ties with UCLA

, June 16 -- Bangladesh Consul General in Los Angeles Kazi M. Jabed Iqbal has recently visited the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) and held a meeting with senior representatives of the Da... Read More


One more suspected measles death recorded in Bangladesh

, June 16 -- One more child has died from measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Tuesday, raising Bangladesh's combined tally of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 657. ... Read More


Tiger rescued from poachers' snare set to return to Sundarbans

, June 16 -- A female Royal Bengal tiger rescued from a poachers' snare in the Sundarbans and nursed back to health in a rehabilitation centre in Khulna is set to return to its natural habitat later t... Read More