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Tank lorry owners observe 4-hr strike in Khulna, to continue for a week

, Nov. 20 -- The Khulna wing of Bangladesh Tank Lorry Owners Association on Thursday enforced a half-day strike to press home their six-point demand including an increase in transportation fares. The... Read More


Fish export to India halted thru Akhaura land port

, Nov. 20 -- Fish export to India through Akhaura land port in Brahmanbaria has suspended due to complications over certification from the Fisheries Department. Traders said the unresolved issue coul... Read More


Journalists to enjoy greater freedom after election: Khosru

, Nov. 20 -- BNP standing committee member Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury has said that journalists will be able to practise freer and more independent journalism if BNP forms the next government, reaff... Read More


SMP launches GenieA app to streamline citizen services

Sylhet, Nov. 20 -- Sylhet Metropolitan Police (SMP) has launched the GenieA app to make police services more accessible, enabling citizens to request help and report incidents with a single click. SM... Read More


3 assistant commissioners dismissed during training

Dhaka, Nov. 20 -- The government has dismissed three assistant commissioners (executive magistrates) while they were undergoing foundation training. A notification, signed by Ehsanul Haque, Senior Se... Read More


You may have to guard homes again if police morale undermined: DMP chief

Dhaka, Nov. 20 -- Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Sajjat Ali on Thursday warned that efforts to undermine police morale could again force citizens to guard their own homes, as witnesse... Read More


BNP to ensure all future investments follow economic benchmarks: Khosru

, Nov. 20 -- Every future investment will be made in strict adherence to economic standards to ensure that taxpayers' money is used for public welfare, BNP Standing Committee Member Amir Khasru Mahmud... Read More


Bangladesh seeks urgent international actions for Rohingya repatriation

Dhaka, Nov. 20 -- Bangladesh has called for urgent international actions for return of the Rohingyas as it was no longer possible for Bangladesh to bear the burden of hosting 1.3 million Rohingyas. T... Read More


Jamaat dismisses speculation suggesting Azhari as its new candidate for Dhaka-5

, Nov. 20 -- e-Islami has dismissed widespread social media speculation claiming that popular Islamic scholar Dr Mizanur Rahman Azhari has been nominated as the party's candidate for Dhaka-5 (Jatrabar... Read More


Govt to block cloned, illegally imported phones: Faiz Ahmed Taiyeb

Dhaka, Nov. 20 -- The government will block all cloned, illegally imported and smuggled mobile phones, Faiz Ahmed Taiyeb, special assistant to the Chief Adviser in charge of the Ministry of Posts, Tel... Read More