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PM mourns death of Maidul Islam

PM mourns death of Maidul Islam

-- 2018-05-11 16:20:38

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday expressed deep shock and sorrow at the death of parliament member and former minister AKM Maidul Islam. In a condolence message, the prime minister prayed for...

Need for proper land planning   

Need for proper land planning  

-- 2018-05-10 22:24:44

At a seminar titled, 'Bangladesh Graduating from LDC to Developing Country: Role of Planners' in the city, planning experts have been highly critical of the misuse of land and market-driven archaic de...

‘People to foil attempt to rig vote in Khulna’

‘People to foil attempt to rig vote in Khulna’

-- 2018-05-10 17:14:53

BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Thursday warned that people will foil any attempt of vote rigging in Tuesday's Khulna City Corporation polls. "You (AL) have staged a drama by going t...

Fault line in SSC exam and result

Fault line in SSC exam and result

-- 2018-05-09 22:16:20

The drop in the pass rate of this year's Secondary School Certificate (SSC) and equivalent examinations by 2.58 percentage point has drawn some criticism from different quarters. But they have mostly...

AL expresses no-confidence in KCC returning officer

AL expresses no-confidence in KCC returning officer

-- 2018-05-09 20:56:06

Ruling Awami League has expressed no-confidence in returning officer of Khulna City Corporation (KCC). The party alleged that activity and behaviour of the returning officer was biased towards a part...

Rizvi accuses govt of conspiring against KCC polls

Rizvi accuses govt of conspiring against KCC polls

-- 2018-05-09 17:37:57

BNP on Wednesday alleged that people are worried about the fate of Tuesday's Khulna City Corporation polls as the government has various 'evil designs' to stop the voting. Speaking at a press briefin...

Pre-Ramadan price hike of essentials   

Pre-Ramadan price hike of essentials  

-- 2018-05-08 22:15:19

Belying the assurance of the ministry concerned, the prices of a number of essential kitchen items have recorded a sudden rise ahead of the holy month of Ramadan. However, there is no earthly reason f...

OIC reaffirms support to Bangladesh on Rohingya issue   

OIC reaffirms support to Bangladesh on Rohingya issue  

-- 2018-05-07 22:28:16

The 45th annual meeting of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has rightly expressed deep concern over the systemic brutal acts perpetrated by Myanm...

BNP to protest rejection of rally permission Wednesday

BNP to protest rejection of rally permission Wednesday

-- 2018-05-07 15:46:16

The BNP said it will protest at every police station in Dhaka on Wednesday after it was refused permission to hold a rally in the capital’s Nayapaltan area. The party’s Senior Joint Secre...

Dealing with the menace of expanding Yaba trade      

Dealing with the menace of expanding Yaba trade    

-- 2018-05-06 22:06:11

That the volume of confiscated narcotic drug, popularly known as Yaba, has been on an unabated rise, is hardly surprising. The addiction has now spread to almost all spheres of society. Smuggling of t...

Police detain BNP leader Noman from Gazipur

Police detain BNP leader Noman from Gazipur

-- 2018-05-06 18:49:28

Police detained BNP's Vice Chairman Abdullah Al Noman from Gazipur on Sunday afternoon. Before the arrest, the BNP leader and former minister attended a press conference. Gazipur City Corporation BN...

BNP’s demand to reconstruct EC ‘impractical’: Tofail

BNP’s demand to reconstruct EC ‘impractical’: Tofail

-- 2018-05-06 14:53:04

Terming it 'impractical', Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed on Sunday turned down BNP's demand of reconstitution of the Election Commission (EC) with neutral individuals before the next general election....

Four BNP leaders get interim bail

Four BNP leaders get interim bail

-- 2018-05-06 14:03:02

The High Court has granted six-month interim bail to four BNP leaders including the party chairperson's adviser Kabir Murad in a case filed under special powers act. The other three are: Aninda Islam...

Khulna city polls: Councillor aspirant comes under gun attack

Khulna city polls: Councillor aspirant comes under gun attack

-- 2018-05-06 10:59:58

A BNP backed councillor aspirant for Khulna City Corporation (KCC) election was attacked by some unidentified gunmen at Jamuna Road in Khulna’s Khalishpur area on Saturday night. Three miscrean...

Deception through IPOs   

Deception through IPOs  

-- 2018-05-05 22:06:41

An irony is that the financial information that the initial public offerings (IPOs) carry always present an 'attractive' picture about the companies but the stock market faces a severe shortage of com...

No constitutional change before polls, says Quader

No constitutional change before polls, says Quader

-- 2018-05-05 21:52:05

CHATTOGRAM, May 5 (BSS): Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader said on Saturday there will be no change in the constitution even if BNP stays away from the next parliament election. "BNP has l...

BNP for reconstitution of EC

BNP for reconstitution of EC

-- 2018-05-05 19:58:16

BNP on Saturday demanded reconstitution of the Election Commission (EC) with neutral persons before the announcement of the schedule for the next general election. The party also turned down the rece...

Improving municipal financing and governance   

Improving municipal financing and governance  

-- 2018-05-04 22:17:49

The flourishing of decentralised, autonomous and self-reliant local government (LG) bodies, as envisaged in the Constitution of the Republic and relevant laws, has been a long-cherished aspiration of...

BNP senior leaders discuss next course of action

BNP senior leaders discuss next course of action

-- 2018-05-04 17:40:18

BNP standing committee members on Friday sat in a meeting with party senior and mid-level leaders to discuss the country's latest political situation and work out its next course of action. The meeti...

Boosting production of active pharma ingredients   

Boosting production of active pharma ingredients  

-- 2018-05-03 22:15:05

The reported move by the government to encourage the country's pharmaceutical sector by providing generous tax holiday and cash incentive to producers of active pharmaceutical ingredients (API) is no...

Several letters sent to UK govt to deport Tarique: Minister

Several letters sent to UK govt to deport Tarique: Minister

-- 2018-05-03 18:48:56

Bangladesh government has sent several letters to the UK Home Office to bring convicted BNP acting Chairman Tarique Rahman from London. "This is a part of our ongoing process to bring back him (Tari...

BNP candidate announces 19-point manifesto ahead of Gazipur polls

BNP candidate announces 19-point manifesto ahead of Gazipur polls

-- 2018-05-03 18:43:51

BNP backed candidate of Gazipur City Corporation polls Hasan Uddin Sarkar on Thursday announced a 19-point electoral manifesto for the upcoming GCC polls billed for May 15. Reaffirming his commitment...

Quader rules out BNP’s inclusion in poll-time govt

Quader rules out BNP’s inclusion in poll-time govt

-- 2018-05-03 18:16:09

Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Thursday said there is no plan to include BNP in the cabinet of the poll-time government as the party has no re...

BNP mayoral candidate suspends campaign in Khulna city polls

BNP mayoral candidate suspends campaign in Khulna city polls

-- 2018-05-03 14:42:43

BNP-nominated mayoral candidate for Khulna city polls Nazrul Islam Manju has decided to suspend his electoral campaign, protesting the arrests of party leaders and activists. “At least 19 suppo...

Increasing toll of frenzy driving

Increasing toll of frenzy driving

-- 2018-05-02 22:15:20

Under a spell of frenzy driving by bus drivers, the capital city is reeling from the toll it is taking almost on a daily basis. The latest casualty is a car driver of 26 years old, working for a power...

Only JaPa can form worker-friendly govt: Ershad

Only JaPa can form worker-friendly govt: Ershad

-- 2018-05-01 22:19:32

Jatiya Party(JaPa)Chairman HM Ershad has said only his party is able to form a worker-friendly government to ensure the rights of workers. He said this while addressing a rally organised to mark the...

Denied from holding rally, BNP to lodge complaint with ITU

Denied from holding rally, BNP to lodge complaint with ITU

-- 2018-05-01 20:45:57

BNP's labour wing 'Jatiyatabadi Sramik Dal' on Tuesday alleged that they could neither hold a workers' meeting nor take out a rally in the city marking the May Day because of the denial of permission...

B Chy urges people to resist any farcical election

B Chy urges people to resist any farcical election

-- 2018-05-01 20:30:21

Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh (BDB) President AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury has  urged the common people and workers to get ready to resist the government's any move to hold a 'farcical national election'....

Take preparations for JS polls: Tofail to AL men

Take preparations for JS polls: Tofail to AL men

-- 2018-05-01 17:50:12

Commerce Minister and Awami League Advisory Council Member Tofail Ahmed, MP, on Tuesday called upon all party leaders and workers to take preparations for the next Jatiya Sangsad (JS) election. "Duri...

Mayoral candidates promise to make Khulna a clean city

Mayoral candidates promise to make Khulna a clean city

-- 2018-05-01 17:17:38

The mayoral candidates in the Khulna City Corporation (KCC) polls have promised to build a city if they win the election. They made the pledge at an open programme at the local press club on Monday,...