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Is a housing boom in sight?  

-- 2018-10-07 22:06:21

Any hope for a turnaround by the sagging real estate business in the near future may not be misplaced if the leverages it has received are taken into consideration. But appearances may be deceptive as...

Country's maiden gold policy

-- 2018-10-06 22:07:47

A gold policy, intended to fill up the void in relation to the import of the precious metal and check its smuggling, is now in place. The cabinet in its regular weekly meeting last week approved the p...

BNP wants to create anarchy: Quader

-- 2018-10-06 19:57:57

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has alleged that BNP wants to create anarchy across the country centring the forthcoming parliamentary polls. “A peaceful environment is prevailing...

BNP to file writ with HC against fictitious cases: Moudud

-- 2018-10-06 16:48:23

BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed on Saturday said they mulling to file a writ petition with the High Court against the fictitious cases filed against their leader and activists. "We are seriously consi...

2.5m BNP activists implicated in ‘false’ cases: Fakhrul

-- 2018-10-06 14:25:58

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir alleged that the party's 25,70,547 leaders and activists have been implicated in 90,340 false cases over the last 10 years. Presenting the statistics...

Village super market  

-- 2018-10-05 22:10:10

The news about the country's first ever village super market in Khulna makes a lot of sense. A long-felt need, this facility is meant to benefit agri-business in general and farmers and rural producer...

'BNP to get befitting reply, if it creates anarchy'

-- 2018-10-05 21:30:22

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said the countrymen will give befitting reply to BNP, if they try to create anarchy centring the forthcoming parliamentary polls. “They (BNP) s...

Satellite towns  

-- 2018-10-04 22:09:29

The Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakhha's (Rajuk's) plan to develop yet another satellite town at Basila under Keraniganj on the western side of the Buriganga looks promising on the face of it. Dubbed a meg...

AL factional clash in Narsingdi leaves two dead

-- 2018-10-04 19:51:11

Two people were killed and 11 others injured in clash between two factions of Awami League over establishing supremacy at Bogargot village in Sadar upazila on Thursday. The deceased were identified a...

People will elect JP as it has no stigma: Ershad

-- 2018-10-04 19:27:57

Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad on Thursday said people will elect his party in the next election as it has no stigma.  By electing his party, they will get rid of Awami League and BNP, he added...

Govt playing double standard over quota issue: Rizvi

-- 2018-10-04 17:31:08

BNP on Thursday accused the government of playing double standard over the quota issue and voiced doubt about the implementation of the decision of abolishing quota for the first and second class publ...

Export potential of recycled poly-chips

-- 2018-10-03 21:31:11

Amid the fast increase in the use of environment-hostile polythene and plastic products in the country's urban areas, their economic potential largely remains untapped. Their recycling carries great p...

Coordinating food safety actions

-- 2018-10-02 21:28:48

Poor enforcement in most cases notwithstanding, laws, rules and regulations are formulated abundantly in this part of the world. As far as food safety is concerned, the government appears to be hyper-...

JU suspends seven BCL men

-- 2018-10-02 19:36:14

The authorities of Jahangirnagar University (JU) on Tuesday suspended seven students, also activists of the JU unit Bangladesh Chhatra League (BCL), for beating up two journalists on the campus. JU a...

People want JP in power, claims Ershad

-- 2018-10-02 16:51:22

Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad on Tuesday said that the people of the country like to see JP in power as they are waiting to cast their vote in 'plough', his party's poll symbol, reports UNB....

BNP to lose existence if it boycotts polls: Muhith

-- 2018-10-02 12:56:16

Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith said BNP will lose its existence as a political party if it does not participate in the next general election. The minister came up with the remarks after atte...

The World Rivers Day

-- 2018-10-01 22:02:26

Observed on the last Saturday of September each year, the World Rivers Day passed quietly enough for the common people not to notice. This could happen because neither the policymakers nor the general...

No scope to accept BNP’s seven-point demand

-- 2018-10-01 17:49:53

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader on Monday termed the BNP’s seven-point demand unrealistic saying that there is no scope to accept those before the election. “BNP’s sev...

SC upholds Amir Khasru’s bail

-- 2018-10-01 17:16:39

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court (SC) on Monday upheld the High Court order granting anticipatory bail to BNP standing committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury in two cases filed for a...

SC upholds HC bail granted to Khaleda in two cases

-- 2018-10-01 11:01:16

The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court has upheld the six-month bail granted to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia by the High Court in two defamation cases filed against her. The two cases were filed...

Improving railway service  

-- 2018-09-30 22:06:32

After successive governments' morbid unease with the country's railway, the incumbent government directed its focus on this cheapest and safest mode of transportation. The government investment totall...

BNP places 7-point demand, 12-point vision at rally

-- 2018-09-30 18:36:32

BNP on Sunday placed their seven-point demand, including the release of its Chairperson Khaleda Zia from jail at its rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in the city. Their demand, according to a UNB report, al...

Outcome of Jatiya Oikya Prokriya is Zero: Muhith

-- 2018-09-30 17:29:19

Taking a swipe at Jatiya Oikya Prokriya, Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith has said its outcome is zero and nothing can be expected out of it. The minister made the remarks while talking to rep...

BNP’s rally at Suhrawardy Udyan begins

-- 2018-09-30 16:21:19

The public rally convened by BNP began around 2pm on Sunday at Suhrawardy Udyan in Dhaka with recitation from the holy Quran. The party leaders are expected to unveil their various demands and plans...

Quader sees no necessity of neutral govt during polls

-- 2018-09-30 16:13:03

Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader sees no necessity of a neutral government during parliamentary election. "The Election Commission will conduct the election. So, the EC needs to be neutr...

Helping returnee migrant workers  

-- 2018-09-29 21:31:42

The reported 'inability' of the Probashi Kallyan Bank (PKB) to locate potential clients for its rehabilitation loans meant for the returnee migrant workers is not anyway helping the government-owned i...

AL secretariat meeting Sunday

-- 2018-09-29 21:27:12

A meeting of Awami League (AL) secretariat will be held at 5:30pm on Sunday at the party president’s Dhanmondi political office in the city. AL General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges...

B Chy urges all pro-democratic to unite, resist 'election mockery'

-- 2018-09-29 17:57:51

Jukta Front Chairman AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Saturday urged all democratic forces to get united to resist any 'election mockery' and restore people's voting rights. "Bangladesh will face destruct...

BNP gets permission for Sunday’s rally

-- 2018-09-29 13:05:52

BNP was finally granted permission to hold its planned rally at Suhrawardy Udyan in the city on Sunday. "The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) authorities have given us written permission on different...

Quader advises BNP to be patient for rally permit

-- 2018-09-29 12:59:21

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has advised the BNP to be patient in order to get permission for their rally at Suhrawardy Udyan. The road transport and bridges minister made the remark...