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Problems of credible data in policymaking

-- 2017-11-21 10:06:38

Quality of policy formulation by the government is being increasingly questioned as those, many tend to believe, are not based on hard facts, credible data and thus evidence, on most occasions. The me...

RCC will determine EC’s credibility: Ershad

-- 2017-11-21 08:19:19

Jatiya Party (JP) Chairman HM Ershad on Tuesday said the upcoming Rangpur city polls will determine whether the people can rely on the Election Comission (EC) or not. "The Rangpur City Corporation p...

BNP chief skips again Senakunja reception

-- 2017-11-21 07:48:49

Chairperson of the BNP Khaleda Zia did not attend the Armed Forces Day reception on Tuesday at Senakunja for the fifth successive year. Although a BNP delegation used to join the reception in her abse...

People want interim govt during election: BNP   

-- 2017-11-21 06:06:16

BNP senior leader Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain on Tuesday said people wants an interim administration during the election. He also warned that if the government fail to reach an understanding with BNP...

Tarique, ETV's Salam face sedition charges

-- 2017-11-20 12:00:00

A Dhaka court has framed charges against BNP Senior Vice-Chairman Tarique Rahman and former chairman of Ekushey TV Abdus Salam and its two other senior journalists in a sedition case. Dhaka metropoli...

BNP for judicial probe for Rangpur attack

-- 2017-11-20 12:00:00

Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) on Monday demanded actions against the perpetrators of Rangpur arson attack through a judicial probe. BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir said Hindu c...

Adverse impacts of dust pollution

-- 2017-11-20 10:38:26

The Poribesh Bachao Andolon (POBA) and other allied rights organisations have drawn the government's attention to one of the much neglected health hazards in the capital city. The hazard concerns dust...

Involvement of bankers in digital fraudulence

-- 2017-11-20 09:18:13

The recent research finding that bankers and IT (information technology) professionals are involved in more than half of the fraudulent practices detected in the alternative delivery channel (ADC) of...

'Judiciary’s independence obliterated with Sinha's forced resignation'

-- 2017-11-19 12:02:04

BNP senior leader Moudud Ahmed alleged that the independence of the judiciary has been obliterated with the 'forcing out' Chief Justice Surendra Kumar Sinha.  "It's known to all how the Chief Ju...

Ex-dy speaker Akhtar Hamid Siddiqui dies

-- 2017-11-19 12:00:00

Former deputy speaker of Bangladesh Jatiya Sangsad and BNP chairperson’s adviser Akhtar Hamid Siddiqui passed away at United Hospital in the capital on Sunday. He breathed his last at 12:15 pm...

Sinister sectarian quarters behind Rangpur attck: Quader

-- 2017-11-19 02:31:48

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said sinister sectarian forces are responsible for the attacks and arson of Hindu homes in Rangpur. Quader made the statement during a visit the dama...

AL's citizen gathering today not to counter BNP rally: Quader

-- 2017-11-18 12:00:00

Awami League (AL) general secretary Obaidul Quader said on Friday citizens' gathering at Suhrawardy Udyan today (Saturday) does not run counter to political programme of BNP, reports BSS. "Tomorrow's...

Police detain AL leader for vandalising temple

-- 2017-11-18 12:00:00

Police have detained six people, including a local Awami League leader, on charges of vandalising idols at a Hindu temple at Atrai Upazila in Naogaon. The six are Mirat union Awami League Organising...

AL forced students to join rally: BNP

-- 2017-11-18 12:00:00

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said the recognition of the historic 7th March speech by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman as a world documentary heritage is a matter of...

Car crash critically injures Gaibandha MP

-- 2017-11-18 11:15:14

Golam Mostafa, MP of Gaibandha-1 constituency, was injured seriously in a road accident in Natiapara area on Dhaka-Tangail Highway in Delduar upazila on Saturday evening. Officer-in-charge of Mirzapu...

AL Parliamentary Party to sit Wednesday

-- 2017-11-18 11:04:06

A meeting of Awami League Parliamentary Party (ALPP)is scheduled to be held at the conference room of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban on Wednesday. The meeting will begin at 7:30 pm with Prime Minister and...

Prospect for country's leather industry

-- 2017-11-18 09:18:33

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina's announcement that her government has a plan to set up two more leather industrial estates --one each in Rajshahi and Chittagong--reflects the importance the government a...

Khaleda to sit with BNP leaders tonight

-- 2017-11-18 03:19:28

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia is going to sit with her party’s vice-chairmen on Saturday night to discuss over the issue of the country’s latest political situation. The meeting is schedule...

BNP threatens movement for 'fair election'

FE Online Desk 2017-11-17 12:00:00

The BNP will take to streets in case the government refuses to hold the next parliamentary election under a supportive government as per its demands, the party has threatened. Its Secretary General M...

Polls under incumbent govt abiding constitution: Anisul

-- 2017-11-17 11:18:10

The Election Commission will conduct the next general election under the incumbent Awami League (AL) government as constitutional directive. Law Minister Anisul Huq said it on Friday while addressin...

Permanent markets at upazilas  

-- 2017-11-17 10:33:37

The decision of the government to build permanent markets at the upazilas is quite a pragmatic one, especially as a starter to address the poor marketing mechanism at the grassroots level. The Executi...

‘AL’s rally not to counter BNP’s rally’

-- 2017-11-17 07:54:12

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader Friday said the party’s citizens' gathering on Saturday (tomorrow) at Suhrawardy Udyan is not to counter BNP’s programme. "Tomorrow's c...

Supporters of two AL leaders clash at Azimpur

-- 2017-11-17 01:13:38

The Azimpur neighbourhood in Old Dhaka turned into a battleground on Thursday morning as violent clashes broke out there between followers of two Awami League leaders, reports bdnews24.com. The cla...

Khaleda anxious about getting justice

-- 2017-11-16 11:35:28

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia said she is anxious about getting justice in the cases filed against her considering the current state of the judiciary. Khaleda expressed her anxiety while giving her sel...

BNP plan programmes to celebrate Tarique’s birthday

-- 2017-11-16 11:24:56

BNP has chalked out a two-day programme to celebrate the 53rd birthday of its Senior Vice-chairman Tarique Rahman on Monday, reports UNB. Party Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi announ...

‘PM’s comments on Khaleda out of spite’

-- 2017-11-16 11:19:47

BNP Senior Joint Secretary General Ruhul Kabir Rizvi on Thursday said Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina made degrading comment about their Chairperson Khaleda Zia in Parliament on Wednesday 'out of jealous...

Recovering city's canals

-- 2017-11-16 09:43:04

In keeping with its tradition, the Poribesh Bachao Andolon has raised its voice in favour of recovering the city's canals. The environment advocacy group has also demanded framing of a comprehensive w...

Bhasani’s 41st death anniversary on Friday

-- 2017-11-16 08:09:53

The 41st death anniversary of Maulana Abdul Hamid Khan Bhasani, a great national leader, will be observed on Friday with due respect. Bhasani, popularly known as 'Majlum Jananeta'- the Leader of the...

Khaleda to appear before court Nov 23

-- 2017-11-16 07:52:33

A Dhaka court has asked BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia to appear before it on November 23 to place her self-defence statements in Zia Orphanage Trust and Zia Charitable Trust graft cases. Special Judge...

BNP's stance on next election contradictory: Obaidul

-- 2017-11-15 12:00:00

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader has said the BNP's stance over participating the upcoming national election is contradictory. The Road Transport and Bridges Minister alleged that BNP's...