Planning Minister MA Mannan today said that metro rail will start running from Uttara to Agargaon in Dhaka from Victory Day (December 16) this year.

At least nine UK universities want to set up campuses in Bangladesh to provide higher education of international standard.

Bangladesh has called for greater preparedness for the safety and security of the UN peacekeepers.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged all countrymen to keep vigil against conspiracy.

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) has handed over a policeman, held from Ghagra border in Panchagarh Sadar upazila, to Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).

Bangladesh Army Chief General Aziz Ahmed has said that demeaning the army chief is tantamount to demeaning the prime minister.

The Army Headquarters outrightly rejected “all malicious attempt and claims of Al-Jazeera to debase a professionally highly skilled, universally accepted Chief of Army Staff without any valid evidence” in a report titled “All the Prime Minister’s Men” broadcast on February 1 by the international news channel.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today asked all concerned to present the authentic history of the Liberation War before the new generation.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today announced that the minimum monthly allowance of valiant freedom fighters will be raised to Tk 20,000, from Tk 12,000.

Education ministry has extended the ongoing closure of educational institutions till February 28 due to the Covid-19 pandemic.

The chief of Bangladesh Army Staff General Aziz Ahmed returned home on Friday morning, wrapping up his official trip to the United States of America.

Shaheen Reza Nur, former executive editor of the daily Ittefaq and elder son of Shaheed journalist Sirajuddin Hossain, died of cancer at the age of 67.

Information Minister Hasan Mahmud has said the government will take action against Al Jazeera if the High Court directs it to this end.

The holy Shab-e-Meraj will be observed on the night of March 11 (Thursday) with religious fervor.

In the 50 years since Bangladesh’s independence, those in power have claimed of many developments in the country but they still haven’t been able to ensure a safe and secured society for women, speakers said at an anti-rape rally.

Nobel Peace Laureate Dr Muhammad Yunus has condoled the demise of Md Shafiqual Haque Choudhury, founder of Association for Social Advancement (ASA), a leading microfinance institution.

Shafiqual Haque Choudhury, founder and president of Association for Social Advancement (ASA), a leading microfinance institution serving millions of borrowers across the country, has been laid to rest at Mirpur Martyred Intellectual Graveyard this afternoon.

Fifty-nine eminent civil society members today sent letters to the Chattogram Hill Tracts affairs minister and the ministry secretary, chief of Bangladesh Army, and defence and environment ministries demanding the authorities stop the construction of a five-star hotel on Mro land.

US Ambassador to Bangladesh Earl Miller has asked for recognising the power of the youth in solving problems and shape the future as Bangladesh aspires to become one of the leading economies of the world.

Criticising government officials for the delay in disposal of files, Planning Minister MA Mannan said, “If you (govt officials) take salary and benefits, you have to work fast and on time”.