Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said the government has taken an initiative to upgrade nearly 20 kilometers (Gabtoli to Nabinagar) of Dhaka-Aricha highway from four-lane to 10-lane.

Planning Minister MA Mannan today directed the officials concerned to highlight the errors and inaccuracies in the report of Implementation Monitoring and Evaluation Division (IMED) under the ministry.

Japanese Ambassador to Bangladesh ITO Naoki today inaugurated a training course at Bangladesh-Korea Technical Training Centre (BKTTC) for returning female migrant workers without the certainty of an income source, who were forced to come back to Bangladesh when the pandemic broke out last year.

Bangladesh High Commissioner to the United Kingdom and Ireland Saida Muna Tasneem has been awarded the “Woman of the Decade in Public Life and Diplomacy 2021” by the Women’s Indian Chamber of Commerce and Industries (WICCI).

Admission test for MBBS course in the country’s government-run and private medical colleges for the academic year 2020-21 will be held on April 2. Also, admission test for BDS courses of dental colleges and units will be held on April 30.

The reflections in the controlled media are just like visual distortions to people, who always turn to free media for authentic information. A free media is after all the mirror they need. And, press freedom, not the ‘praise freedom’, is what turns a media into that mirror.

The Cabinet today gave the final nod to a draft of “The Child Daycare Centre Act, 2021” -- keeping a provision of maximum 10 years in jail in case of failure to ensure proper security and safety to the children -- at a regular weekly meeting with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the chair, joining virtually from her Gono Bhaban residence.

Twelve superintendent officials of police (SP-ranked), including Kushtia’s SP SM Tanvir Arafath, have been transferred. The home ministry issued a notice in this regard today.

Bangladesh Mahila Parishad’s Central Committee has elected Dr Fauzia Moslem as its new president, said a press release, signed by Maleka Banu, general secretary of the organisation.

Editors Guild Bangladesh, “the biggest organisation of editors in the country”, today said Qatar-based channel Al Jazeera has aired the report “All the Prime Minister’s Men” to serve “special political purposes”, without following ethics and regulations of journalism.

A day after one faction of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) demanded a ban on the transmission of Qatar-based Al Jazeera television channel in Bangladesh, another faction of the organisation issued a statement expressing their shock at the demand.

Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen has said Bangladesh is working to sue Al Jazeera for using inaccurate information in its report “All the Prime Minister’s Men”.

Nirapad Sarak Chai today protested and condemned the alleged threat of boycotting its chairman Ilias Kanchan that transport leader and lawmaker Shajahan Khan made yesterday.

The government has published the shortened syllabuses for the examinees of this year's SSC, HSC and equivalent examinations.

At least 484 people were killed and 673 were injured in 427 road accidents across the country in January, according to a report of Road Safety Foundation.

Seven human rights groups have urged the United Nations to use its meetings with senior Bangladeshi military officials next week to seek explanations about the report by Al Jazeera that alleged controversial purchase of highly invasive spyware from Israel.

Leaders of Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists (BFUJ) yesterday demanded a ban on the transmission of Qatar-based Al Jazeera television channel in Bangladesh and condemned its "yellow journalism".

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today said Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman’s historic speech delivered at the Brigade Parade Ground in Kolkata on February 6, 1972 is a very significant one in the history of Bangladesh.

The United Nations is aware of the reporting done by Al Jazeera investigations concerning allegations of corruption against senior officials in Bangladesh and the press release issued by the Ministry of Defence in Bangladesh, Stéphane Dujarric, spokesman for the Secretary-General, said in response to a question during a briefing on Thursday.

The government has taken initiatives to build 100 new technical training centres including specialised ones to send skilled workers to international labour market, said Expatriates’ Welfare Minister Imran Ahmad today.