Morshed Khan quits the BNP

Former foreign minister M Morshed Khan yesterday tendered his resignation to BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia, citing personal grounds.
5 November 2019, 18:00 PM

GDP Growth Calculation: Finance minister dismisses CPD’s suspicion

Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal has dismissed the Centre for Policy Dialogue’s suspicion over the calculation of country’s high GDP growth, saying poverty has eroded significantly in the country since 2001.
4 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Rohingya Crisis: Asean leaders for durable solution

Asean leaders have reiterated the need to find a comprehensive and durable solution to the Rohingya crisis by addressing the root causes of the conflict in Rakhine State.
4 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Bera Municipality in Pabna: Mayor running illegal ‘river port’

A municipality mayor has established what appears to be a small port on the Hurasagor river at Brishalikha in Pabna’s Bera upazila.
4 November 2019, 18:00 PM

The wide, murky world of AL ‘FRONTS’

They carry words like “Awami”, “League”, “Bangabandhu” or “Muktijodhha” in their names, but they don’t have any charter, full-fledged committee or permanent office. They are also disowned by the ruling Awami League.
4 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Khoka passes away in US

Freedom fighter and former mayor of undivided Dhaka City Corporation Sadeque Hossain Khoka passed away yesterday in the USA.
4 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Assault on Polytech Principal: BCL men wanted to pass without examination

During an exam for second semester students in September, the teachers of Rajshahi Polytechnic Institute noticed, to their astonishment, that some of the students were whiling away the hours.
3 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Economy under stress for lack of reforms: CPD

A lack of good governance and reforms has put the Bangladesh economy under the most severe strain it has faced in the last decade, the Centre for Policy Dialogue said yesterday.
3 November 2019, 18:00 PM

BNP may take part in Dhaka city polls

The BNP is likely to participate in the Dhaka city polls, to be held in January next year. However, many leftist parties are yet to decide on contesting the elections.
3 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Fresh Bank Loans: Defaulters must make 15pc down payment

The High Court yesterday ruled that the loan defaulters must make down payment of 15 percent of the outstanding amount to get fresh loans from any scheduled bank in line with the 2012 Bangladesh Bank circular.
3 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Mobile Tower shortage: Users denied quality service

Over the last one year, 62 lakh new mobile connections became active, 57 lakh new users started using mobile data, and about 2 crore people switched to the much faster 4G connection. But only two new cell towers have been set up in the entire country.
3 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Tigers offer hope with rousing win

To say the ghost of Bengaluru was laid to rest by Bangladesh’s first T20I win over India in the first of three matches in New Delhi yesterday would both be overselling and underselling the seven-wicket win.
3 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Human Trafficking: Brazil arrests Bangladeshi ‘kingpin’

Brazilian federal police said they have arrested Saifullah Al-Mamun, born in Bangladesh and considered by authorities one of the world’s most prolific human traffickers.
2 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Working for strong rural economy

Putting emphasis on improving the lifestyle of villagers, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said the government was working to make the country’s rural economy stronger.
2 November 2019, 18:00 PM

People with Disabilities: This city doesn’t care about them

Except on the weekends and public holidays, Mir Arshedul Karim leaves his rented home in Mirpur for Dhaka University every morning, guided by his trusted white cane.
2 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Recalling our four national heroes

Wearing Khaki uniforms and carrying Sten guns and SLRs (self-loading rifles), five army personnel arrived at the erstwhile Dhaka central jail around 4:00am on November 3, 1975.
2 November 2019, 18:00 PM

AL leader shot dead in Sirajganj

A group of unidentified criminals shot a local Awami League leader dead in Sirajganj yesterday.
2 November 2019, 18:00 PM

75 more deported from KSA

Another 75 Bangladeshi migrant workers returned home from Saudi Arabia on Friday night amid a crackdown on undocumented migrant workers in the Gulf country.
2 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Tigers set to battle smog and India in first T20I

Bangladesh will have to battle both India and the suffocating New Delhi smog when they take on the hosts in the first game of the three-match T20I series at the Arun Jaitley Stadium today. The match is scheduled to begin at 7:00pm local time (7:30pm BST).
2 November 2019, 18:00 PM

Speak up for right to speak

Freedom of speech is a fundamental human right and its absence turns a human life into an animal’s life, rights activists said yesterday.
2 November 2019, 18:00 PM