Government
‘Adding insult to injury’
Jatiya Party, a key component in the Awami League-led 14-party alliance, in an immediate reaction has criticises the government for raising power and gas prices.
27 August 2015, 11:53 AM
‘Legal action if banned drugs found in market’
The drug administration will take legal actions against the pharmaceutical companies who did not withdraw three types of drugs, banned by the government recently, from the market.
26 August 2015, 11:41 AM
MPs’ motorcade attacked in Faridpur
Motorcade of Rajbari lawmaker Kazi Keramat Ali and researved seat MP Kamrunnahar Chowdhury comes under attack in Faridpur.
22 August 2015, 08:04 AM
Legal notice served to stop waste dumping into Buriganga
A rights group sends legal notice to government authorities concerned, asking them to remove all wastes from the south side bank of Buriganga River in a week and to take effective steps to stop dumping wastes there.
20 August 2015, 12:12 PM
Highway accidents: The insane ideas
Every day as holidayers returned from home, scores died in road crashes. And this prompted the government to make some insanely funny decisions.
12 August 2015, 07:47 AM
80km speed limit on highways
The government has decided to fix the speed limit of vehicles on highways across the country at 80 kilometers per hour.
10 August 2015, 14:27 PM
HC questions VAT on private universities
The High Court questions the legality of a government decision to impose 7.5 percent VAT on the tuition fee of students of private universities.
9 August 2015, 08:42 AM
Gonojagoron Mancha gives 7-day ultimatum to arrest Niloy’s killers
Leaders and activists of a faction of Gonojagoron Mancha give the government a seven-day ultimatum to arrest the killers of slain blogger and online activist Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy.
8 August 2015, 14:12 PM
Govt should apologise over pregnant mother shooting: Ershad
Jatiya Party Chairman HM Ershad says government should apologise to the nation over the shooting of an eight-month pregnant woman during a Jubo League factional clash in Magura.
6 August 2015, 16:03 PM
CNG drivers cripple highways protesting ban
CNG auto-rickshaw drivers and owners continue their protest against the ban on their vehicles from plying on the highways.
2 August 2015, 06:40 AM
Similar mistake will cost BNP’s existence: Ashraf
Awami League General Secretary Syed Ashraful Islam says the BNP will have no existence if it does not take part in the next general election.
1 August 2015, 13:07 PM
Take steps against India’s river linking project: BNP
BNP expresses concerns over India's fresh move to implement the controversial river linking project and urges the government to take strong initiatives against it.
22 July 2015, 13:08 PM
Ashraf to continue as AL general secretary: Muhith
Finance Minister AMA Muhith says Syed Ashraful Islam will continue as general secretary of the Awami League.
16 July 2015, 11:31 AM
HSC admission: 3rd merit list published
The government publishes the third merit list of students aspiring to get admitted to colleges.
11 July 2015, 16:21 PM
BNP demands int’l probe into subversive acts
BNP demands an international probe to identify the miscreants who carried out subversive activities during the party’s three-month-long anti-government movement.
11 July 2015, 14:23 PM
Mosharraf expresses gratitude to PM
Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Khandkar Mosharraf Hossain expresses his gratitude towards Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for making him LGRD minister.
9 July 2015, 15:16 PM
Wheat shown in media not same as imported: Food minister
The picture of insect-infested wheat appearing in newspapers is not the wheat imported from Brazil, Food Minister Qamrul Islam claims.
7 July 2015, 13:53 PM
Women dishonoured in JS: Khaleda
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia alleges the government of dishonouring woman in the parliament, and said the ruling Awami League can never show due respect to the countrymen.
6 July 2015, 15:07 PM
Police carried out arson attacks: Khaleda
BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia claims that policemen carried out the arson attacks during the BNP-led 20-party alliance’s anti-government movement earlier this year.
4 July 2015, 14:49 PM
RMG owners asked to clear wages, bonus by July 14
State Minister for Labour Mujibul Haque Chunnu asks the garment makers to clear salaries and festival bonus of their workers by July 10 and 14 respectively so that they can celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr smoothly.
2 July 2015, 11:32 AM