Chief Adviser's Special Envoy for International Affairs Lutfey Siddiqi arrived in Dhaka today. On his arrival in Dhaka, Lutfey Siddiqi said, "I'm very excited to be here and receive my brief from the Chief Adviser in person this morning." "I'm grateful for

The interim government has cancelled the contractual appointment of Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) Managing Director (MD) MAN Siddique. A gazette notification in this regard was issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Bridges on Monday (Sep 09). The DMTCL, a fully

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan on Monday said super shops can't use polythene shopping bags and polypropylene bags and provide them to the customers from October 1st. Alternative jute and cloth bags will be placed at or in front of all super

A major reshuffle of posts was ordered Monday at the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) with the transfer of 10 directors and 42 deputy-directors. The reshuffle applies to ACC headquarters in the capital and regional offices in Rajshahi, Mymensingh, Sylhet, Narayanganj, Cumilla,

Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman on Monday called on President Mohammed Sahabuddin at Bangabhaban. During the meeting, the Army Chief informed the president about the overall activities of the army, President's press secretary Joynal Abedin said. Besides, he also highlighted

Home Affairs Advisor Lieutenant General (retd) M Jahangir Alam Chowdhury today (Sep 9) made a call to turn prisons across country to a ‘reform’ centre. He was speaking as chief guest in a view exchange meeting with the officials of the Prisons Department in capital’s

International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has started working to gather information on the number of dead during the recent student-led mass protests. Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Mohammad Tazul Islam disclosed the matter today (Sept 9). He said they were

A Dhaka court today (Sep 9) deferred till August 15 the deadline for submitting the probe report of a case filed over the murders of journalist couple Sagar Sarowar and Meherun Runi in February 2012. This is the 111th extension of the submission deadline. Dhaka Metropolitan

The government has appointed new deputy commissioners (DCs) to 25 districts. The Ministry of Public Administration issued a gazette notification in this regard on Monday.  The districts are: Dhaka, Sylhet, Habiganj, Mymensingh, Magura, Rangpur, Gaibandha, Naogaon, Natore,

Four passengers of an easybike were killed after a pickup van hit the vehicle in Bagerhat’s Fakirhat upazila this morning.  The accident occurred around 8:30 am in the Nowapara area on the Khulna-Bagerhat highway, also leaving one person injured. The victims were

The maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to hoist local cautionary signal No 3 as the deep depression over Northwest Bay and adjoining West central Bay of Bengal moved slightly north-northwestwards and now lies over the same area.

Former Major General Ziaul Ahsan, linked to numerous disappearances and killings during his tenure, has amassed a substantial fortune through the misuse of his influence. Recent revelations show that he owns a luxurious farmhouse valued at nearly Tk100 crore. The opulent property is under

Indian Border Security Force (BSF) members gunned down a 14-year-old Bangladeshi child along the Dhanatala border in Thakurgaon.  The deceased was known as Jayanta Kumar Singa, 15, son of Mahadev Kumar. Besides, three others were injured in the incident. Locals rescued them and

The Jatiya Nagorik Committee today (Sep 8) made its debut to abolish the fascist system and succeed in the ongoing struggle for a new political settlement in Bangladesh. A 55-member convening committee of the organisation was announced at a programme held at the Central Shaheed Minar

The month-on-month inflation rate fell by the biggest margin in over a decade in August, largely owing to the improvements in the country's political as well as law and order situation following the ouster of Awami League (AL) government on August 5. Prices dropped by 1.17% in

Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus today reiterated his pledge to materialise the dream of the students to build a discrimination-free country. "For the dream they (students) sacrificed their lives, we must implement that dream. We have no way of getting out of it," he

The government has appointed Md. Jashim Uddin as the 27th Foreign Secretary of Bangladesh, the foreign ministry said in Dhaka today (Sep 8). Jashim Uddin began his career in the Bangladesh Foreign Service in 1994 as part of the 13th batch of the BCS (Foreign Affairs) Cadre. 

Shayla Farzana, Additional secretary has been attached to the Ministry of Public Administration, on Special Duty (OSD). Public Administration issued a notification in this regard on Saturday (Sept 7). Earlier on August 13, Shaila Farzana left the ministry amid protest of the

Foreign Adviser Touhid Hossain today (Sept 8) expressed surprise, rather than concern, over Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's recent remarks urging India’s military to "prepare for war" in light of changes unfolding in Bangladesh. Speaking to reporters at his

Dhaka reaffirmed today (Sept 8) its firm stance against accepting any additional influx of Rohingya refugees, urging nations and organizations advocating for further intake to share the responsibility themselves. "We have made it clear to the UNHCR that it is impossible for us to