Sheikh Muhammad Shaheedullah remembered
Politicians, academics and professionals on Tuesday at a commemoration meeting in Dhaka said that Sheikh Muhammad Shaheedullah was a man who led movements for saving national wealth...
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Salahuddin elected Modhumoti Bank EC chair
Salahuddin Alamgir has been elected executive committee chairman of Modhumoti Bank PLC during the bank鈥檚 79th board meeting held on August 28, said a press release...
IFC calls for joint management of 54 common rivers
The International Farakka Committee has called for an agreement of the integrated joint management of all common rivers between Bangladesh and India in view of the...
White Paper to enlighten reforms path: Debapriya
The probable report of White Paper Committee on the state of the country鈥檚 economy would enlighten the reforms pathway of the interim government and thus help to avert the deviations of the economy occurred over the years, said economist Debapriya Bhattacharya...
Implementation of Phulbari agreement demanded
National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports observed the 18th anniversary of Phulbari Day, placing wreaths at the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital...
Young leaders form citizen body to uphold spirits of mass uprising
The young professionals who acted behind the recent student-led mass uprising have resolved to form a Citizens Committee with a view to upholding the democratic spirit of the uprising in running the affairs of the...
Full implementation of Phulbari agreement a must
ON AUGUST 26, the National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power, and Port commemorated the lives lost in the movement against an open-pit coal mine in Phulbari, Dinajpur, and expressed their sheer frustration at successive governments鈥� indifference towards the full implementation of the Phulbari Agreement...
Phulbari tragedy victims, agreement forgotten
The 18th anniversary of Phulbari Tragedy Day will be observed today with the demand of full implementation of the Phulbari agreement signed between the government and the National Committee to Protect Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports...
Ganatantrik Odhikar Committee led by Prof Serajul Islam Choudhury formed
A platform named Ganatantrik Odhikar Committee was formed with Professor emeritus Serajul Islam Choudhury as its convener to stand against any measures against the deprivation of democratic rights and freedom of expression in Bangladesh...
CPJ urges procedural rights of journalist couple Shakil, Rupa
The Committee to Protect Journalists has expressed concern over the arrests of journalist couple Shakil Ahmed, former head of news at Ekattor Television, and Farzana Rupa, the channel鈥檚 former principal correspondent....
Unnecessary, politically motivated projects to be chopped
Planning and education adviser Wahiduddin Mahmud on Monday said that projects awaiting approval of the Executive Committee of the National Economic Council...
Hafizuddin, Zahid Hossain made BNP standing committee members
Bangladesh Nationalist Party vice-chairmen retired Major Hafizuddin Ahmed and Dr AZM Zahid Hossain appointed as members of the party鈥檚 standing committee....
Finance adviser for speeding up anti-money laundering activities聽
Finance and planning adviser Salehuddin Ahmed on Wednesday said that he had directed authorities concerned to speed up anti-money laundering activities without any favour and fear...
National Security Committee meeting on Sunday
The National Committee on Security Affairs will meet on Sunday amid ongoing student protests seeking justice for over 200 killed and thousands injured in the recent...
JS body for psychological tests while appointing BRTC drivers
The parliamentary standing committee on road transport and bridges ministry on Thursday emphasised the importance of incorporating psychological tests while appointing BRTC drivers...
Belal elected MBL executive committee chair
MA Khan Belal has been elected executive committee chairman of Mercantile Bank PLC鈥檚 board of directors during the bank鈥檚 443rd board meeting held on June 30, said a press release...
National Moon Sighting Committee to meet Saturday to fix Ashura date
A meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee will be held on Saturday to fix the date of the Ashura, after reviewing reports on the moon鈥檚 appearance of the month of Muharram of 1446 Hijri....
Khalily re-elected Bank Asia risk mgmt committee chair
MA Baqui Khalily has been re-elected chairman of Bank Asia PLC鈥檚 risk management committee during the bank鈥檚 board meeting held recently, said a press release...
New assessment system for national curriculum approved
The government approved a new assessment system for the national curriculum on Monday...
CPJ urges to ensure justice for journalist Nadim
The New York-based Committee to Protect Journalists on Friday urged Bangladesh authorities to ensure justice for journalist Golam Rabbani Nadim...
RSU gets new central Committee
The Revolutionary Students Unity on Friday announced its 17-member new central committee in its 16th council session.
JS body recommends increasing passport offices
The parliamentary standing committee on the ministry for home affairs recommended increasing the number of passport offices in Dhaka to deliver better services to the city dwellers...
Govt approach to media governance is repressive
BANGLADESH Television, a state-owned national TV network that has already been suffering from a trust deficit for acting as a mouthpiece for governments that came into power, has been implementing a government decision that undermines principles of media freedom...
Govt鈥檚 purchase committee approves 17 proposals
The Cabinet Committee on Government Purchase on Monday approved 17 proposals, including one proposal to procure some 40,000 tonnes of DAP fertiliser from Morocco....
Appoint BTV correspondents as lawmakers recommend: JS body
The parliamentary standing committee on the ministry of information and broadcasting has directed the state-run Bangladesh Television to prioritise the recommendations from the local lawmakers in appointing district correspondents...
JS body for implementation of 3pc remittance incentive
The parliamentary standing committee on finance, in a meeting on Thursday, recommended the implementation of a proposed three per cent remittance incentive from the present 2.5 per cent, officials said...
No alternative to quick repatriation of Rohingyas: JS body
The chairman of the parliamentary standing committee on the ministry of foreign affairs AK Abdul Momen said that there was no alternative to quick repatriation of the displaced Rohingyas to their homeland Myanmar...
JS body recommends raising wages of river vessel workers
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Labour and Employment Ministry on Tuesday recommended increasing the wages of the river vessel workers...
PM for divesting shares of state-owned companies
Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday directed off-loading shares of the state-owned companies into the stock market...
Moon sighting committee meets Thursday
A meeting of the National Moon Sighting Committee will be held on Thursday to review the information on the appearance of the new moon of the month of Zilqad of 1,445 Hijri, the 11th month of the Islamic calendar....