Officers from 25 cadres outside the administration cadre of the Bangladesh Civil Service on Tuesday began a two-day pen-down protest against the dominance of the administration cadre as well as the suspension of and departmental actions against 12 officers from these cadres...
The Appellate Division on Tuesday overturned its 2019 judgement that had upheld the death sentence of Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam for crimes against humanity and genocide committed during the 1971 liberation war...
The Ministry of Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives on Tuesday said that it had been awaiting a court order regarding the swearing-in of Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Ishraque Hossain as the mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court on Tuesday overturned its previous verdict that had upheld the death sentence of Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam for crimes against humanity and genocide committed during the 1971 Liberation War in Bangladesh...
A high-level Chinese delegation led by Liu Jie, deputy director of the Lancang-Mekong Sub-regional Economic and Trade Development Centre of the Department of Commerce in Yunnan province, held a meeting on Monday with Anwar Hossain, vice-chairman of the Export Promotion Bureau of Bangladesh...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court will deliver its judgment on the appeal petition challenging the death penalty of Jamaat-e-Islami leader ATM Azharul Islam in a case over crimes against humanity during the 1971 Liberation War...
The petrol pumps and tank lorry owners on Sunday called off their strike after the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation assured them of meeting their demands by different timelines, up to two months...
City dwellers have been suffering as all operations at Nagar Bhaban, the headquarters of the Dhaka South City Corporation, and other zonal offices remained suspended for the ninth consecutive day on Sunday, with Ishraque鈥檚 supporters demanding his swearing-in as the city mayor.聽..
The NBR Reform Unity Council on Sunday withdrew its previously announced full-fledged strike and welcomed the government鈥檚 announcement that all necessary amendments to Revenue Policy and Administration Reform Ordinance, 2025, will be made by July 31.
In the nationwide ongoing operation to uphold the law and order, 1,744 more were arrested across Bangladesh in the past 24 hours...
The Bangladesh Debate Federation inaugurated the BDF Dialogic 2025 in Dhaka on Saturday...
The supporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Ishraque Hossain continued to keep the gates of Nagar Bhaban and other zonal offices of 聽Dhaka South City Corporation locked for the eighth consecutive day on Saturday demanding Ishraque鈥檚 sworn in as the city mayor...
NEARLY six months have passed since the Bangladesh Tree Protection Movement began a sit-in inside the partially destroyed Panthakunja Park, one of the capital鈥檚 last parks, calling for a halt to the construction of a section of the Dhaka elevated expressway from the Film Development Corporation to the Plassey crossing. Protesters say that the construction of the elevated...
Net migration to the UK dropped by half in 2024, the latest official figures showed on Thursday, in what will be a welcome boost for under-fire prime minister Keir Starmer.
Employees of Palli Bidyut Samity on Wednesday held a demonstration at the Central Shaheed Minar in the capital to press home their seven-point demand, including the removal of the Bangladesh Rural Electrification Board chair...
Premier Bank PLC has inaugurated its bancassurance business through collaboration with Life Insurance Corporation of Bangladesh and Pragati Insurance Limited, said a press release...
The Bangladesh Football Federation on Wednesday announced that tickets for the AFC Asian Cup 2027 qualifier match between Bangladesh and Singapore will be available online from May 24...
Officers from 25 cadres outside the administration cadre of Bangladesh Civil Service on Tuesday resumed their movement protesting at the dominance of the administration cadre and the suspension of and departmental actions against 12 officers from the 25 cadres.
The High Court on Tuesday fixed Wednesday for passing an order on a writ petition challenging the legality of a government gazette that declared Ishraque Hossain as mayor of Dhaka South City Corporation, based on a lower court鈥檚 verdict.
Supporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Ishraque Hossain locked the gates of the Dhaka South City Corporation headquarters for the second working day on Saturday, demanding that he be sworn in as the city mayor...
The disciplinary committee of the Bangladesh Football Federation imposed a six-month ban on Bashundhara Kings defender Saad Uddin with Tk 50,000 penalty for physically assaulting the match commissioner Sujit Banerjee during his side鈥檚...
The Dhaka South City Corporation on Thursday evicted all illegal shops and makeshift structures from the Suhrawardy Udyan following the fatal stabbing of Dhaka University student and Bangladesh Jatiotabadi Chatra Dal leader Shahriar Alam Shammo near Suhrawardy Udyan...
Supporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party leader Ishraque Hossain continued their demonstrations for the second consecutive day and locked the main gate of the Dhaka South City Corporation headquarters on Thursday, demanding that he be sworn in as the city mayor...
NOVOAIR on Thursday announced that it would resume its flight operations from May 21 following its 19 days of suspension...
Managing director of the state-run Padma Oil Company Limited Md Abdus Sobhan has sent his resignation letter to the Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation...
The US government on Tuesday announced fresh funding cuts to Harvard, a day after the elite school鈥檚 president said it shared 鈥榗ommon ground鈥� with the Trump administration on many issues...
Japan International Cooperation Agency and the Directorate of Primary Education jointly organised a seminar titled 鈥楻eview of 20 years of JICA cooperation for primary education in Bangladesh & completion of JSP3 Project鈥� at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka on Wednesday...
Dhaka North City Corporation administrator Mohammad Ezaz on Tuesday said that it would debar rickshaw movement on main roads within its purview while a campaign was underway against battery-driven rickshaws...
ACCORDING to the President鈥檚 Act 1975 (Remuneration and Privileges), as amended up to 2016, Section 3, the president鈥檚 salary is exempt from income tax. The president currently receives a monthly salary of Tk 120,000, entertainment allowance at actuals, fully furnished and maintained residential accommodation and government coverage for electricity, gas, water...
NOT only for its military size but also for its close similarity to Israeli military strategy, India鈥檚 Operation Sindoor 鈥� a huge and precision-driven attack operation aimed at alleged terrorist infrastructure in Pakistan and Pakistan-administered Kashmir 鈥� has generated worldwide discussion. Although much of the focus has been on the Israeli-made drones and missile...