Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) Executive Director Dr Iftekharuzzaman today paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. He met the Prime Minister at the Cabinet Division of the Secretariat here at...

State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Bobby Hajjaj today said students of government primary schools across the country will soon receive free school bags, clothing and footwear. "In line with the directives of ...

A total of 174 Bangladeshi nationals returned home from Libya early today under a voluntary repatriation programme implemented jointly by the government, the Bangladesh mission in Libya and the International Organization...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman will visit Chandpur on May 16 and Feni district on May 25. “Before the monsoon season, the Honorable Prime Minister is going to visit two districts - Chandpur and Feni. He will go to Chan...

Prime Minister’s Information and Broadcasting Adviser Dr Zahed Ur Rahman said clear policies and a code of conduct are necessary for journalism in view of rapid growth of online and digital media. “Online media outl...

Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon has said that many of the existing problems in the media sector would be resolved automatically if genuine professionalism can be ensured in the industry. “The ...

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed today said the government of Bangladesh has announced comprehensive measures to ensure safe travel and maintain law and order during the holiday rush ahead of Eid-ul-Azha. "We have taken a...

Prime Minister and BNP Chairman Tarique Rahman today expressed profound shock and sorrow at the death of Begum Jebunnesa, mother of Social Welfare, Women and Children Affairs Minister Professor Dr AZM Zahid Hossain. “...

State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Sultan Salahuddin Tuku has said dredging work of the Kaptai Lake will be initiated to restore its navigability. He said this while speaking as the chief guest at the inaugural ...

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed today said the government’s top priority is to curb illegal drug trafficking and online gambling. “Our foremost priority is to contain illegal drug trading and online gambling. Drives ...

The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT)-1 today set June 7 for holding a hearing on charge framing in a case filed over the alleged staged raid by law enforcers at a building named “Jahajbari” in the city’s Kalyanp...

Sports education will be made mandatory from the next year, State Minister for Youth and Sports Md Aminul Haque today. "We are making many things mandatory in the education sector. We are going to make sports mandatory ...

Begum Jebunnesa, mother of Social Welfare, Women and Children Affairs Minister Professor Dr AZM Zahid Hossain, passed away today. She was 83. She breathed her last at 5.38am at a city hospital while undergoing treatmen...

The government has placed the trial of the Rana Plaza collapse murder case at the highest level of priority, aiming to swift completion after 13 years of delay. “Efforts are underway to expedite the proceedings to ens...

Newly elected Member of Parliament to a reserved women's seat Nusrat Tabassum Jyoti, today took oath as a member of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad. Speaker of the Jatiya Sangsad, Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram, administered the...

Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast that several severe thunderstorms accompanied by hail and multiple spells of heatwaves are likely across the country during the current month. According to the Met...

A court here today set May 17 for the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) to submit a report on its further investigation into the sensational murder of Inqilab Mancha spokesperson Sharif Osman Hadi. Dhaka Additiona...

The Department of Jute has collected fines amounting to Tk 45,81,970 through drives conducted across the country in the first nine months of the current fiscal year for violating the jute packaging law. During the same ...

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said police force will get back their blue coloured top and khaki trouser as their uniform.  Salahuddin Ahmed said this at press briefing at his office here today.   The press brief...

Cultural affairs minister Nitai Roy Chowdhury today asked the deputy commissioners (DCs) to beef up security for the folk artistes while calling them to nurture cultural programmes at the grassroots level aiming to build...