
The government yesterday announced a series of additional fiscal and policy stimulus packages worth over Tk 1,000 crore for export sectors to offset bad impacts of global recession from the domestic economy...

The country’s single largest solar power system so far, has been installed at the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) in a move to encourage green energy expansion. Th...

On the second day of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) mutiny trial, the prosecution yesterday produced all nine accused soldiers of the 12th Rifles Battalion of Rangamati sector before the three-member special court headed by the BDR director general...

The much-talked-about trial of BDR mutiny began yesterday through pressing charges before the three-member court against nine soldiers of 12 Rifle Battalion of the Rangamati sector...

It seemed that we were standing on the premises of a huge sawmill. Actually we were right in the middle of Kalinga forest in Srimongol, supposed to be one of the largest and pristine rainforests of the country...

Dhaka has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Delhi seeking open-ended import and export of power with the option to purchase power from both public and private sectors of India, said a top official of the Power Development Board (PDB)...

Indian authorities have arrested two top Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) men who sneaked into Bangladesh to lead a 15-member commando squad in an attempt to attack the US and Indian missions in Dhaka, sources in the law-enforcement agencies say...

The trial of BDR members in connection with the mutiny on February 25-26 in Dhaka and elsewhere in the country begins today through a special court at the Rangamati BDR sector headquarters...

In an unprecedented move, a parliamentary standing committee yesterday prepared a legislative proposal (draft law) to compel any person summoned by a House body to appear before it, and produce documents it asks for...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday directed the authorities concerned to formulate a specific policy to control sand extraction from rivers...

Nothing would satisfy his greed for money, no matter where he earns it from–whether it is the savings of the poor family of a deceased government officer or the pockets of the alive. But what he did not know is this greed will be the cause of his fall one day. ...

Four of the five imprisoned condemned convicts in Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman assassination case, verbally expressed their willingness to seek presidential clemency, said Dhaka Central Jail officials...

Bishwa Ijtema, the second largest congregation of the Muslim Ummah after hajj, will begin from January 22 on the bank of the Turag River in Tongi. A five-day ‘Jor’ Ijtema, preparatory event of the three-day Bishwa Ijtema, began on Friday at the Ijtema venue. It will end on Tuesday. Th...

The trial of BDR soldiers held in connection with the February 25-26 mutiny at the force’s headquarters and other battalions across the country is starting Tuesday with the trial of alleged rebellions of Rangamati sector. ...






