Good news for civil servants! The government today declared a long nine-day holiday for Eid-ul-Fitr, the largest Muslim religious festival, starting from July. The holidays will start from July 1
Officials believe the pair were operating within the notorious terrorist group Jama’atul Mujahideen Bangladesh – or JMB. The 10,000 strong network are aiming to remove the country’s current government and
A total of 717 unions are ready for balloting on Saturday in the fifth leg of the six-phase Union Parishad (UP) elections. The voting is going to take place against
Islamic State is trying to ride a wave of religious radicalization by falsely claiming a spate of killings in Bangladesh, a government minister said, adding there was enough evidence implicating
The doctor who performed second autopsy of Comilla college student Sohagi Jahan Tonu has been allegedly threatened with death. Report of Tonu’s second autopsy, that was performed after exhuming her body
Inspector General of Bangladesh Police AKM Shahidul Hoque today urged the law enforcers not to stop any vehicle on the highway in the name of raid without specific complaint. He
Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid today said the government has decided to print pre-primary level books in five ethnic languages from the next academic year. “We will print pre-primary level
The government today deferred the Higher Secondary Certificate (HSC) and diploma-in-business studies examinations scheduled for May 27 for Union Parishad election. The Election Commission is scheduled to hold UP election
The 1974 tripartite agreement is no longer valid as Pakistan violated the accord by not taking their stranded citizens back from Bangladesh, Law Minister Anisul Huq said today. “According to
Several Indian companies are interested to build a deep seaport in Bangladesh, the country’s foreign secretary has told Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. The proposal could be executed through a consortium,
