Dhaka: Rashed Khan, Political Assistant to the Prime Minister, has alleged that Nahid Islam, Convener of the National Citizen Party (NCP), has emboldened the party’s chief coordinator, Nasiruddin Patwary, to make uncivil remarks against the Bangladesh…
Dhaka: The 11-party opposition alliance, led by Jamaat-e-Islami, submitted the nomination paper of its presidential candidate Col (Retd) Oli Ahmed on Thursday, in preparation for the election scheduled for August 20.
According to United News of Ban…
Dhaka: Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, who has risen through the political ranks from grassroots activism and steered the BNP through some of its most difficult years, is now the party’s nominee for the presidency. A BNP delegation submitted the nominati…
Dhaka: A delegation from the Asian Development Bank (ADB), led by Vice President for South, Central and West Asia Yingming Yang, met Bangladesh Bank Governor Md Mostaqur Rahman at the central bank headquarters on Thursday. The meeting was attended by …
Singapore: State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam highlighted Singapore’s longstanding interest in developing a Bay Terminal at Chattogram Port during her recent visit to the Southeast Asian country. This proposal was a key topic of disc…
Dhaka: A contractor has alleged that the administrative officer of Nagarkanda municipality and his aide assaulted him and broke his hand after he refused to pay a bribe for the release of a pending bill.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the a…
Dhaka: The government is taking steps to introduce a unified regulatory policy for battery-run rickshaws (e-rickshaws) across city corporations, municipalities, upazilas, and union parishads nationwide, announced State Minister for Local Government, R…
Dhaka: Representatives of 250 local and international NGOs have been urged to take effective steps to bring eligible employees under the Universal Pension Scheme, particularly the ‘Progoti’ scheme, to ensure their long-term financial security. The cal…