Tuku elected new deputy speaker of parliament
Staff Correspondent: Pabna-1 MP Shamsul Haque Tuku has been elected the new deputy speaker of the Bangladesh National Parliament.The decision was made at the start of the 29th parliamentary session yesterday.Speaker Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury called for…
Read More »PM urges Myanmar to ensure return of Rohingyas
Diplomatic Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said Myanmar should let the international organizations to work in the Rakhine state to create a proper environment for the dignified return of the forcibly displaced Rohingya people.“Myanmar should…
Read More »Army to be deployed in national elections
Staff Correspondent: The Election Commission (EC) has said that it has been decided to take the help of the army in the upcoming parliamentary elections. However, the organization does not want to give any judicial power…
Read More »BB implements Tk25000 cr loan package for small sector
Staff Correspondent: The small entrepreneurs in the cluster-based manufacturing industries will get 5-year term loans with flexible conditions from the Tk25000 crore special refinance scheme of Bangladesh Bank.The central bank signed a loan deal with 46…
Read More »Amalaki Health Benefits
Good for Heart, Hair, Diabetes, Eyes etcAmalaki keeps the heart well-amalaki health benefitsAmalaki regulates blood circulation and cholesterol levels, which helps prevent heart disease. Also, Regular consumption of amalki does not cause blood clots, which reduces…
Read More »Should we stop making films?: Jaya Ahsan
Entertainment Desk: In recent times, the Bangladeshi film industry has been vehemently targeted. Whether it is the case filed against the director of “Hawa” by the Forest Department’s Wildlife Crime Prevention Unit, or the Film Censor…
Read More »Bangladesh can’t bear load of Rohingyas: IOM
Staff Correspondent: Although Bangladesh has generously hosted Rohingya refugees for the last five years, one country cannot and should not bear this responsibility alone, said the International Organization for Migration (IOM) yesterday.The IOM has called on…
Read More »BD can’t cover on its own needs of Rohingyas: APHR
Diplomatic Correspondent: ASEAN Parliamentarians for Human Rights (APHR) has said Bangladesh cannot cover on its own the needs of about 1 million Rohingya refugees.“The sad truth is that, by and large, the international community has failed…
Read More »RAJUK official sentenced 5yrs
Court Correspondent: A Dhaka court yesterday sentenced Assistant Authorisation Officer of Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) Md Ali Azam Miah to five years in prison in a graft case by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC).Judge Sheikh Hafizur Rahman…
Read More »No bar to import food from Russia Ukraine: Tipu
Staff Correspondent: Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi yesterday said the government has no restrictions on importing food products from Russia and Ukraine or any other country.The minister was talking to the media after a top level government…
Read More »No prior permission needed to arrest govt official in case: HC
Court Correspondent: Prior permission is no longer required in Bangladesh to arrest a government official for a criminal offence, the High Court ruled yesterday.A bench of justices Md Mozibur Rahman Miah and Kazi Md Ejarul Haque…
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