Hasina acknowledges public sufferings from fuel price hike
Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday said that she fully understands the sufferings of the people due to the recent price hike of fuel oil and electricity rationing. “We can realise the sufferings of the…
Read More »PM for poverty free Bangladesh
Staff Correspondent: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has urged the countrymen to turn the grief of the loss of Bangabandhu into strength and engage themselves in building a non-communal, hunger-poverty free and prosperous Bangladesh by upholding Bangabandhu’s…
Read More »We miss dedicated-visionary leadership of Bangabandhu
A S M Feroz: The birth of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was a history in the context of Bangladesh as the emergence of the country as an independent state would not have been possible, at least…
Read More »Dhaka, Delhi to hold JRC meeting ahead of PM’s visit
Diplomatic Correspondent: Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has said the much-awaited Joint Rivers Commission (JRC) meeting between Bangladesh and India would be held later this month to discuss water sharing issues as the two countries…
Read More »Dhaka committed to protect human rights
Momen tells UN HR chief Diplomatic Correspondent: Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen yesterday briefed UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Michelle Bachelet about government’s efforts to protect and promote human rights in the country.Bangladesh also raised…
Read More »Bangabandhu took multifaceted plans for SMEs dev
Staff Correspondent: Industries Minister Nurul Majid Mahmud Humayun yesterday said Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman took multifaceted plans for the development of the country’s small and medium enterprises (SMEs).“Under the instruction of the…
Read More »Khaleda turns 77 today
Staff Correspondent: BNP chairperson and former Prime Minister Khaleda Zia turns ’77’ today.The party will only arrange doamahfils across the country today seeking long life and early recovery of Khaleda.BNP senior joint secretary general Ruhul Kabir…
Read More »Is Teletalk bankrupted?
No way to pay overdues Mahfuja Mukul: Teletalk, the only state-owned mobile phone operator, started its journey with the promise of good service. Initially, the response was overwhelming. SIMs were in such demand that they were…
Read More »BB sought illegal money info from Swiss banks
Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Financial Intelligence Unit (BFIU) repeatedly sought information from different countries including Switzerland about money laundered by Bangladeshis, said Bangladesh Bank (BB).In response to a query yesterday regarding the recent statement of the Swiss…
Read More »Tk 73,000 cr being laundered thru’ gold smuggling yearly
Staff Correspondent: Bangladesh Jewellers’ Association (BAJUS) yesterday said that around Tk73000 crore is laundered from Bangladesh every year through gold smuggling.They have sought the government’s tough action and cooperation of intelligence agencies and law enforcers to…
Read More »Who will be next IGP?
Staff Correspondent: Inspector General of Bangladesh Police (IGP) Dr. Benazir Ahmed’s term of service ends on September 30. Who is coming to the new leadership of the police force of more than two and a half…
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