Polls on Jan 5 upheld democratic process: PM
UNB, Dhaka :Terming the January 5 national election unique, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said the country for the first time saw an elected...
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Thai PM greets Hasina
BSS, Dhaka :Thai Prime Minister Yingluck Shinawatra yesterday congratulated her Bangladesh counterpart Sheikh Hasina for her reappointment as the premier after the January 5 elections.“Prime...
Rawshan pays tribute to martyrs
BSS, Savar :Leader of the Opposition in Parliament Rawshan Ershad yesterday paid tribute to the martyrs of the War of Independence of the country.She along...
Zia’s birth anniv observed
UNB, Dhaka :BNP and its associate bodies celebrated the 78th birth anniversary of late President and party founder Ziaur Rahman on Sunday with a fresh...
Democracy and fair elections are ‘inseparable twins’
Barrister Nazir Ahmed :The whole nation was stunned, thundered and surprised having seen the accumulation of mountainous income and wealth of ruling party’s Members of...
Building an earthquake resilient city
Mohammad Simon Rahman :In most cases, despite having the knowledge of a potential disaster, we fail to realise the importance of adopting the necessary risk...
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Suchitra Sen dies in seclusion Indian film actress Suchitra Sen died in Calcutta, West Bengal on Friday. She was in her 82 years. Suchitra acted...
President for resolving all pending issues with India
President Abdul Hamid on Sunday laid emphasis on resolving all pending issues including Land Boundary Agreement of 1974 and its protocol of 2011 and water...
Quake drill conducted in city
A team of Japanese experts on Sunday conducted an earthquake preparedness training session for the students of Viqarunnisa Noon School and College in the city’s...