RAJUK plans phased building risk assessments
RAJUK is taking phased measures to identify faulty and vulnerable buildings in Dhaka and reduce earthquake risks, its Chairman Engineer Md Riazul Islam said on...
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Liberation War history must be properly documented: Hafiz
Acting President Hafiz Uddin Ahmad, Bir Bikram, on Saturday stressed the need for properly documenting and presenting the true history of Bangladesh’s Liberation War, saying...
Patient care must come before politics: PM
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Saturday urged doctors to keep politics from interfering with their professional responsibilities, saying patient care must remain their foremost duty...
15,712 dead, 14,143 injured
Motorbike crashes have killed 15,712 people and injured 14,143 others across Bangladesh in seven-and-a-half years, with young people accounting for 58 percent of the victims,...
Reform failure could revive old politics: Speakers
Bangladesh’s post-July political transition must be anchored in democratic reform, institutional accountability, political tolerance and meaningful inclusion, speakers said on Saturday, warning that failure to...
NCP leaders visit July National Memorial Museum
NCP Convener Nahid Islam led a delegation of senior National Citizen Party leaders to the July National Memorial Museum in Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka, on Saturday...
Rains likely in Dhaka, 7 other divisions
Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has predicted rains at several places in seven divisions of the country including Dhaka in 24 hours commencing 9:00am on Saturday....
12 DMP officers transferred
The Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has transferred 12 officers, including two Additional Deputy Commissioners (ADCs) and 10 Assistant Commissioners (ACs), to different units and divisions...
Despite rifts, parties unite against Hasina return
Ruling party BNP, Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami and the National Citizen Party (NCP) have clashed repeatedly in recent weeks — their leaders and workers trading accusations and,...
Hasina row fails to derail energy ties
Dhaka and Delhi appear determined to keep their strategic cooperation in the power and energy sectors on track despite an increasingly bitter diplomatic row over...