IMF suggests updating GDP report every 3 months
UNB, Dhaka : International Monetary Fund (IMF) has advised updating gross domestic product (GDP) information every 3 months, as per international standard. The visiting IMF...
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BRT’s move to ditch e-buses for diesel raises eyebrows
UNB, Dhaka : In a surprising about-turn, the Dhaka Bus Rapid Transport Company Ltd has ditched a plan to introduce predominantly electric, or e-buses, on...
Polls open in 4 municipalities amid CCTV monitoring
Online Desk : Four municipalities went to the polls on Wednesday amid monitoring by the Election Commission on 505 CCTV cameras. Voting has been peaceful...
Serve people with devotion, change their fate, PM tells newly appointed govt officials
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday asked a team of the newly appointed public servants to devote themselves for changing the life...
Graft case: BNP acting chairman Tarique, his wife face arrest warrants
UNB, Dhaka : A Dhaka court on Tuesday issued warrants for the arrest of BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Dr Zubaida Rahman...
Do your best to boost food production to keep Bangladesh free from famine: PM Hasina urges youth
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday urged the youth to make greater efforts at boosting food and agricultural production to keep Bangladesh...
Dengue death toll climbs to 148 as 7 more die
Online Desk : Seven more deaths from dengue in 24 hours till Tuesday morning raised this year’s fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to...
Padma Bridge Rail Project: Trial run of train begins
UNB, Faridpur : Test run of a train (an engine and an open boggy) has begun on the new railway line from the district under...
Traffic congestion at Motijheel as RMG workers protest factory relocation
UNB, Dhaka Motijheel and its adjacent areas witnessed a huge traffic jam on Tuesday morning as workers of a RMG factory blocked roads protesting relocation...
Cricketer Al-Amin gets permanent bail
UNB, Dhaka : The High Court on Tuesday granted Bangladesh national cricket team pacer Al-Amin Hossain permanent bail in a domestic violence case filed by...
Goods transport strike in Sylhet continues for 2nd straight day
UNB, Sylhet : A goods transport strike is underway in Sylhet district for the second consecutive day demanding resumption of stone extraction from quarries. Goods...
DU student allegedly harasses Brac University student on campus
UNB, Dhaka : A Dhaka University student and activist of Bangladesh Chhatra League allegedly slapped and harassed a girl, who is a law student of...