No constitutional change can make a man a woman or a woman a man
– Mainul Hosein : Responding to a query the Chief Election Commissioner assured the European Union that he was getting all the cooperation from the...
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AL govt liable for US visa restriction: BNP
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said that Bangladesh is in a ‘terrible’ situation. Whether the country...
1500 families stranded as embankment collapses in Naogaon
UNB, Naogaon : A flood protection embankment along the Atrai River in Manda upazila of Naogaon district collapsed following water level increase, rendering 1500 families...
A fire at a wedding hall in northern Iraq kills at least 114 people and injures 150, authorities say
AP, Iraq : A fire that raced through a hall hosting a Christian wedding in northern Iraq killed at least 100 people and injured 150...
AL govt must go for sake of democracy: BNP
Staff Reporter : The main opposition party-BNP Standing Committee Member Mirza Abbas on Tuesday said this Awami League government must be ousted for the sake...
Half of 12 waterways excavated by BIWTA abandoned: SCRF
UNB, Dhaka : Half of the 12 waterways excavated under a development project have already been abandoned due to the lack of necessary navigability, according...
JS body recommends disconnecting illegal electricity lines on an urgent basis
UNB, Dhaka : The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Ministry on Tuesday recommended the government to disconnect illegal electricity lines on...
Six fall ill in Lalbagh factory fire
Staff Reporter : A massive fire that broke out at plastic shop at Madina Market in Lalbagh area of Old Dhaka on Monday afternoon has...
Elevated Expressway: Over Tk 5 crore toll collected in first 3 weeks
UNB, Dhaka : The Dhaka Elevated Expressway has been witnessing higher traffic than targeted, allowing the authorities to collect tolls more than Tk 5 crore...
Despite Bangladesh Bank Governor’s decision to not raise exchange rate before election, dollar rate hiked again
UNB, Dhaka : Bangladesh Bank decided not to bring major changes in the US dollar exchange rate before the upcoming national election. The central bank’s...