10,000 firearms of AL era unrecovered
Nearly 10,000 licensed firearms issued during the tenure of the previous Awami League (AL) government have yet to be surrendered, according to the authorities. The...
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No likely border ‘push-in’ risk Home Minister
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed said he does not foresee any possibility of “push-in” incidents following the victory of the Bharatiya Janata Party in the West...
Dhaka wants deep ties with Uzbekistan
Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury held a meeting with the Deputy Prime Minister of Uzbekistan Jamshid Khodjaev on Monday in Samarkand. Khosru has called...
Army to return to barracks by June
All army personnel will be withdrawn from the field by next June. According to sources from the Core Committee meeting on law and order, the...
Bangladesh, China reaffirm commitment to deeper cooperation
Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman met Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference (CPPCC)Chairperson Wang Huning in Beijing on Wednesday. During the meeting, both sides reaffirmed the...
Indictment hearing in Tulip’s Gulshan flat scam case on June 28
A court here today set June 28 for holding a charge-framing hearing in a case filed against Tulip Siddiq, niece of ousted prime minister Sheikh...
Nusrat Tabassum takes oath as MP in reserved women’s seat of JS
Newly elected Member of Parliament to a reserved women’s seat Nusrat Tabassum Jyoti, today took oath as a member of the 13th Jatiya Sangsad. Speaker...
No possibility of pushback into Bangladesh after BJP wins in WB: Salahuddin
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed today said he does not see any possibility of “pushback” into Bangladesh following the victory of the BJP in West Bengal...
Mamata rejects defeat, claims votes ‘Stolen’
Dhaka watches the result with cautious eye, says bilateral ties will remain unaffected West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday launched a blistering attack...
Fuel Crisis Chokes Bangladesh’s Industries: Garments Sector on the Brink
Factory owners in Ashulia and Gazipur are struggling to keep production lines running as power cuts stretch for three to four hours daily and diesel...
Waker praises poll as ‘best ever’
Army chief Gen Waker-Uz-Zaman has described the national election as an “excellent” event, the likes of which Bangladesh had never seen before. He made the...
Govt plans 5,000MW green power drive
The government has set an ambitious target to generate 5,000 megawatts of electricity from solar power within the next five years, as Bangladesh seeks to...