Budget not pro-people, says Dr Kamal
Staff Reporter :Gono Forum on Saturday said, the proposed national budget for 2019-20 fiscal is not pro-people.“This is not a budget for people. We reject...
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Ex-Pak President Zardari’s sister held over laundering case
PTI, Islamabad :Pakistan’s top anti-graft body has arrested sister of former president Asif Ali Zardari in a case related to money laundering through fake bank...
Teesta, Rohingya to be on agenda
BSS, Dhaka :Foreign Minister Dr AK Abdul Momen has asked his new Indian counterpart S Jaishankar to expedite initiatives to resolve the Teesta issue and...
Man held for ‘rape attempt’ on minor girl
UNB, Sirajganj :A man has been arrested for ‘trying to rape’ a four-year-old girl at Charkhasia Roypara village in Belkuchi upazila.The arrestee is Jhantu Mia,...
1st rain of monsoon brings relief to city dwellers
Staff Reporter :Battling extreme heat for couple of weeks people heaved a sigh of relief as light rainfall accompanied by thunderstorm swept different parts of...
IUCN advises placing Sundarbans on ‘World Heritage in danger’ list
UNB, Dhaka :International Union for Conservation of Nature( IUCN), the official advisor on natural World Heritage, recommends for three natural sites, including the Sundarbans in...
Brexit champion Johnson tops first vote for British PM
AFP, London :AFPBrexit figurehead Boris Johnson came top by a landslide in a first-round vote on Thursday for a leader to replace British prime minister...
S Korean court tells cheating husband he must stay married
AFP :A cheating husband cannot divorce his wife despite having a years-long affair, a South Korean court ruled Friday, insisting only the injured party in...
GDP target achievable but its investment ratio must increase: FICCI
UNB, Dhaka :Foreign Investors’ Chamber of Commerce and Industry’s (FICCI) on Friday saidthe GDP growth target of 8.2 percent is achievable provided that GDP-investment ratio...
Missing youth’s body recovered from Karnaphuli
UNB, Rangamati :The body of a young man who went missing in the Karnaphuli River at Shilchhari in Kaptai upazila on Thursday was recovered from...
Work sincerely: PM
UNB, Dhaka :Describing the 2019-20 fiscal budget as people’s welfare-oriented one, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday urged all to work with utmost sincerity to...