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Decisions on India will be taken if come to power: Fakhrul
Staff Reporter : BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has said his party will take decision over relation with India. The BNP leader came up with the remark while addressing a meeting in...
CA reaffirms BD’s support to Palestinians
Staff Reporter : In his statement, the Chief Adviser said that on this occasion, Bangladesh joins the global community in reaffirming its steadfast and unwavering support for the inalienable rights of the Palestinian people,...
CEC urges observers to ensure impartiality, transparency
Staff Reporter : Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Tuesday called on all election observer groups to uphold the highest standards of neutrality and transparency as Bangladesh prepares for the 13th Jatiya...
Khaleda will be President, Tarique PM as per BNP’s plan
Staff Reporter : BNP Vice-Chairman Barkatullah Bulu on Tuesday said that if the party wins the upcoming national election, Begum Khaleda Zia will assume the presidency while Tarique Rahman will take office as prime...
Over 6cr BD people vulnerable to sliding back into poverty: WB
Reza Mahmud : Political corruption is making Bangladesh’s economic development non-sustainable, say economists citing the World Bank (WB)’s latest report that showed one-third of the country’s population vulnerable to sliding back into poverty. The...
Blaze rages over 5-hour in Korail slum: About 1500 homes destroyed, no casualties reported
Staff Reporter : A devastating fire has been raging through the Korail slum near the capital’s Mohakhali–Gulshan area for over five hours, with the blaze growing increasingly uncontrollable, according to the Fire Service. Nineteen...
Probe body finds electrical short circuit behind fire at HSIA Cargo Village
NN ONLINE: The probe body formed to investigate the massive fire at the Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport (HSIA) Cargo Village has submitted its report to Chief Adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, concluding that the...
Cracks found in secretariat building
Staff Reporter : Cracks have been detected in Building-1 of the Bangladesh Secretariat, the newly constructed 20-storey government office block, after Friday’s 5.7-magnitude earthquake that killed 10 people and injured more than 600 across...
‘41pc of ICU patients showing total antibiotic failure’
Staff reporter : A new national surveillance report by the Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDCR) has revealed a deeply alarming trend: 41 percent of patients in intensive care units (ICUs) are...
Indians dominate in Grameenphone: 3,360 BD employees laid off in 13yrs
Staff Reporter : Allegations found that Indian nationals have dominated discriminatory hiring practices at the country’s leading mobile operator, Grameenphone (GP). Sources said, the company has reportedly laid off around 3,360 permanent Bangladeshi employees...