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Dengue death toll crosses 250-mark in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- Four more deaths were reported from dengue in 24 hours till Tuesday morning, raising the number of fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh to 251 this year. During ... Read More


Govt announces progrmmes for Martyred Intellectuals Day

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- The government has taken elaborate programmes to observe the Martyred Intellectuals' Day on December 14 in a befitting manner. These programmes have been taken at an inter-ministeri... Read More


Pay Commission to submit report within stipulated time

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- The Pay Commission, formed to recommend a fair and effective new pay structure for government and autonomous institutions, hoped that it will submit reports to the government within ... Read More


US-Bangla adds third Airbus A330

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- Another wide-body airbus has been added to the fleet of the private US-Bangla Airlines, aiming at expanding its operational capacity further. With this, there are three airbuses for... Read More


MPO teachers 'satisfied' with house rent hike, suspend protests

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- The interim government has decided to increase the house rent allowance of teachers and employees of MPO-listed (Monthly Pay Order) non-government educational institutions to 15 per ... Read More


On the validity of CTG port tariff revision

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- I have recently delivered a paper at a seminar organised by the Centre for Bay of Bengal Studies (CBoBS) at Independent University, Bangladesh, where I concluded that there is a seve... Read More


Bangladeshis' Qatar visa restriction claim baseless: Ministry

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- The Ministry of Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment has dismissed as baseless and misleading the recent social media posts claiming that Qatar has stopped issuing visas for ... Read More


Woman killed in Meherpur road accident

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- A woman was killed and three of her family members were injured when a truck hit a CNG-run auto-rickshaw in Gangni upazila of Meherpur on Tuesday. The deceased was identified as Sum... Read More


Govt promotes 80 police inspectors as ASPs

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- The government has promoted 80 police inspectors to the post of assistant superintendents of police (ASPs). The promotions were given in three separate notifications signed by Deput... Read More


Power division inks deal to install solar panels at educational institutions

Dhaka, Oct. 21 -- The energy ministry's Power Division on Tuesday signed memoranda of understanding (MoU) with five ministries and divisions on installing rooftop solar power panels at educational ins... Read More