Exclusive

Publication

Byline

Foreign operators to run three terminals in Bangladesh by December, says shipping secretary

Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- Foreign operators will manage three major container terminals in Bangladesh -- Chattogram's New Mooring Container Terminal, Laldia Terminal, and Keraniganj's Pangaon Inland Container... Read More


Foreign operators to run Bangladesh ports

Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- Foreign operators will manage three major container terminals in Bangladesh -- Chattogram's New Mooring Container Terminal, Laldia Terminal, and Keraniganj's Pangaon Inland Container... Read More


MPO teachers call nationwide strike, sit-in from Monday over police assault

Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- MPO teachers and staff have announced that they will begin their nationwide strike a day early, starting Monday, demanding increased house rent and other allowances. Delawar Hossain... Read More


Tough tests lie ahead, says BNP's Mirza Fakhrul

Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul islam Alamgir says there are "tough tests" ahead for the nation as various "conspiracies" are swirling around the upcoming general election. Howe... Read More


BNP dismisses reports of Tarique Rahman's illness as 'false'

Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has denied reports claiming that its Acting Chairman Tarique Rahman has fallen ill. According to a media statement issued by the party's media cell ... Read More


BNP stresses fair trial for past abuses to safeguard military integrity, public trust

Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- The Bangladesh Nationalist Party has said "impartial and transparent" trials are crucial to uphold the professionalism of the Army, particularly concerning members implicated in enfo... Read More


MPO-listed teachers hold demonstration, call work stoppage from Tuesday

Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- Teachers and employees of Monthly Pay Order (MPO) listed institutions are conducting a demonstration in front of the Jatiya Press Club in Dhaka, demanding their housing allowance be ... Read More


'Crimes against humanity': Jamaat chief Shafiqur applauds initiative to bring army officers to justice

Dhaka, Oct. 12 -- Jamaat-e-Islami chief Shafiqur Rahman has welcomed the initiative to bring several Bangladesh Army officers accused of involvement in enforced disappearances and murders to justice. ... Read More


Jatiya Party alleges police attack at rally, calls it an 'ominous sign'

Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- The Jatiya Party has alleged that police attacked its workers' rally outside the party's central office in Dhaka's Kakrail, describing the incident as an "ominous sign" for national ... Read More


DU Chhatra Dal leader Nasir Uddin Shawon secures bail

Dhaka, Oct. 11 -- Dhaka University Chhatra Dal Senior Joint Secretary Nasir Uddin Shawon has been granted bail in a kidnapping and extortion case with the plaintiff's consent. A Dhaka court issued th... Read More