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PM joins Agriculture Ministry meeting

, Sept. 13 -- Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday joined a meeting of the Ministry of Agriculture at the Bangladesh Secretariat to discuss the overall situation of the agriculture sector and vario... Read More


President for stronger Bangladesh-Pakistan cooperation in trade, education

Dhaka, Sept. 13 -- President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday called for strengthening cooperation between Bangladesh and Pakistan in trade, business and investment, air connectivity, education a... Read More


Strikes, hartals against court verdicts, orders illegal: HC

Dhaka, Sept. 13 -- The High Court on Sunday declared any strike or hartal called in protest against a court verdict or order illegal. The HC bench of Justice Sashanka Shekhar Sarkar and Justice Faysa... Read More


Putul's appointment a "shame" for international organisations: Humaiun Kobir

Dhaka, Sept. 13 -- State Minister for Foreign Affairs Humaiun Kobir has described the appointment of recently resigned Saima Wazed Putul to a senior position at the World Health Organization (WHO) as ... Read More


'Govt wants to reduce dependence on others for power, energy'

Natore, Sept. 13 -- State Minister for Social Welfare Farzana Sharmin on Sunday said the government wants to resolve the country's power and energy crisis in a way that will reduce Bangladesh's depend... Read More


Chevron team meets PM, discusses investment in Bangladesh's energy sector

Dhaka, Sept. 13 -- level delegation from Chevron met Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday and discussed the US energy giant's potential investment in Bangladesh's energy sector, particularly gas. ... Read More


Chevron team meets PM, discusses investment in Bangladesh's gas sector

Dhaka, Sept. 13 -- level delegation from Chevron met Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Sunday and discussed the US energy giant's potential investment in Bangladesh's energy sector, particularly gas. ... Read More


Strong local govt essential for stronger democracy: President

Dhaka, Sept. 13 -- President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said democracy must be institutionalised and local government must be strengthened to make democracy stronger. He made the remarks w... Read More


No revenge, no more 'ghost' cases: Law Minister

Dhaka, Sept. 13 -- Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman on Sunday said the government is not pursuing a policy of revenge and does not want to do so in the future. "We have ... Read More


Misdeeds abroad will not go unpunished: Nitai Roy

, Sept. 13 -- Cultural Affairs Minister Nitai Roy Chowdhury on Sunday said misdeeds will not go unpunished even if committed outside the country, stressing that both "evil and good" forces exist at ho... Read More