Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- Transparency International Bangladesh (TIB) has criticised the transport minister's description of roadside collections as "compromise-based transactions", calling it an "attempt to ... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- Jamaat-e-Islami chief and Leader of the Opposition Shafiqur Rahman has decided to visit the Central Shaheed Minar on the occasion of International Mother Language Day. While the par... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has called his Bangladeshi counterpart Tarique Rahman to congratulate him on his victory in the general election. The phone call took place at... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- Bangladesh has resumed visa services for Indian citizens at its High Commission in New Delhi around two months after they were suspended, Indian media report. The services were rest... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- The government has moved to launch the "family card" programme on a pilot basis across eight Upazilas in as many divisions of the country, fulfilling a key electoral pledge to streng... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- Temperatures are rising across Bangladesh, with the Met Office saying there is little prospect of rain in the coming days. "We had indicated earlier that temperatures would rise aft... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- Authorities have seized around 400kg of horse meat in Sirajganj's Kazipur Upazila and jailed two men for attempting to smuggle it for sale. The drive was carried out on Friday morni... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- The Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB) has refuted reports in the Indian media that SpiceJet has been barred from entering the country's airspace over unpaid dues. Severa... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- A fertiliser trader has been killed and three others, including his two sons, injured after an oil tanker ran them over and crashed into a roadside shop in Noakhali's Kabirhat Upazil... Read More
Dhaka, Feb. 20 -- The government has extended the daily downtime for CNG filling stations during Ramadan to ensure an adequate gas supply for power generation at Iftar. In a notice issued on Friday, ... Read More