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Metro rail gets Ramadan timetable; only 250ml water allowed for iftar

, Feb. 17 -- Dhaka Mass Transit Company Limited (DMTCL) on Tuesday announced a revised metro rail schedule for Ramadan, aligning train services with the government's adjusted office hours, and said no... Read More


Indian Lok Sabha Speaker, FS in Dhaka to attend swearing-in ceremony

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Speaker of the Indian Lok Sabha Om Birla arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday to represent the government of India at the swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected government of Bangladesh le... Read More


Indian Lok Sabha Speaker, FS attend swearing-in ceremony

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Speaker of the Indian Lok Sabha Om Birla arrived in Dhaka on Tuesday represented the government of India at the swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected government of Bangladesh led... Read More


Gold price drops by Tk 2,216 per bhori in Bangladesh

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- The price of gold in Bangladesh has been reduced by Tk 2,216 per bhori, with the new rate for 22-carat gold set at Tk 258,824 per bhori (11.664 grams), Bangladesh Jewellers Associati... Read More


UK Minister Seema to attend Bangladesh govt's swearing-in ceremony

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- British Minister Seema Malhotra will attend the swearing-in ceremony of the newly elected government of Bangladesh later today. She paid a courtesy call on Chief Adviser Prof Muhamm... Read More


BNP MPs won't take duty-free vehicles, government plots

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Tuesday said they have decided that BNP MPs will not take any duty-free car. "We have also decided that no government plot will ... Read More


BNP MPs decline oath as CRC members

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- Newly elected BNP MPs have not taken oath as members of the proposed Constitution Reform Council (CRC) saying that the provision for such council must be incorporated in the Constitu... Read More


Govt cancels contractual appointment of M Siraj Uddin Mia

Dhaka, Feb. 17 -- The government has cancelled the contractual appointment of M Siraj Uddin Mia to the post of Principal Secretary of Chief Adviser based on his resignatioin application. In a gazette... Read More


Stocks edge up at DSE, CSE in early trading

, Feb. 17 -- Trading at Bangladesh's capital market moved upward in early hours on Tuesday, with key indices rising on both the bourses and the majority of listed companies posting gains. At the Dhak... Read More


Expatriate's wife, two children found dead in Cumilla

Cumilla, Feb. 17 -- Police recovered the bodies of a woman and two children with their throats slit at Uttar Manipur village in Homna upazila of Cumilla early Monday. The deceased were identified as ... Read More