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Proud past, exciting future: Irish Ambassador

Dhaka, April 2 -- Highlighting the growing bilateral ties, Ambassador of Ireland to Bangladesh (resident in New Delhi), Kevin Kelly, has said that Ireland wants to do much more to further strengthen r... Read More


Printing copies of previous laws affected by ordinances to cost Tk 12 lakh: Law Minister

, April 2 -- The Law Minister on Thursday told Parliament it will cost around Tk 12 lakh to make printed copies of all the previous laws during the process of introducing the 133 ordinances issued by ... Read More


Cabinet meeting underway at Parliament chaired by PM

Dhaka, April 2 -- A meeting of the Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Tarique Rahman, began at the Cabinet Room of the Jatiya Sangsad Bhaban on Thursday night. The meeting began around 8:45pm, accord... Read More


DNCC to get rid of hawkers from footpaths, provide alternative arrangements

, April 2 -- Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) Administrator Md. Shafiqul Islam Khan on Thursday announced that businesses will no longer be allowed on footpaths or roads to keep them free from encr... Read More


Sayed Abdullah made PM's special assistant on youth employment

Dhaka, April 2 -- The government has appointed Sayed Bin Abdullah as Special Assistant to the Prime Minister for youth employment. The Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification to this ... Read More


Macron slams Trump's remarks on his marriage 'inelegant'

, April 2 -- French President Emmanuel Macron criticized US President Donald Trump's remarks about his marriage, calling them "neither elegant nor up to standard." Trump made the comments during a na... Read More


WFP introduces needs based food assistance approach for Rohingyas in Bangladesh

Dhaka, April 2 -- The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) has begun implementing its Targeting and Prioritization Exercise (TPE) for monthly food assistance across the Rohingya camps, marking an... Read More


Bangladesh Bank plans to vet large corporate loans by commercial banks before approval

, April 2 -- Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Mostaqur Rahman has said that a policy is being formulated to directly verify large corporate loan proposals before they are sanctioned by commercial banks. ... Read More


Two more special assistants to PM appointed

Dhaka, April 2 -- Two more special assistants to the Prime Minister have been appointed, the Cabinet Division said on Thursday. Tanvir Gani has been appointed as Special Assistant on Investment and C... Read More


Govt fully prepared to tackle measles outbreak: Health Minister

, April 2 -- The government is fully prepared to prevent the spread of measles, Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Hossain said on Thursday. "Measles has started to spread suddenl... Read More