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Prime Minister and Awami League President Sheikh Hasina yesterday called for concerted efforts to free the society from corruption for achieving desired progress at all levels. “The BNP-Jamaat-led

The BNP chairperson, Khaleda Zia, also the leader of the opposition in parliament, greeted the nation on the occasion of Eid on her return home on Saturday after performing Umrah in Makkah. Khaleda said

The government proposes to amend the Public Procurement Rules to allow “single-stage two-envelope” method in submitting bids and draw of lots to select a contractor. But the government

Branches of banks throughout the country are left in great risk during the Eid holidays as the authorities failed to improve strongroom security as asked by Bangladesh Bank to secure money and

Foreign Minister Dipu Moni Friday sought cooperation from all concerned, including World Bank, to help make Bangladesh a middle-income country by 2021. She sought the cooperation when

A total of 40 leading climate change scientists of the world in a statement urged the global leaders to cut down emission at least by 40 per cent to keep temperatures below 2°C and avoid dangerous climate

At least 23 million Muslims worldwide have been fasting this Ramadan amid conflicts and disasters, British Charity Oxfam and Muslim Aid revealed this week. They said it was one of the hardest periods

Leaders of the national committee on Protection of Oil, Gas, Mineral Resources, Power and Ports yesterday said they would accept any formal invitation of the government for a dialogue on

As many as 20 people were killed and 79 others injured in road accidents in different districts and the capital Dhaka on Friday and yesterday. A Chapainawabganj-bound bus from Rajshahi collided

Exodus of people in thousands to their village homes from the Dhaka city for celebrating Eid festival with their dear and near ones continued also yesterday. Meanwhile, large number of people belonging

Many commercial banks in the capital opened their doors for customers yesterday, the last weekend before Eid-ul-Fitr. State-owned banks and AD branches of private banks also remained

State Minister for Science and ICT Yafez Osman has said the proposed nuclear plant in northwestern Ruppur is expected to produce initially at least 600-mw electricity as the country reached an initial

Capital’s outskirts and its adjoining areas are now a safe place for criminals as they hardly ever have to face law enforcers. Keraniganj, Savar, Pagla, Tongi and Kaliganj of Gazipur and Chittagong Road are

The largest Eid-ul-Fitr congregation of the subcontinent will be held here at Sholakia Eidgah on Monday (subject to moon sighting) like previous years. The district administration completed

The global public health campaign to convey a realistic view of the H1N1 swine flu pandemic is being undermined by a babble of contradictory reactions at international airports, experts said

The streets of the port city of Chittagong wear a  deserted look as most of the city-dwellers have already left for their village home to observe the Eid-ul-Fitr, one of the major religious festivals of the

A butcher was found dead in a paddy field at Rahimabad village in Raipura upazila of Narsingdi on Saturday. The deceased was Kajol, 35, son of Suruj Mia of the

Khagrachhari forest officials yesterday recovered 112 pieces of stolen teak planks from a bus at its counter in the sadar Bazar area. They also seized the bus of Hill King Transport, which was to carry the consignment to

The prevalence of H1N1 swine flu virus has been on decline in the capital. According to Institute of Epidemiology, Disease Control and Research (IEDRC), the number of swine flu affected

The parliamentary standing committee on home ministry has decided to ask the director general of Bangladesh Rifles to appear before it to explain his move to change the name and uniform of