Non-MPO teachers suspend programme
Non-government teachers and employees who have been rallying for monthly pay order enlistment for 12 days on Friday suspended their programme for three months after the education minister, Nurul Islam Nahid, had... Full storyBNP demands arrest of Giasuddin
The Bangladesh Nationalist Party spokesman Tariqul Islam on Friday demanded arrest of ruling Awami League lawmaker Giasuddin Ahmed dubbing him as self-confessed killer of late president Ziaur Rahman. Full storyRights defenders resent religious intolerance
The elite and rights defenders at a reception on Friday resented the growing trend of religious intolerance in Bangladesh saying that Bangladesh would be on the verge of extinction if basic principles of the constitution were not upheld. Full storyTwo cases filed against 200 JCD activists
Two cases were filed on Friday against more than 200 Jatiyatabadi Chhatra Dal activists for Thursday’s clash with Bangladesh Chhatra League and vandalism at Islamic University in Kushtia. Full storyHindu leaders against mandatory marriage registration
Hindu community leaders on Friday urged the government not to make Hindu marriage registration mandatory. Bangladesh Sanatan Dharmiya Sammilita Parishad, a platform of Hindu community, at a press... Full storyGovt doesn’t want BNP to join JS, says Farroque
Opposition chief whip Zainul Abdin Farroque on Friday said BNP was yet to take a decision over whether to join the coming parliament session alleging that the government did not want their return to the house. Full storyCall to expedite war crimes trial
Academics and cultural activists at a rally in the capital on Friday called for an early completion of the war crimes trial and demanded a ban on religion-based politics. Dhaka University professor emeritus Serajul Islam Chowdhury said... Full storyGarment workers demand labour law amendment
Highway repairs to end before monsoon: Quader
Communication minister Obaidul Quader reiterated on Friday that repair and renovation work of national and regional highways will be complete before the next rainy season. He was addressing the gathering while... Full storyTeacher politics blamed for spoiling image of univs
Academics on Friday termed the current trend of teacher politics dirty and said it was responsible for demeaning the image of the universities in the country. At a seminar on ‘Teacher politics in Bangladesh: Achievements... Full storyCustoms seizes consignment of explosive in Ctg
The customs authority on Thursday night seized a lighter vessel carrying explosives, imported by a gas exploration company, on charge of breaching conditions in handling the hazardous consignment. Full storyBangladesh second to Sri Lanka in 2012
Bangladesh is second in south Asia, just behind Sri Lanka which tops the region in economic growth in 2012, a UN report says. The report titled ‘World Economic Situation and Prospects 2013’, however, says that growth... Full storyGovt not plotting to keep Khaleda, Tarique off polls: Quamrul
State minister for law Quamrul Islam on Friday said the government did not at all conspiring to keep BNP chief Khaleda Zia and senior vice-chairman Tarique Rahman off the next general election. Full storyFilling stations, tank lorries go on strike tomorrow
Owners and workers of filling stations and tank lorries will go on strike for an indefinite period beginning tomorrow morning to push for increase in commission. The Bangladesh Petrol Pump and Tank Lorry Owners and Workers... Full story9 return after jailed in India for 8 yrs
Nine Bangladesh nationals returned home on Friday after being jailed in India for eight years. Border Security Force of India handed them over to the Bangladeshi authorities at Benapole check post about midday. Full storyThousands join jumma prayers as second-phase Biswa Ijtema begins
