Bangladesh

BD wants Rohingyas to go back home, PM says Dhaka, Jul 26 : Egypt is highly interested to invest in power sector of Bangladesh and establish a cable factory here. Newly appointed Egyptian Ambassador to Bangladesh Walid Ahmed Shamseldin said this when met Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her office on Thursday. The Prime Minister told the new envoy that ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. File Photo Dhaka, July 26 : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged all the elected public representatives to serve the country and its people for making Bangladesh a developed and prosperous one. “You’re elected public representatives. As public representatives, it’s your duty and responsibility to work for the development and welfare of the country’s people,” ...

Barguna, July 26 : At least seven people were killed and three others injured when a bus rammed a human hauler at Manikjhuri in Amtoli upazila on Thursday. Three of the deceased were identified as Salma Akhter, 35, an assistant teacher of Tarikata Government Primary School, Shanu Hawladar, 40, and Chan Mia, 55, of the upazila. Nurul Islam Badal, officer-in-charge ...

Photo: Newly elected mayor of Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) Jahangir Alam. Dhaka, Jul 26 : Newly elected mayor of Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) Jahangir Alam took oath of office on Thursday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina administered the oath at a ceremony held at Shapla Hall of her office. Later, 70 newly elected councillors of general wards and female councillors of the ...

Dhaka, Jul 25 : The Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) has announced a budget of Tk 3,598.75 crore for the fiscal year 2018-19. South City Mayor Syed Khokon announced the budget at a meeting at the Nagar Bhaban auditorium on Wednesday. The revised budget of the fiscal year 2017-18 was Tk 2014.31 crore. The Mayor also sought assistance from the ...

US to continue its pressure on Myanmar for Rohingya repatriation   Photo: Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali with US Deputy Secretary of State John J Sullivan. Dhaka, July 25 : Foreign Minister AH Mahmood Ali has said the return of Rashed Chowdhury, a convicted killer of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, to face justice would create a ...

Benapole, July 25 : Fourteen Bangladeshi nationals returned home on Tuesday after serving two years in an Indian jail. Tariqul Islam, officer-in-charge of Benapole Immigration Police, said the returnees entered the Indian territory without valid documents three years ago in search of better job. They were arrested by Indian police from Bangalore. Later, an Indian court sentenced them to two ...

Dinajpur, July 25 : A case was filed against 19 officials of Barapukuria Coal Mining Company Limited (BCMCL), including its erstwhile managing director Habib Uddin Ahmed, in connection with the ‘disappearance of coal’ from the mine yard. Mohammad Anisur Rahman, manager (administration) of Barapukuria coal mine, filed the case with Parbatipur Model Police Station on Tuesday night, said Habibul Haq, ...

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. File Photo Dhaka, Jul 25 : A total of 163 students was awarded the Prime Minister Gold Medal, in recognition of their securing highest marks/CGPA in their respective faculties. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday handed over the gold medals among the talented students of different public and private universities of the country. The Prime Minister Gold ...

Five people including four members of a family are killed in separate landslides in Cox’s Bazar on Wednesday.  file photo Cox’s Bazar, July 25 : Five people including four members of a family were killed and four others injured in separate incidents of landslide, triggered by incessant rainfall for the last couple of days in Sadar and Ramu upazilas of ...