Bangladesh

Bangladesh went down two positions to 174 in the international ranking of World Bank’s (WB) Ease of Doing Business 2016 report released on Wednesday. The report titled “Doing Business 2016: Measuring Regulatory Quality and Efficiency”, ranked Bangladesh above Afghanistan (177th) in the South Asia region which comprises of eight nations. Bhutan topped the ranking (71st) among the South Asian economies. ...

For the first time ever in the history of Bangladesh Army, two female probationer pilots successfully managed their single and dual flight in the army aviation group in the capital’s Tejgaon Wednesday. Captain Nazia Nusrat Hossain and Captain Shahrina Bintea Anwar completed their single and dual flight by Cessna 152 aropic training biman, said a statement issued by the Inter ...

BNP senior leader Nazrul Islam Khan on Wednesday said the party would not take responsibility if “any of its members” is found personally involved in two foreigners’ killing. “However, if any leader or activist is implicated falsely to tarnish the image of BNP, the party will resist that,” he added. The BNP standing committee member was speaking at a doa ...

The state minister for power, energy and mineral resources, Nasrul Hamid Bipu, said on Monday that the government has chosen Rampal for setting up the coal-based power plant to ensure balance in electricity production of the country. Replying to the query, “why Rampal instead of others places”, asked by journalists during a press meet on the Rampal power plant at ...

She bemoans dropping of secularism from constitution Urging the Hindi community members to live here with confidence, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said all religions speak about the ‘triumph of humanity’ and her government has established that principle in Bangladesh by ensuring the equal rights of the people of all faiths, reports UNB. She said this while visiting Dhakeswari ...

The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday fixed November 2 for hearing two separate review petitions filed by death-row convicts Jamaat leader Ali Ahsan Muhammad Mujahid and BNP leader Salauddin Quader Chowdhury, seeking reconsideration of their death penalties for wartime offences. Justice Syed Mahmud Hossain, chamber judge of Appellate Division, fixed the date for hearing of review petitions at full bench ...

BRTA launches mobile courts against unfit vehicles and charging of extra fare in capital Soon after the BRTA authorities launched mobile courts against unfit vehicles and the practice of forcing passengers to cough up extra fare yesterday, bus owners and workers went on a sudden strike in Dhaka city, which made thousands of commuters suffer in the capital. Hundreds of ...

The trial run of biometric SIM registration system has begun in the capital on Wednesday. Sajeeb Wazed Joy, ICT adviser to the prime minister, inaugurated the new SIM registration process at the Posts and Telecommunications Division at the Secretariat around 10:30am. Tarana Halim, state minister for Post and Telecommunications Ministry, while speaking at a press conference at her ministry Tuesday, ...

The inner meaning of Kumari Puja is to create a feeling among all to realise the image of mothers in all the women Mohashtami, the third day of the five-day Durga Puja festival of Bangalee Hindu community, is being celebrated on Wednesday. Hindu devotees are set to observed the day with Mohashtami Puja Proshastha and Brotobas in the morning and ...

The government will take initiatives to admit students to Class I in their local schools to spare them the trauma related to admission. The education ministry will hold a meeting at the Secretariat today (Tuesday) on the admissions policy for the next year for government schools. The ministry is working on the plan after getting directives from Prime Minister Sheikh ...