Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) AMM Nasir Uddin on Wednesday said the law and order situation is now better than it was before the 13th parliamentary election, expressing confidence that the upcoming local government elections can also be held fairly. “If we could hold the 13th national parliamentary election fairly under that situation, we will be able to do so again,” ...

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday directed law enforcement agencies to take tougher actions to stop the indiscriminate use of polythene and plastic. He gave the directive while presiding over a review meeting on environmental pollution control held at the Bangladesh Secretariat this morning, said his Assistant Press Secretary Gazi Shahriar Pamir. The Prime Minister also directed the concerned ministries, ...

Bangladesh and India have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral defence cooperation and working together on shared security interests during a meeting held today. The meeting was held between Prime Minister’s Defence Adviser Brigadier General (retd) Dr AKM Shamsul Islam and Indian High Commissioner to Bangladesh Dinesh Trivedi at the Defence Adviser’s office at the Armed Forces Division in Dhaka ...

Ingredients: • Loitta Shutki – 2 cups • Oil – ½ cup • Onions – ½ cup, sliced • Garlic – 2 tsp • Ginger Paste – 1 tsp • Turmeric – 1 tsp • Red Chili Powder – 2 tsp • Ground Coriander – 2 tsp • Ground Cumin – 2 tsp • Salt – 1 tsp Method: 1. ...

Thousands of residents of Perua Madhupur village in Dirai upazila of Sunamganj have been waiting for a permanent road for nearly five decades. During the monsoon, they rely on a slippery bamboo bridge, while in the dry season they have to use rough and difficult paths. A visit to the area found the bamboo bridge particularly dangerous during rain, with ...

ACI Properties Limited has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with EDOTCO Bangladesh Co Ltd to provide EDOTCO employees with residential property and rental support services through Sereno Levande, a brand of ACI Properties. The MoU was signed at EDOTCO Bangladesh’s corporate headquarters in Dhaka on September 7 by Al Batuni Mohammad Sayed Ahmed, country managing director of EDOTCO Bangladesh, ...

A three-month nationwide cleanliness and public awareness campaign to prevent dengue will begin on Saturday, with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman scheduled to inaugurate the programme. The campaign will focus on the next three months, considered a high-risk period for dengue, and the prime minister has urged people to actively participate in the drive. He gave the directives at a meeting ...

Bangladesh were still a fledgling Test nation at the time. On September 8, 2001, they played their fifth Test. The match was part of the Asian Test Championship. Bangladesh, Pakistan and Sri Lanka were the three teams in the tournament, which was held in Sri Lanka. The series turned into a nightmare for Bangladesh. They lost both matches by an ...

Bangladesh Mahila Parishad expressed deep concern over disappearance of children in the capital and other parts of the country, with more than 2,000 children still missing between January and July this year. In a statement, the organization president Dr Fauzia Moslem and General Secretary Maleka Banu urged authorities to strengthen surveillance and take necessary measures to locate missing children. According ...

Dhaka residents will have to accept some load shedding as the government has moved away from its policy of keeping the capital completely free of power cuts, said Information and Broadcasting Adviser Dr Zahed Ur Rahman on Tuesday. ”Some load shedding is taking place in Dhaka because we have moved away from the idea of keeping the capital entirely load-shedding-free.” ...