Bangladesh unlikely to achieve the major targets set in the Sixth Five Year Plan (SFYP), at  the end of the plan period. Only four months remain before the plan period of SFYP will be over, but major targets remain unfulfilled, according to the latest progress report by the General Economic Davison…

Road, Transport and Bridges ministers Obaidul Quader yesterday said Awami League formed alliance with the Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JSD) acknowledging their role before and after the assassination of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibibur Rahman. “So, there is nothing creating fresh debate over JSD role…

The High Court yesterday concluded the hearing on a petition filed by BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia challenging the trial proceedings of Barapukuria coalmine corruption case against her and kept the matter to deliver its verdict any day. After concluding hearing on the petition, the HC bench comprising…

A firebrand protest leader vowed yesterday to spread agitation over caste preferences nationwide, just days after the worst violence in more than a decade…

A group of muggers shot three people and snatched around Tk 50 lakh at Mithachara Bazar in Mirsharai upazila of Chittagong yesterday. The victims injured in the shooting were identified as Emran Uddin, 40, owner of Gangchil Filing Station, Jahangir Alam, 45, manager and Barun Chandra, 42, driver of…

Information minister Hasanul Haque Inu has advised bureaucrats to turn down unjustified demands by politicians. “You (the bureaucrats) are empowered with Section 133 of the Constitution.  If the politicians ask you to do anything, tell them to give the order in writing, otherwise say no,”…