At least 8,642 people were killed and 21,855 others injured in around 6,581 road accidents that occurred across the country in 2015, according to figures released by an organisation committed to passengers’ welfare, reports UNB. The Bangladesh Jatri Kollyan Samity (BJKS), that first started keeping…

The historic Homecoming Day of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is being observed today, reports UNB. On January 10 in 1972, Bangabandhu…

The ruling Awami League (AL) yesterday decided to hold its 20th triennial central council session on March 28 in the capital’s historic Suhrawardy Udyan. The Awami League Central Working Committee (ALCWC), the highest policymaking body of the country’s oldest political party, at a meeting…

The government will soon upgrade the posts of chiefs of Bangladesh Navy (BN) and Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) for better coordination between operational, administrative and command wings among the armed forces with a view to implementing the forces' goal 2030. The post of chief of BN will be upgraded…