Backtracking from its earlier decision of abolishing sitting service and special service buses in the capital, the government yesterday said those buses would ply the city roads for the next 15 days.  However, the special services will have to charge fares at the government-fixed rates within this…

Leaders of the Qawmi Madrasa Sanad Swikriti Bastabayan Parishad yesterday demanded that the government form a regulatory body similar to the University Grants Commission (UGC) to supervise Qawmi madrasas across the country. “We urge the government to permit the formation of a regulatory body like…

It was a double blow to thousands of farmers living around the vast 'haors' (wetlands) in Sunamganj. They watched in agony a large number of dead…

A UK general election will be held on June 8 after MPs backed Prime Minister Theresa May's call for a snap poll, reports BBC. The House of Commons…

In a bid to strengthen the party ahead of the 2019 parliamentary election, the Awami League has decided to quell internal feuds by holding talks with grassroots leaders of four districts—Chuadanga, Jessore, Sathkhira and Nilphamari.Leaders from these district units, which are most fraught with…