The United States has reiterated the importance of free and fair elections in Bangladesh. The issue was discussed in the meetings between Foreign Minister Abul Hassan Mahmood Ali and US Deputy Secretary of State John J. Sullivan as well other senior state department officials in Washington on Tuesday…

The three-day DCs' conference ended yesterday (Thursday), with the field officials being told to discharge their duty in the right manner and see that the parliamentary elections are held peacefully. Senior ministers, including industries minister Amir Hossain Amu and home minister Asaduzzman Khan…

Three suspected drug peddlers were killed in a reported gunfight with Rapid Action Battalion (Rab) at Railway Canteen in Khulshi area of Chattogram early yesterday, reports UNB. Two of the deceased were identified as Jakir Hossain, 31, and Dalim Hossain, 32, of Morelganj in Bagerhat district while the…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged all the elected public representatives to serve the country and its people for making Bangladesh a developed and prosperous one, reports UNB. "You're elected public representatives. As public representatives, it's your duty and responsibility…