BNP on Sunday accused Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of trying to influence the court by making comments on its chairperson's under-trial Zia Orphanage Trust graft case, reports UNB. It's obviously an act of influencing the court the way the Prime Minister talked about Khaleda Zia's cases.…

The government and the World Bank (WB) yesterday launched a cash benefits programme for 600,000 of the country’s poorest mothers and pregnant women in exchange for their participation in activities to improve their children’s nutrition and cognitive development, reports BSS. The WB has committed…

RAJSHAI: An alleged robber was killed in a “gunfight’ with members of Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) in Bhutpara area of Rajshahi city early Sunday, reports BSS. The deceased was identified as Kawsar Hossain, a resident of Peyara village in Sadar upazila of Chapainawabganj district. Tipped…

Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury yesterday said all the nations should work together to fight the effects of climate change while it is considered as global problem, reports BSS. “The climate change is not a problem of a single state. This is a global problem and it has multi-dimensional…

CHITTAGONG: The Chittagong Metropolitan Police (CMP), Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and district police have decided to enforce a four-tier security measure in and around the Central Shaheed Minar in the city and all Shaheed Minars at Upazila headquarters by deploying 4,500 members of law-enforcement…

Defence Secretary Akhtar Hussain Bhuiya yesterday made a courtesy call on President Md Abdul Hamid at Bangabhaban, reports BSS. “During the meeting, the defence secretary apprised the president of the overall activities, specially the overall progress of the proposed Mithamoin Cantonment,”…

RANGPUR:  Agriculture experts and environmentalists underscored on the issues of adaptation to global climate change and its adverse impacts on the agriculture sector must get maximum priority in every country to keep agro-production increasing for ensuring food security, reports BSS. They expressed…

The Rajshahi District Admisnitaton and the Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC) here have chalked out elaborate programmes to observe the Amar Ekushey and International Mother Language Day-2017 in a befitting manner.  The programmes included placing of floral wreaths at Shaheed Minar, hosting of national…

Rotarian M Khairul Alam elected Governor of Rotary Bangladesh District 3281 for the session of 2020-21, says a press release. He was elected in the central conference of Rotary on Saturday. He was President of Rotary club of Dilkusha and served important part in the central Rotary.  Khairul Alam…

Sylhet BCL leader expelled Sylhet District Awami League deputy office secretary Akhtaruzzaman Chowdhury Jaglu has been expelled from the party for working against the party-nominated chairman candidate in Osmaninagar upazila parishad polls to be held on March 6. The party’s district unit took…

Reunion programme held Daffodil International College Alumni Association organised its reunion programme on Friday in the capital, says a press release. Chairman of the college and The Daffodil Family Md Sabur Khan was the chief guest while Vice-Chairman of the College and Executive Director of Daffodil…