The migration cost for Bangladeshi workers is the highest in the world that eats up a bulk part of the remittance sent by its expatriates, said CPD (Centre for Policy Dialogue) Executive Director Prof Mustafizur Rahman said yesterday, reports UNB. “Bangladeshi workers need to spend huge on going…

The BNP is formulating a framework to bring all parties outside the ruling alliance on a single and united platform, the BNP secretary general, Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, has told reporters. He was visiting the ailing party leader, Ruhul Kabir Rizvi Ahmed, at Square Hospital in the city yesterday…

Intellectuals leaning towards the BNP have this time suggested that the Jamaat-e-Islami should either seek apology for its role during the War of Liberation or stay away from the BNP-led 20-Party Alliance. At a meeting with BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Thursday, pro-BNP intellectuals and members of…

The Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina will brief the media today about the outcomes of her recent visit to Mongolia where she attended a two-day Asia-Europe Meeting (ASEM). “The media briefing is scheduled to be held at Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s official residence Ganabhaban at 4:00pm on…

Massive siltation in the Karnaphuli River channel is hampering the operation in Chittagong port as the capital dredging in the river now hangs in the balance due to ‘legal complications’, reports UNB from Chittagong. During a recent visit to the Karnaphuli River, a UNB correspondent found…

Publicity and Publication Secretary of Awami League Dr Hasan Mahmud yesterday stressed the need for building unity among the real Islamic political parties to effectively fight militancy, reports BSS. “No Muslim can carry out terror attacks on Masjid-e-Nabwi and Eid jamaat (congregation). …

NOAKHALI: Minister for Road Transport and Bridges Obaidul Quader yesterday said the BNP is plotting to topple the government in the name of forging national unity, reports BSS. "Now many people are seeking unity. That unity must be under the leadership of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. It will be…

Rejecting the BNP’s call for forging a national anti-terrorism unity, Information Minister Hasaul Haq Inu yesterday said militants and terrorists will be stamped out from the country without having any understanding with them, reports UNB. He was speaking at a national dialogue on ‘Jangibadi…

Ten people were killed in separate road accidents in Manikganj, Rangpur, Bogra and Kishoreganj in past two days. Our Manikganj correspondent reports: Three people were killed and 15 others injured in two separate road accidents on Dhaka-Aricha highway yesterday morning. Police said two motorcyclists…

Expatriate Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Nurul Islam said yesterday the government has a plan to set up technical training centres (TTCs) at each upazila to build efficient workers to create overseas employment, reports BSS. “Technical Training Centres will be built at each upazila…

At least 12 shops were gutted in a fire at Pardia Bazar under Shamkur union in Monirampur upazila early yesterday. Local people said the fire originated from an electric short circuit at a shop of Abu Sayed of the market and soon engulfed the adjoining shops. Local people rushed to the spot and doused…

Bandarban: A man was hacked to death by some unidentified criminals at Marissha in Lama upazila on Friday night, reports UNB. The deceased was identified as Khokan Nath, 35, a resident of Kalauzan village in Lohagara upazila of Chittagong district. Officer-in-charge of Lama Police Station M Iqbal Hossain…

Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan yesterday urged the United States to extradite the preacher Fethullah Gulen, who he accuses of masterminding the failed coup, to face trial in Turkey, report agencies. "The United States -- you must extradite that person," he told thousands of supporters…