The government will take all necessary initiatives to develop disaster management in the country to international standards by 2020, disaster management and relief minister Mofazzal Hossain Chowdhury Maya said yesterday. “Bangladesh may have to face dire situations in the coming days due to its…

Dhaka City School yesterday honoured four veteran freedom fighters at Mirpur Bangla Fous Ground here on the occasion of the Victory Day discussion, reports BSS. Dhaka City School in cooperation with Mirpur Shaheed Paribar Kollyan Samity jointly organized the programme on the occasion of 46 th victory…

Cox’s Bazar: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) members sent back a boat carrying 15-20 Rohingyas to Myanmar following their attempt to intrude into the Bangladesh territory though the Naf River early yesterday, reports UNB. Major Abu Russel Siddique, acting commanding officer of Teknaf BGB-2 Battalion,…

A writ petition was filed with the High Court yesterday seeking a stay on the Narayanganj District Council (Zila Parishad) election slated for December 28 over ‘faulty voter list’. Advocate Eunus Ali Akond filed the petition with the related branch of the High Court on behalf of Md Shahjalal,…

An appeal was filed with the Supreme Court against a High Court order that had directed the trial court concerned to conclude the radar graft case against Jatiya Party Chairman and former President HM Ershad and three others by March 31, 2017. Advocate on record Syed Mahbubur Rahman filed the leave-to-appeal…