The government should declare the March 25 as ‘National Genocide Day’, shipping minister Shajahan Khan said yesterday. “At least one lakh people were killed at the night of March 25 in 1971. The Pakistani junta killed innocent people in the name of ‘operation search light’,…

Leaders of Bangladesh Association of International Recruiting Agencies (BAIRA) yesterday urged the government to declare migration sector as an industry considering its contribution to the country’s Gross Domestic Product (GDP). Speaking at a view exchange meeting with leaders of Journalists Forum…

Transport workers went on an indefinite strike in 10 districts of Khulna division yesterday protesting the life term imprisonment of a bus driver in a case filed over a road accident that killed five people, including noted filmmaker Tareque Masud and cinematographer Mishuk Munier, reports UNB from…

Some eight persons, including late Suranjit Sengupta's wife Jaya Sengupta, yesterday submitted applications to its office to get Awami League (AL) ticket for contesting in the by-polls to Sunamganj-2 (Dirai-Shalla) constituency on March 30, reports BSS. "A total of eight persons have submitted…

The World Bank (WB) yesterday handed over another car used by its former official to Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID). Earlier the bank handed over two of the other sixteen cars allegedly in violation of customs law had previously been handed over to investigators. An official…

The Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Education Ministry yesterday submitted its scrutiny report on 'Bangladesh Accreditation Council Bill, 2017' to establish an accreditation council to ensure the standard of higher education in both public and private institutions in the country, reports…

The 10th International Poultry Show and Seminar will begin in the city on March 2 with a slogan-“Poultry for better tomorrow.” Agriculture minister Matia Chowdhury will inaugurate the 3-day show at Bashundhara International Convention Centre as chief guest, said World Poultry Science Association-Bangladesh…

BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia yesterday alleged that the government is planning to hold another farce poll by using, what she said, the controversial Election Commission (EC). “If the government had the goodwill to hold a free and fair election, it could not have appointed such a controversial person…

Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith yesterday said the outlay of the budget for the coming 2017-2018 fiscal could be as high as Taka 4,20,000 crore, reports BSS. "We projected that the next budget outlay Taka 4 lakh crore but I want to take it Taka 4.20 lakh crore," he told journalists…