Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday urged the people of the country leave hilsa off the menu of their Pahela Baishakh, the first day of the Bengali Year, and add fresh ones to it on the day, reports UNB. She came up with the request at a press conference at her official residence Ganabhaban organised…

The Executive Committee of the National Economic Council (ECNEC) yesterday approved eight development projects involving Tk 3,289.43 crore, including three projects for developing and widening important regional highways in Khulna, Comilla and Rangpur zones, reports UNB. The approval came from the weekly…

Law Minister Anisul Huq yesterday said the provision banning marriage of boys below 21 and girls below 18 has not been eased in the Child Marriage Restraint Act-2017, reports BSS. "The act clearly states that a boy below 21 and a girl below 18 cannot marry. This is the main gist of that act. But…

A total of 82,459 students have got scholarships in the Primary Terminal Examinations 2016, reports UNB. Primary and Mass Education Minister Mostafizur Rahman announced the list of scholarship recipients at a press conference at his ministry's conference room at Bangladesh Secretariat yesterday…

Spain international Marc Bartra was injured in the explosion which hit the Borussia Dortmund team bus yesterday and saw their Champions League game against Monaco called off, the club confirmed, reports AFP. The 26-year-old centre-back injured his hand and was taken to hospital for treatment, said Dortmund's…