Food Minister Qamrul Islam has said BNP is “trying to impress” Chief Justice SK Sinha centering the 16th amendment verdict by “applauding him and trying to make a friendship with him,” reports UNB The minister said yesterday while speaking as the chief guest at a discussion held…

Commerce Minister Tofail Ahmed yesterday said that food will be imported if the production in the country is insufficient this year due to flood, reports UNB. The minister came up with this remark at the closing ceremony of “Bangladesh Food Safety Conference-2017”, the first international…

The 41st death anniversary of national poet Kazi Nazrul Islam, popularly known as Bidrohi Kobi, will be observed Sunday (August 27) with due respect across the country, reports UNB. The poet passed away in Dhaka at the age of 77 after suffering from a lung ailment on August 27, 1976. Different sociocultural…

The High Court (HC) yesterday exempted health secretary Sirajul Haque Khan from appearing in court in person in a case related to the death of 28 children who had taken contaminated liquid paracetamol. The pardon came after Khan filed an affidavit offering unconditional apology for not taking quick…

Road Transport and Bridges Minister and Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday assured the homebound people that the country's highways would be kept running for their smooth journey by any means during the Eid-ul-Azha, reports BSS. "There is no reason to be scared of the journey…

After rising suddenly on Wednesday, rivers girdling the capital have started falling. The Padma and Jamuna, which had pushed them up, were also sliding. The Buriganga fell by 12cm, Balu by 3cm, the Turag fell by 2cm at the Amin Bazar bridge point and the Tongikhal by 2cm. These rivers had almost touched…