The Chairperson of Small Branches of Commonwealth Parliamentary Association (CPA) on Thursday stressed the need for convincing youths to actively participate in politics, reports UNB. "The youths have to be encouraged in politics through addressing the areas like good governance, transparency,…

The Citizens' Conference on SDGs in Bangladesh 2017 is going to be held in the city on December 6 next, reports UNB. The daylong conference will be organised by the Citizens' Platform for SDGs, Bangladesh with the slogan, 'No One will be Left Behind'. The core objectives of this conference…

Awami League General Secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday urged BNP to evaluate the party's popularity by taking part in the next parliament election, reports BSS. "We want BNP's participation in the polls. Election Commission should not favour any party. We want impartial role of Election…

Bangladesh has publicly supported Spain’s position on Catalonia, a region where Madrid imposed central rule, suspending its autonomy after the Catalonia parliament declared independence.Dhaka endorsed the measures taken by the central government in Madrid and voiced its support for the territorial…

Nasingdi, Nov 2: The father of one of the prime accused in the Aziza Akter murder case have claimed that vested quarters have implicated his daughter in the killing case. Bachchu Mia, father of Beauty Begum, said this at a press conference at the Narsingdi Press Club at 6pm yesterday. He claimed that…

Speakers at a seminar have proposed to slash the electricity tariff by Tk 0.28, citing the complexity of the government policy in power sector. They have also described the proposed price hike as illogical.  They were speaking at a seminar organised by the Consumers' Association of Bangladesh…