The government has decided to import 1.5 lakh tonnes of non-Bashmoti parboiled rice from India to meet the country’s demand, as rice prices are on the rise. The decision was taken at a meeting of the Cabinet Committee on Purchase held at the Secretariat yesterday (Wednesday), with finance minister…

Ruling out the possibility of snap polls, Awami League general secretary Obaidul Quader yesterday said the next parliamentary election will be held in the scheduled time, reports UNB. "The Election Commission (EC) will fix the date of the polls. We hope that the next election will be held in December…

Maritime ports of Chittagong, Cox's Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to keep hoisted distant cautionary signal no one, said a special bulletin of Met office, reports UNB. It was centred at 12 pm today about 1470kms south-southwest of Cox's Bazar port, 1535kms south-southwest of Mongla…

BNP secretary general Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir yesterday accused the Awami League (AL) of hatching conspiracies to completely destroy democracy. “The fall of the autocratic government has not yet been completed. Autocratic ruler Ershad is still sustained. Their collaborator, the Awami League,…