Central Desk
Foreign manpower at mid-level in RMG sector not required anymore: Tipu
Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi today said that there is enough manpower at mid-level in the RMG sector from the country and thus foreign manpower at the mid-level in the RMG sector is not required anymore.
Dhaka court asks to publish gazette to summon Tarique, Zubaida
A Dhaka court on Thursday ordered the authorities to publish a gazette asking BNP acting chairman Tarique Rahman and his wife Dr Zubaida to appear before the court in a graft case.
Second phase Biswa Ijtema begins Friday
The second phase of Biswa Ijtema begins on the banks of the Turag River at Tongi on Friday.
Sanctions should be imposed on BNP: Quader
Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Wednesday said that sanctions should be impsed on BNP for making falsehood and hatching conspiracy, not Awami League.
Raise own funds for development: PM urges public universities
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday called upon the public universities to raise their own funds through the alumni associations for their own development and welfare programmes.
BNP leaders Salam, Annie freed from jail
BNP leaders Abdus Salam and Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Annie were freed from jail on bail on Wednesday evening.
Bangladesh is not taking IMF loan on condition: PM
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday told the Jatiya Sangsad (JS) that Bangladesh is not taking loan from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on any condition.
Tigresses beat United States by 5 wickets in U-19 T20 WC
The Bangladesh Women's Under-19 team registered their third straight victory and moved to the Super Six of ICC Women's Under-19 T20 World Cup as the group A champions, edging the United States of America (USA) past by 5 wickets at Benoni in South Africa today.
Errors in textbooks will be corrected: Dipu Moni
If there are errors in textbooks, they will be corrected, Education Minister Dipu Moni has said.
US did not impose new sanctions as human rights situation has improved: Law Minister
Law Minister Anisul Huq said on Wednesday that the US did not impose any new sanctions against the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) as the human rights situation has improved.
Govt lies about Donald Lu’s remarks: Fakhrul
BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday said that the government has lied about the statement made by Donald Lu, US assistant secretary of state for the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs, during his visit to Dhaka last week.
Awami League never thinks what it gets: PM
Prime Minister and Awami League (AL) President Sheikh Hasina said her party never thinks what it gets by working for people rather it considers what they could do for people's welfare.
BNP has no capacity to oust govt through movement: Quader
Awami League General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader on Tuesday said the BNP has no capacity to oust the incumbent Awami League government through a movement.
Zafar Iqbal admits plagiarism charge in new textbook, expresses sorrow
Eminent writer and academic Md Zafar Iqbal and Professor Hasina Khan have expressed their sorrow over the plagiarised contents found in the new class 7 science textbook edited by themselves.
Haji Salim freed on bail
Awami League member of parliament Haji Mohammad Salim, who was in a prison cell at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) in the capital, has been freed on bail.