Naypyidaw: Myanmar has, for the first time, acknowledged that nearly 309,000 Rohingya refugees in Bangladesh as former residents of Rakhine state, saying they would be allowed to return once security conditions improve in the conflict-hit region, Anad…
Dhaka: The Cabinet on Monday cleared the draft of a law to abolish the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) and establish a new specialised unit, the Special Response Battalion (SRB), under Bangladesh Police, while also approving a shift in the country’s fisc…
Dhaka: The Cabinet on Monday cleared the draft of a law to establish a specialised unit named ‘Special Response Battalion (SRB)’ under Bangladesh Police, abolishing the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB). The approval came at the Cabinet meeting chaired by …
Dhaka: Dhaka University’s Fazlul Haq Muslim Hall students have announced the indefinite closure of the hall office following allegations of harassment by the hall’s provost. The decision comes after the students failed to receive a satisfactory respon…
Dhaka: BNP standing committee member Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi today asserted that the late Prime Minister and party chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia was never defeated, despite her passing. “Sheikh Hasina fled the country and was defeated, but Begum Kh…
Chattogram: The Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate (CIID) officials have seized 1,802 cartons of foreign cigarettes and 13 iPhones from a Dubai-arriving flight at Shah Amanat International Airport in Chattogram. This is being described…
Rajshahi: A pure drinking water facility has been launched for service recipients visiting Nagar Bhaban and for officers and employees of the Rajshahi City Corporation (RCC). RCC Administrator Mahfuzur Rahman Riton inaugurated the Reverse Osmosis (RO)…
Tangail: When Shamim Al Mamun left the country for Saudi Arabia in search of a better life, he could hardly have imagined that a television programme on quail farming would one day inspire him to become a successful entrepreneur. Today, the young entr…
Dhaka: Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury announced that the government is set to implement a new pay scale for public servants within the year. This announcement came after a meeting at the finance ministry held at the Bangladesh Secretari…