Government Policy

AL secretariat to hold joint meeting tomorrow

A meeting of Awami League (AL) Secretariat with its Dhaka north and south city units and associate bodies will be held at the party’s Bangabandhu Avenue central office at 4pm tomorrow.AL General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidu…

Senior leaders discuss ways to better function parliament

Senior leaders of the major three political parties are holding discussions on ways to make the functioning of the federal parliament effective.Various matters related to the smooth operation of the parliament was discussed in a meeting held this morn…

BNP is in trouble centering US visa policy: Quader

Awami League (AL) General Secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader today said BNP is in trouble centering the new visa policy of the United States (US).”Elections will be held in a free and fair manner (during the incumbent gov…

Prime Minister to clarify Parliament about ‘jalahari’

An understanding has been reached among three major political parties to make the Parliament clear about the ‘jalahari’ installed at the sanctum sanctorum of the Pashupatinath Temple.During the meeting held among the top leaders of the major political…

Govt prioritises promotion of human rights: PM Dahal

Prime Minister Pushpa Kamal Dahal ‘Prachanda’ has said the government is committed to respecting, protecting and promoting the human rights.In his address to a ceremony held here on the occasion of the 23rd anniversary of the National Human Rights Com…

Mohila AL leader Taslima Chowdhury passes away

Taslima Chowdhury,vice-president of theruling party’s women front Bangladesh Mohila Awami League (AL), passed awayon Thursday.She was 85.She left behind two sons, a daughter and a host of relatives and admirers tomourn her death.Awami League (AL) Gene…

KCC polls: symbols distributed among candidates

Symbols have been allocated among the fourmayoral candidates for the upcoming Khulna City Corporation (KCC) election.Returning Officer of the KCC polls Md Alauddin Ahmed distributed the symbolsat the regional election officer’s office in the city’s Bo…

Chairman Nepal visiting New Zealand

CPN (Unified Socialist) Chairman and former Prime Minister Madhav Kumar Nepal is leaving here for New Zealand today for a week-long visit.The former PM is scheduled to address the “70th Mount Everest Celebration Day” to be held in Auckland city of New…