Dhaka, May 16 (UNB) – Heavy downpour under the influence of cyclone Mahasen caused immense sufferings to the city dwellers on Thursday disrupting public life.The ceaseless rain that lasted for several hours inundated m...

Dhaka, May 16 (UNB) – A parliamentary watchdog at meeting on Thursday finalised its report on the ‘Birth and Death Registration (Amendment) Bill, 2013’ to place it before parliament for passage.Held at Jatiya Sangs...

Dhaka, May 16 (UNB) – Ten people were killed and several thousand houses damaged as tropical storm Mahasen buffeted the country’s coastal regions before heading towards Tripura of India as a land depression on Thursd...

Dhaka, May 16 (UNB) - Eminent litterateur Prof Syed Manzurul Islam has been elected trustee board member of the Transparency International Bangladesh.The TIB annual general meeting elected Prof Manzurul Islam, a teach...

Dhaka, May 16(UNB) - President Abdul Hamid on Thursday asked the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) to take all necessary steps to curb corruption in the country.“It is a very hard task to curb corruption, but we’ve ...

Dhaka, May 16 (UNB) - President Abdul Hamid on Thursday urged the Lions Club leaders to expand their humanitarian activities up to grassroots level for the welfare of the poor people in the country. The President made ...

Dhaka, May 16 (UNB) – Iran has expressed its interest to invest in Bangladesh’s prospective areas, including gas, electricity, oil and light-engineering to strengthen trade and investment ties between the two countri...

Dhaka, May 16 (UNB) – Mentioning that the next national budget would not be very ambitious, Finance Minister AMA Muhith on Thursday said he feels discomfort prior to presenting the next budget what he did not do ever.â...

Dhaka, May 16 (UNB) - Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday called upon the countrymen to offer special prayers and munajat as the country has been saved from the devastating strike of the cyclone Mahasen.PM's press s...

Dhaka, May 16 (UNB) – The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on Thursday interrogated two officials in connection with their alleged involvement with the much talked-about Padma Bridge graft.An ACC team questioned Superi...