Sunamganj, May 19 (UNB) – The government is being deprived of revenue worth about Tk1 crore every year due to corrupt practices by some dishonest officials and employees in the Sunamganj forest department. In connivan...

Dhaka, May 19 (UNB) - The International Labor Organization and the World Bank have refused to let Bangladesh join a textile industry monitoring programme until the country overhauls its labour laws and conditions for uni...

Comilla, May 19 (UNB) - Bangladesh Gas Fields Company Ltd (BGFCL) started drilling at the 9th well of Bakhrabad Gas Field at Muradngar here Sunday.Petrobangla chairman Dr Hussain Monsur inaugurated the drilling operation...

Dhaka, May 19 (UNB) - British companies setting up shop in Asian countries like India, China and Bangladesh will soon be bound by a new government policy to uphold safety and human rights of its workers.The "Business and...

Dhaka, May 18 (UNB) - Titas Gas Transmission and Distribution Company, a state-owned gas agency, will start providing physical connections to households within the next 10-15 days. Titas Gas, responsible for gas transmis...

Bagerhat, May 19(UNB) –Police on Sunday arrested four people here in connection with the killing of a local Awami League leader and his motorbike driver.They are-Mithu,25, Azad,35, Shawakat,27 and Zakir,45. Bagerhat a...

Chittagong, May 18 (UNB) – Leaders of the ruling Awami League and opposition BNP crossed swords at BBC Sanglap here over the proposed dialogue between the two main political parties of the country.Taking part in the Sa...

Dhaka, May 19 (UNB) – Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina left here for Thailand on Sunday morning on a three-day official tour to attend the 2nd Asia-Pacific Water Summit (2nd APWS) to be held in Chiang Mai on May 19-20.A sp...

Dinajpur, May 19 (UNB)– A bicyclist was killed after being hit by a truck at Rathbari in Phulbari upazila on Saturday.The deceased was identified as Gojendranath Roy, 75, resident of Chalkmathura in the upazila.Witness...

Pabna, May 19 (UNB)– Three people were killed and five others injured in two separate road accidents in Pabna Sadar upazila early Sunday and on Saturday night.Two people were killed and four others injured as a human h...