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Bangladesh waives fuel oil rationing

Bangladesh government on Sunday waived the fuel oil rationing that had been in effect for more than a week. From now on, consumers will be allowed to buy fuel oil

Matiur Rahman new NOAB president, Shahidullah Khan vice-president

The Newspapers Owners’ Association of Bangladesh has elected its new executive committee with Matiur Rahman Chowdhury, chief editor of the daily Manab Zamin, as its president and ASM Shahidullah Khan,

Jamaat, allies threaten street movement if constitution reform council session not convened

The alliance led by the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami on Saturday called on the Bangladesh National Party-led government to convene today a session for the Constitutional Reform Council to implement the July

BNP leaders made administrators of 5 more city corporations

The government on Saturday appointed five leaders of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party as administrators at five more city corporations in the country. The five city corporations are Barishal, Rajshahi, Mymensingh,

Govt begins fulfilling promises before election ink dries: PM Tarique

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said that the government has already begun implementing the promises made to the people prior to the national election. Speaking at the inauguration of the

Cancellation of trade deal with US demanded

Economist Anu Muhammad on Friday said that the interim government should be tried as people’s enemy for signing the Agreement on Reciprocal Trade with the United States on February 9

Slogans in parliament ‘inappropriate’: speaker

Jatiya Sangsad speaker retired major Hafiz Uddin Ahmed said on Friday that while opposition lawmakers had the democratic right to stage a walkout, chanting slogans inside the parliamentary chamber was

Long, complex procedure for curriculum approval decried

The procedures for revising and approving pre-university and university curriculums in the country’s education system are lengthy and complex, affecting the quality of education, observed educationists and researchers. The pre-university