Politics

Shaheed Zia brought media to open sky from dark lane: Swapon

Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon today said Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman had freed media removing all barriers to it. He said if Shaheed President Ziaur Rahman had not ReadMore

EC unlikely to deploy armed forces in local govt polls

The Election Commission (EC) is considering holding upcoming local government elections without deploying members of the armed forces, unlike national parliamentary polls, officials said. Sources said the EC is preparing

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26 AL activists held in city for trying to take ‘oath’ for Hasina return

The police on Friday detained 26 activists of the Bangladesh Awami League, activities on which remain banned, at places of Dhanmondi in Dhaka on Friday on charge of trying to

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Strong social movement needed to prevent rape: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General and Local Government, Rural Development and Co-operatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Thursday said only laws or government initiatives are not enough to prevent incidents of

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Dhaka Airport’s 3rd terminal to open on 16 Dec: Info Minister

Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon has said the third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka will be inaugurated on 16 December this year, with necessary preparations

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