Politics

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

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

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

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

Jamaat to hold pre-budget dialogue on education, national development

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami Secretary General and former MP Mia Golam Parwar on Saturday announced that the party will organise a pre-budget dialogue titled “Allocation in the Education Sector and National Development”

Country’s interests to be protected in Farakka treaty renewal: Fakhrul

Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister and BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said the Farakka Barrage agreement would be renewed while fully safeguarding Bangladesh’s national

Former state minister Mizanur Rahman Sinha passes away

Former state minister for health and family welfare and managing director of Acme Laboratories Ltd and Acme Group Mizanur Rahman Sinha died in Singapore on early Saturday while undergoing treatment.

Dhaka Airport 3rd terminal to double capacity, boost aviation sector: CAAB chairman

The long-awaited third terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport will, once fully operational, nearly double the airport’s current passenger handling capacity, according to the Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority