The study also estimated that, in absolute terms, full coverage under the scheme would lift 1.23 crore people out of poverty, reduce the number of extreme poor by 56 lakh, and move 1.56 crore people ...

Israel's military said today (12 March) that its air force carried out a strike on a site connected to Iran's nuclear programme. According to the Israel Defence Forces (IDF), the attack targeted the ...

After recording the complainant’s statement, the court directed the officer-in-charge of Gulshan Police Station to investigate the allegations and submit a report by 9 April.

Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has appointed new cabinet member Ahmed Azam Khan as the minister for Liberation War affairs, while expanding the responsibilities of Mir Mohammad Helal Uddin by assigning ...

The dispute centres around a plan to hand over the operation of the New Mooring Container Terminal to DP World under a public-private partnership (PPP) arrangement. An MoU regarding the plan was signe ...

According to a press release issued today (12 March), vessels carrying crude oil are the primary source of various fuels used in Bangladesh, including LNG, LPG and transport fuels such as petrol, dies ...

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The administration of Jahangirnagar University (JU) has temporarily suspended a student for cyberbullying, using obscene language, and making threatening statements, officials said today (12 March).

The government will reopen negotiations tomorrow with a Japanese consortium to operationalise the long-delayed Third Terminal of Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, amid renewed efforts by the new ...

Passengers continue to face severe disruption as 28 more flights were cancelled today (12 March) at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport in Dhaka due to the ongoing security situation in the Middle ...

The accused, Ashraful Alam Suman, 51, was detained by immigration police at Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport on 12 February when he arrived in the country.

Allegations have emerged that former Gazipur City Corporation (GCC) Additional Chief Engineer Akbar Hossain was involved in forging an official letter claiming to appoint him to a two-year contract.