3+ hour, 8+ min ago   (105+ words) The proposed new pay scale for government employees is at the final stage and may be announced at any time, prime minister’s principal secretary ABM Abdus Sattar said on Sunday. Asked about the rising prices of essentials in the market,…...

4+ hour, 20+ min ago   (278+ words) Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today congratulated the Bangladesh national cricket team for securing a historic Test victory against the mighty Australia- one of the Big Three in Test cricket-in their own backyard. "Soon after the Tigers clinched the historic victory…...

3+ hour, 35+ min ago   (223+ words) He made the call when Lithuanian non-resident Ambassador to Bangladesh Diana Mickeviciene met him at the Ministry of Commerce at the Secretariat here, said a press release. Commerce Secretary Md Ataur Rahman Khan was present at the meeting. Muktadir said…...

1+ day, 29+ min ago   (655+ words) Bangladesh Sugar and Food Industries Corporation (BSFIC) Chairman Advocate Md Shamchuzzaman Suroj has said the government has taken initiatives to reopen closed state-owned sugar mills to boost production and create new employment opportunities. "Under the directives of Prime Minister Tarique…...

1+ day, 26+ min ago   (636+ words) Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today said fisheries is one of the major foundations of Bangladesh's food and nutrition security, employment generation, poverty alleviation, foreign currency earnings and sustainable economic growth. In a message on the occasion of 'National Fisheries Fortnight…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (210+ words) Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today inaugurated the payment of retirement and welfare benefits for teachers and employees of non-government educational institutions, allocating Taka 2,035 crore to clear their long-pending dues. The Prime Minister inaugurated the payment programme at a function at…...

1+ day, 1+ hour ago   (630+ words) Black academic Jason Arday, who resigned from the University of Cambridge last week following a high-profile plagiarism scandal that raised claims of racism, was found dead on Friday, the prestigious British institution confirmed. Arday, 41, was found unresponsive on Friday afternoon…...

1+ day, 6+ hour ago   (412+ words) President Donald Trump dismissed concerns Friday over living conditions and the mental health of service members on a US aircraft carrier deployed against Iran, while confirming the ship would soon rotate out. Asked by reporters whether family members were worried…...

1+ day, 3+ hour ago   (181+ words) The country's maritime ports have been advised to hoist local cautionary signal No. 3. The well-marked low over Jharkhand and adjoining areas weakened into a low and now lies over southeast Jharkhand and adjoining areas. A steep pressure gradient exists over…...

1+ day, 2+ hour ago   (196+ words) The BNP has appointed four leaders as members of its National Standing Committee, the party’s highest policy-making body, with a view to strengthening its organisational activities. According to a press release issued by the party on Saturday, the newly appointed…...