Rehabilitate Urdu speaking people form camps, demand speakers at a roundtable

Politicians, professionals and labour leaders at a roundtable discussion in the city on Monday called on the Awami League-led government to take proper steps to rehabilitate the Urdu speaking people living in different camps across the country.

Simplified regulations, tech innovations key to attract FDI

Simplification of policy regulations, connecting domestic and foreign investors and technological innovations are key to attract foreign direct investment in Bangladesh, national and international trade experts said in Dhaka on Monday.

Save 360 acres of Khasi land: Sanjeeb Drong

Bangladesh Indigenous Peoples Forum general secretary Sanjeeb Drong on Monday urged the government to save 360 acres of border land of Bangladesh at Pallathol Khasia Punji, Baralekha, Moulvibazaar from going into Indian possession.

GAS SUPPLY SHORTAGE : Titas to snap gas connections to geysers, brick kilns

In view of acute gas shortage, the state-run gas distribution utility for Dhaka and its adjacent districts Titas would shut down all gas-run geysers and brick kilns by this year.

Foreign investors to get full security, profitability: PM

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday assured the foreign investors of full security and profitability of their investment.

Khaleda offers fateha at Arafat’s grave

BNP chairperson Khaleda Zia on Sunday offered fateha at the grave of her younger son Arafat Rahman Koko at Banani Graveyard, marking his 1st death anniversary.

BOOK LAUNCH : 1969 upsurge should inspire people to fight militancy

Politicians, academics and women leaders on Sunday at a publication ceremony of a book said the mass upsurge of 1969 played an important part in bringing about the declaration of war of independence of Bangladesh in 1971.

BFUJ president Altaf Mahmood passes away

Bangladesh Federal Union of Journalists president Altaf Mahmood died Sunday morning at Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University Hospital.

COLD WAVE : Hospitals flooded with pneumonia, bronchitis-infected children

Kids infected with pneumonia, bronchitis and other diseases caused by cold weather flooded hospitals across the country.

PM for scout training centre in all divisions

Prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday directed the authorities concerned to take necessary steps for setting up scout training centres in all divisions to further expand and strengthen the scouting movement in the country.