BNP candidate Ishraque indicted in graft case
A Dhaka special judge court indicted the Bangladesh Nationalist Party’s mayoral candidate for Dhaka south city elections, Ishraque Hossain,
HC issues 9 directives to curb air pollution
The High Court Division on Monday issued nine directives to the government to curb the capital’s air from pollution by shutting down brick kilns ..
First unit of Payra power plant goes into operation
The first unit (660 MW) of newly-constructed Payra coal-fired power plant went into operation on Sunday, utilising the recently-commissioned 400 kV ..
Dhaka stocks hit 4.5-year low
Dhaka stocks on Monday plummeted to a four-and-half-year low as investors went into rampant sell-offs seeing no sign of recovery amid the government ..
One held over attack on Sarwar’s house
The Police Bureau of Investigation on Monday said it arrested a teenager at Uttara in Dhaka earlier in the day pertaining to the attack on the house of Liberation War Museum ..
HC order on Dhaka city polls today
The High Court Division is due to deliver its order today on the writ petition filed by Supreme Court lawyer Ashoke Kumar Ghosh seeking shifting the mayoral polls ..
Balu in peril, becomes public health threat
The 50-kilometre-long Balu River flowing from Gazipur to Narayanganj through the eastern Dhaka city is in peril for massive encroachments..
Why Ichhamati won’t be declared ecologically critical: HC
The High Court on Sunday asked the authorities concerned to answer in three months as to why the 84-kilometre Ichhamati river that flows through different ..
Government hides info on Khaleda’s illness: BNP
Bangladesh Nationalist Party on Sunday alleged that the government was concealing information about the party chairperson Khaleda Zia’s illness.
Raillway projects at snail’s pace as funds come slow
The installation of two of the three planned rail lines is at a nascent stage while that of the other is halfway through as only $590 million of the $7,300 million,..
