EC asks ministries not to allocate dev funds.
The Election Commission on Sunday asked ministries not to allocate any funds for the development of the election areas or bring any changes to the administration without its approval.
Dhaka seeks more Hanoi investment.
Bangladesh has requested Vietnamese entrepreneurs to come up with more investment to take advantage of its facilities, especially in the field of manufacturing agriculture machinery and equipment.
Defaulted farm loans rise by 13.24pc in Jul-Feb.
The defaulted loans in the agriculture sector increased by 13.24 per cent in eight months of this financial year as the recent political unrest disrupted marketing of the agricultural products.
Ebola outbreak 'over by August', UN suggests
The Ebola outbreak in West Africa will be over by August, the head of the UN Ebola mission has told the BBC.
France local elections: Conservatives hold off National Front
France's centre-right UMP party and its allies have taken first place in the first round of local elections, according to official results from the Interior Ministry.
Singapore mourns founding father Lee Kuan Yew
Singapore has begun seven days of national mourning following the death of its founding father, Lee Kuan Yew.
HT Imam urges people to ‘kill’, ‘annihilate’ arsonists to save Bangladesh
Prime minister’s political adviser HT Imam on Monday termed the arsonists as ‘demons’ and urged the people to ‘kill’ and ‘annihilate’ them for the greater interest of protecting Bangladesh and its sovereignty.
Badruddoza expresses skepticism over city polls
Bikalpa Dhara Bangladesh president AQM Badruddoza Chowdhury on Monday expressed his skepticism over upcoming city corporations polls.
Tigers return to heroes’ welcome
Bangladesh cricketers were given heroes’ welcome as they returned home on Sunday completing their World Cup campaign.
'Pretty Woman' 25 years later: The good, the bad and the revenge shopping.
For a generation of moviegoers in the early 1990s, "Pretty Woman" was a cultural touchstone.The breezy comedy had all the key elements of romantic fantasy: a plucky,
