Dhaka seeks duty free access of 129 goods to Indonesia.

Bangladesh Thursday sought duty and quota-free access of its 129 products to Indonesian market. This was stated in a joint communique issued after a meeting between Indonesian president Joko Widodo and Bangladesh prime minister Sheikh Hasina at Balai Sidang Jakarta Convention Centre in Jakarta.

DHAKA, CHITTAGONG CITY POLLS Khaleda misses campaign due to damaged vehicles, injured staff.

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khaleda Zia did not campaign for her party-backed mayoral candidates in Dhaka city polls on Thursday as the vehicles used as part of her motorcade were damaged,

RANA PLAZA COLLAPSE ‘Bangladesh yet to recover image’

Bangladesh needs to continue its effort to improve in the garment and textile sector as the country is still facing an image crisis globally, German ambassador Thomas Prinz said Thursday.

Khaleda stays off campaign today as vehicles damaged, staff hospitalised.

Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson Khaleda Zia is staying off the campaign for the party-backed mayoral candidates in the city polls on Thursday as several of her motorcade vehicles were damaged and her personal security men injured.

Muhith for introducing property tax.

Finance minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith has instructed the National Board of Revenue to examine the possibility of introducing property tax from the next fiscal year 2015-2016,

Khelada’s convoy attacked again.

The Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, also former prime minister, narrowly escaped another attack, but three of her security staff were injured on Wednesday as ruling party Awami League men continued attacks on her convoy in the city.Awami League men equipped with firearms,

Tigers complete clean sweep.

Soumya Sarkar took the inspiration from Tamim Iqbal to end his long innings drought and hit his maiden century as Bangladesh completed the clean sweep over Pakistan in the three-match one-day International series in Dhaka on Wednesday.

8 killed as bandits barge into bank.

A band of armed robbers barged into a private bank, killing seven people, including its manager and a businessman, and looting money before shooting and bombing their way out at Kathgora in Ashulia industrial area on the outskirts of Dhaka on Tuesday afternoon, the police said.

PM reaches Jakarta amid rousing reception.

The prime minister, Sheikh Hasina, arrived at the Indonesian capital of Jakarta amid a rousing reception on Tuesday afternoon on a three-day official visit to attend the Asian-African Summit 2015.

haleda’s motorcade comes under attack again.

The motorcade of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party chairperson, Khaleda Zia, came under attack again by ruling Awami League men while she was campaigning for her party-backed Dhaka south city mayoral candidate Mirza Abbas near Fakirapul kitchen market on Tuesday evening.