Say ‘no’ to militancy, terrorism: PM

Asserting that those involved in militant acts will never be forgiven, prime minister Sheikh Hasina on Thursday urged all to say ‘no’ to militancy and terrorism as the country’s people do not want fighting, killing, arson and militancy. ‘We don’t want fighting, killing, arson and militancy. I’ll request all to say no to militancy and terrorism,’ she said.

Independence Day being observed

The nation is celebrating its 45th Independence Day and paying homage to the war martyrs by placing floral wreaths at the National Memorial at Savar and other monuments across the country. The sun of liberation rose over the horizon on this day in 1971 with the formal declaration of Bangladesh’s independence when the Bengalis took up arms against the Pakistani occupation army who committed one of the worst genocide in modern history during the nine-month war.

Nation recalls today horrors of March 25 Mass graves gradually vanishing

The nation recalls today the horrors of one of the worst genocide in modern history committed by the Pakistan occupation army against unarmed people of the then East Pakistan on the night of March 25, 1971,

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.

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.

BTRC order to update mobile user info creates complexity Telcos say drive won’t be effective unless they get NID acces .

A Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission order to update mobile phone subscriber information created a complexity as the operators are yet to have a mechanism to crosscheck user information.