The Directorate General Defense Purchase (DGDP), the country’s defense purchase organization, is going to be strengthened with the creation of 75 posts in 19 categories soon. These would include six posts of Lieutenant Colonel-level, six of Major-level, three of Captain-level and 12 posts of Senior Warrant Officer/Warrant Officer-level, government sources said. At present, there are 117 posts,…

Awami League general secretary and Road Transport and Bridges Minister Obaidul Quader fellen sick. He was admitted to Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University (BSMMU) hospital. He was taken to BSMMU at 7:30 am on Sunday (March 3). He is undergoing treatment at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the hospital.

Riva Ganguly Das arrived here on Friday night to take up her assignment as the High Commissioner of India to Bangladesh. Prior to her arrival, she was the Director General, Indian Council for Cultural Relations (ICCR), said the Indian High Commission in Dhaka. A career-diplomat, Riva Ganguly who speaks Bengali, Hindi, English and Spanish, joined the Indian Foreign Service in 1986 and is a Post Graduate…

Bangladesh told the UN Security Council on Thursday that it will no longer be able to take in refugees from Myanmar. Foreign Secretary Shahidul Haque told a council meeting that the crisis over the repatriation of hundreds of thousands of Rohingya sheltering in his country had gone from "bad to worse" and urged the council to take "decisive" action. The United Nations, on the other…

The historical month of independence begins today giving a heartbreaking reminder to the genocide that the Pakistani occupation forces carried out in this country from March to mid-December in 1971. The nation will observe the 48th anniversary of independence by paying the highest homage to the war heroes who made Bangladesh a sovereign state through a nine-month war of independence that began on…

The ruling Awami-League (AL) nominated candidate Atiqul Islam was elected mayor of Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) by-election in unofficial results declared tonight. He secured 8,39,302 votes with ‘Boat’ symbol while his nearest contestant Shafin Ahmed of Jatiya Party bagged 52,429 votes with ‘plough’ symbol. Returning Officer (RO) of DNCC polls Abul Kashem announced the…

India has put its Border Security Force (BSF) on alert at the Bangladesh border as tension is roiling in the region due to an ongoing India-Pakistan conflict over Kashmir. The BSF has issued an alert and taken all preventive measures at the India-Bangladesh border, reports India’s national news agency PTI citing a BSF official. The measures aim to ensure "miscreants or terror elements"…

The government has declared general holiday on Thursday for Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC) for voting in 18 new wards. Alongside the Dhaka North City Corporation (DNCC) by-polls for mayoral post, elections will also be held for the posts of councillors at the 18 new wards in each DNCC and DSCC and for six reserved women councillor seats each at DNCC and DSCC.

Bashundhara Group, one of the country’s largest business conglomerates, has received the final licence from the government for setting up the East West Special Economic Zone. Bangladesh Economic Zones Authority (BEZA) Executive Chairman Paban Chowdhury handed over the licence to Bashundhara Group Vice-chairman Shafiat Sobhan at a ceremony at BEZA office in the city on Monday. Shafiat Sobhan…

A mild earthquake jolted different parts of the country, including capital Dhaka, on Tuesday morning. The tremor, measuring 4.1 magnitude on the Richter scale, was felt around 10:55am, said Shamsuddin Ahmed, Director of Bangladesh Meteorological Department. Shamsuddin said the epicenter of the 2-second earthquake was in Gazipur. However, no damage or casualty was reported by the tremor till filing…

Ahmed Akbar Sobhan, Chairman of the country's leading industrial and business conglomerate Bashundhara Group, has been honored with the "Dashovuja Bangalee - 2019" award in Kolkata for his outstanding contributions in the business sector. St. Xavier's College of Kolkata awarded Ahmed Akbar Sobhan on the occasion of marking "International Mother Language Day" at the college…

The horrific fire erupted at a chemical warehouse in old Dhaka's Chawkbazar area on Wednesday night which claimed the life of nearly 80 people so far. A total of 78 bodies were kept at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) morgue, said Professor Sohel Mahmud, chief of Dhaka Medical College forensic department. According to Dhaka Medical College Hospital sources, more than 50 injured people are…

The death toll from the fire at a chemical warehouse in Chawkbazar area of Old Dhaka rose to 70 this morning, according to Dhaka Medical College Hospital sources. Over 50 were also injured in the fire that spread through the building last night. Of them, 41 were admitted to Dhaka Medical College Hospital till 7.30am. Among the injured 16 are in critical condition. The fire that broke out at about…