PM flies to Switzerland SundayPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina leaves here for Davos on Sunday night on a five-day official visit to Switzerland to attend the 47th Annual Meeting of the World Economic Forum (WEF). The four-day meeting will be held on January 17-20 in Davos, a mountain resort in Graubünden, in the eastern Alps region of Switzerland, under the theme "Responsive and Responsible…

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is all set to address the nation this evening on completion of the third year of the second consecutive tenure of her government. Quoting PM's Press Secretary Ihsanul Karim BSS said the prime minister will deliver her speech at 7. 30 pm today. State-run Bangladesh Television and Bangladesh Betar will simultaneously broadcast her address.

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today urged the newly elected chairmen of the district council to work for continuation of the government aimed at keeping the pace of development uninterrupted. She also urged them to discharge their services with honesty, sincerity and devotion. "Your foremost aim should be ensuring welfare of the people," she said in her speech after administering oath of…

Brahmanbaria: A Brahmanbaria court on Tuesday placed a local Awami League leader on a two-day remand in a case filed in connection with the synchronised attack on Hindu community people in Nasirnagar upazila of the district. Additional Chief Judicial Magistrate Md Shafiqul Islam passed the order when police produced Suruj Ali before the court with a seven-day remand prayer around noon. The court order…

Bangabandhu’s assassination had stopped Bangladesh’s march forward: PMPrime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Tuesday said Bangladesh could have been turned into a developed and prosperous country at least 25-30 years back had the Father of the Nation been alive. “I can unequivocally say had the Father of the Nation been alive Bangladesh could have been built as a developed and prosperous…

Customs intelligence today seized an expensive private car of Rolls Royce Ghost model of an expelled North Korean diplomat from Kamlapur in the city. “We seized the silver color car of 6600cc worth about Tk 300 million from Kamlapur ICT depot today,” director general (DG) of customs intelligence Dr. Mainul Khan said, reports state-run BSS news agency. The car was imported in the name of…

A fire has broken out in a 20-storey building in the capital's Banani on Monday afternoon.  Rabiul Islam, Fireman of Fire service control room said that 12 units of fire services are working to douse the fire, started at 2:30 pm. However, the reason behind the fire could not be known immediately. There has been no news of any casualty, as of yet.

GAZIPUR- Five people including two women and two children were killed as Kolkata bound Maitree Express hit a private car at Kaliakair here this morning. The accident occurred at Sonakhali Rail Crossing around 9:05am in the morning, officer-in-charge (OC) of Kaliakair Police Station told BSS. Five people including two women, two children and the driver of the private car died on the spot, he said,…

DHAKA- Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today inaugurated the countrywide "Financial Literacy Programme" for the stock market investors, the first of its kind in Bangladesh, assuring that her government would continue its allout support for the development of the stock market. "The present government would continue its allout support for the development of the stock market which would be…

The newly-constructed 10-storey office building of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) was inaugurated at Agargaon of Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the capital today. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina opened the new office building of the BSEC by unveiling its plaque this morning. Finance Minister Abul Maal Abdul Muhith and SEC Chairman Dr M Khairul Hossain were present on the occasion, among…

Twelve pirates including the Noa Force chief of the Sundarbans formally surrendered to Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal deposting their arms and ammunition at Rakhain Market ground in Kuakata at about 1:00pm on Saturday. Patuakhali: Twelve pirates including the Noa Force chief of the Sundarbans have surrendered. They formally surrendered to Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal deposting their…

Information Minister Hasanul Huque Inu speaking at the Alumni Festival of Bangladesh University of Engineering and Technology (BUET) at the university playground on Friday. Dhaka: Information Minister Hasanul Haq Inu has said that engineers should dedicate themselves to applying appropriate technology for the development of Bangladesh. He was speaking at the Alumni Festival of Bangladesh University…

The United States is warning about travel to Bangladesh and tightening restrictions on family members accompanying U.S. government officials posted in the country. The State Department says that “terrorist groups” there pose a continuing threat. It announced Thursday that only employed adult family members of U.S. government personnel can remain in Dhaka. The nation has seen a wave of…