Bangladesh loan cut-off correct: new WB chief
Headcount to identify Rohingyas outside camps in the offing
The government is thinking of conducting a headcount to ascertain the identity of several hundred thousand undocumented Myanmar nationals for facilitating their repatriation to... Full storyNo heavy vehicles allowed unless road fit
Bangladesh will not allow India to transport its goods using Ashuganj port unless the Ashuganj-Akhaura connecting road is made fit for plying heavy vehicles, shipping secretary Abdul Mannan... Full storyWater-borne diseases break out in Sylhet as water recedes
Water-borne diseases including diarrhoea were breaking out among the flood victims in Sylhet as the flood water was receding. Tens of thousands of people in the affected areas were... Full storyHealth minister under fire once again
The Minister for Health, AFM Ruhal Haque, on Tuesday once again came under fire when lawmakers in Parliament castigated him for the ministry’s mismanagement and failure to reach medicare... Full storyFire kills 5 Bangladeshis in Malaysia
A fire at a house in Malaysia has left five Bangladeshis dead and two others injured. The incident took place early Tuesday but details on the nature of the accident... Full storyPolitical parties stand in way of good governance: Gholam Rahman
The Anti-Corruption Commission chairman, Gholam Rahman, on Tuesday said political parties were standing in the way of good governance. He told a roundtable conference in the city that it would be... Full storyHabiganj tea workers’ unique love for PM
City corpns begin drives to clear footpath
BGB detains 29 more Rohingyas
The Border Guard Bangladesh detained 29 more Rohingyas, coming from Myanmar, at the Teknaf border on Tuesday morning. Ten of the detained were sent by in boats through the River Naf. Full story10 people killed in road accidents
At least 10 people were killed and 20 others were injured in separate road accidents on Tuesday. The New Age correspondent in Narsingdi reports that 5 people were killed and 20 injured... Full storyMarket bombs kill 44 in Iraq
A bomb in a small truck exploded in a market in the Iraqi city of Diwaniya on Tuesday, killing 40 people, and a bomb blast killed four more near the city of Kerbala, police and officials said – the... Full storyHearing on charge framing against Fakhrul, others deferred again
A Dhaka court on Tuesday once again deferred till July 24 the hearing on charge framing against 46 leaders of the 18-party alliance, including BNP acting secretary general Mirza Fakrul Islam... Full storyCPB and SPB for restoration of caretaker govt system
The Communist Party of Bangladesh and Socialist Party of Bangladesh on Tuesday at a joint press conference demanded amendment of the Constitution for restoration of the election-time caretaker... Full storyRiver commission gets cabinet nod
