Move underway to give BTV autonomy

The government has taken an initiative to amend the Bangladesh Television Authority Act, 2001 in a move to give the organisation autonomy. More...

Octane now Tk 90, diesel Tk 55

The caretaker government increased prices of petroleum products for the second time during its tenure yesterday, 15 months into the last hike.

Colombo Saarc Summit to focus on connectivity, food

The upcoming 15th Saarc Summit in Colombo would focus on greater connectivity, food security and meeting growing demand for energy in the member countries, visiting Sri Lankan Foreign Minister Rohitha Bogollagama yesterday said.

Local Govt Polls

EC to see if partisan hoopla is illegal
The Election Commission (EC) will look into whether the ongoing flurry of activities of Awami League (AL), BNP and other political parties centring the August 4 polls to four city corporations and nine municipalities violate the new electoral law.

Superb SSC Results

Rural, urban gap in education widens
The record-breaking SSC results demonstrate the widening gap between urban and rural education standard as most urban schools put on outstanding performance, while the bulk of failure goes to rural institutions.

Spain triumph at Euro 2008 final

Spain finally ended their 44-year wait for a trophy when Fernando Torres's exquisite first-half goal gave them a deserved 1-0 victory over Germany in a fast and furious Euro 2008 final on Sunday. More...

Spirited Tigers wait for Sri Lanka

Taking heart from Saturday's better batting display against India, Bangladesh look forward to another spirited game against Sri Lanka in their second Super Fours match of the Asia Cup in Karachi on Monday. More...

Shootout with Rab leaves 2 more PBCP men dead

Two more PBCP men were killed in an exchange of gunfire with Rapid Action Batallion members in Pabna early Monday, a RAB officer said. More...

Gatco charge framing begins

Public prosecutor Mosharraf Hossain Kajol read out 22 allegations in a Dhaka court Monday, against former prime minister Khaleda Zia, her son Arafat Rahman Coco and others, as charge framing formally began in the Gatco graft case. More...

Govt raises tax-free income bar

The cabinet Sunday decided to lift the tax-free income ceiling to Tk 165,000 from Tk 150,000, a government spokesman said. More...

BNP, allies look to release of leaders for local polls

The BNP-headed four-party alliance will see what happens to its key leaders including former prime minister Khaleda Zia before deciding on participation in local government elections, BNP leader Khandaker Delwar Hossain has said. More...

10 civil servants promoted to secretary

10 civil servants promoted to secretary The government has promoted 10 civil servants to the rank of secretary, according to a circular of the establishment ministry. Updated More...

AL to join hands with allies over local polls

The Awami League will take part in the local government polls under the banner of a citizen committee, which promises to bring together the 14-party alliance, pro-Liberation groups and civil society, a leader said Sunday. More...

Spain triumphs at Euro 2008 final

Spain finally ended their 44-year wait for a trophy when Fernando Torres's exquisite first-half goal gave them a deserved 1-0 victory over Germany in a fast and furious Euro 2008 final on Sunday. More...

Bill Gates of Microsoft retires

It is almost unthinkable that any one human could pick up where Bill Gates leaves off when he ends his full-time tenure Friday as Microsoft's leader. But as Gates bones up on epidemiology at his charitable foundation,(The New Nation) • FULL STORY

Foreign Advisor, Army Chief condole Manekshaw's death

AFP, New Delhi-Former Indian Army chief Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw, who was the Chief of the Bangladesh-India Joint Force during the War of Liberation in 1971, died at the age of 94, officials said on Friday.He led his country to victory against Pakistan in 1971 resulting in the emergence of Bangladesh as an independent state after a nine-month bloody war. • FULL STORY

Lessons from the Polashi Tragedy

June 23 marks an inglorious day in the history of Bangladesh, since on this day, in 1757, Bengal lost its independence to the forces of the English East India Company led by Robert Clive in an infamous skirmish (battle) at Polashi (Plassey), a small village and mango grove between Kolkata and Murshidabad, on the bank of the river Bhagirathi. The battle of Polashi was only a skirmish, not a big battle, but it had far reaching historical and strategic implications not only for the people of Bengal and India but also for the onward mach of the British colonial Empire in South Asia and other parts of the world. • FULL STORY

Allegations of Muslim Terrorism

These days Islam is equated with terrorism. There is little doubt that this mendacious campaign against Islam has gotten a tremendous boost after 9/11. Who can also forget the images of the "suicide bombers" in the Occupied Palestine? Then there were the bombings in Bali and Madrid, and hostage crises in Moscow and Beslan, the London Underground bombings and the car bombing in front of the Danish Embassy in Islamabad - enough to sideline root cause analysis in favor of dealing with symptoms. • FULL STORY

Local govt polls as per roadmap

The schedule of the national polls will be announced at the end of October, Chief Election Commissioner Dr ATM Shamsul Huda yesterday said. "The parliamentary election will be held in the third week of December and the nation will get a new democratic(The New Nation) • FULL STORY

RMG workers victims of deprivation, harassment

We can't see the light of the day as we have to prepare ourselves for going to our workplace before sunrise. We work from morning till late night but we have to starve sometimes as we are not getting our salaries in due time or properly.(The Bangladesh Today) • FULL STORY