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DHAKA : Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today called for united efforts to build a happy, prosperous "Better Bangladesh". "Let's all work from our respective positions and unite to build a better Bangladesh. Regardless of religion and caste, everyone must come...

DHAKA : US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T. Christensen today paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. The US envoy met the premier at his Cabinet Division office in the Bangladesh Secretariat here this noon, said Prime Minister's...

DHAKA : Foreign Minister Dr Khalilur Rahman today said that Bangladesh has no secret agreement with the United States, adding that whatever agreements exist have already been made public. "There is no secret agreement with the United States; whatever agreements...

DHAKA : BNP Secretary General and LGRD Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today said that there is no scope for division over religion for political reasons. "We must rise above all forms of division and hatred to build a Bangladesh...

DHAKA : Leaders of the Protestant Church today exchanged greetings with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on the occasion of Easter Sunday. They exchanged pleasantries with the premier at his Cabinet Division office in the Bangladesh Secretariat here at 11:45am, Prime...

DHAKA : Christian community in Bangladesh is observing Easter Sunday today with religious fervor, as observed elsewhere in the world. Easter Sunday is the most important festival in the Christian calendar, celebrating the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead....

Five bodies have been recovered after a fire broke out at a gas lighter factory in Kadamtali, Keraniganj, on the outskirts of Dhaka. The bodies were recovered from the scene, but their identities have not yet been confirmed. An investigation...

DHAKA : A delegation of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB) today paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. The delegation met the premier at the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) in the city's Tejgaon area this afternoon, said...

HABIGANJ : BNP Secretary General and Minister of Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today described the claim that BNP doesn't want reform as a completely false campaign. He said, "The statement that BNP does not...

JHENAIDAH : Law Minister Advocate Md. Asaduzzaman today said the government will enforce the strictest provisions of the Special Powers Act against fuel black marketing and hoarding. "A group of unscrupulous individuals is attempting to create instability in the country...