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DHAKA : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus today formally inaugurated the Palli Karma-Sahayak Foundation (PKSF) Bhaban-2 at Khilji Road in the capital's Mohammadpur area. Finance Adviser Dr Salehuddin Ahmed, PKSF Chairman Zakir Ahmed Khan and senior government officials were present...

DHAKA : Home Adviser Lieutenant General (Retd.) Md Jahangir Alam Chowdhury said today that law enforcers successfully fulfilled their responsibilities in ensuring peaceful and orderly elections to the Dhaka University Central Students' Union (DUCSU) and Jahangirnagar University Central Students'...

DHAKA : Chief Adviser Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus will attend a meeting of National Consensus Commission (NCC) at the Foreign Service Academy on Bailey Road here today. The Chief Adviser is expected to arrive at the venue at 3 pm...

DHAKA : Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus has greeted the newly appointed Prime Minister of Nepal Sushila Karki. "On behalf of the Government and the People of Bangladesh and on my own behalf, I extend my warmest congratulations to Your...

Cox's Bazar : Bangladesh's fish and seafood export sector is expected to witness significant growth for improved infrastructure and logistics support from the under-construction Moheshkhali-Matarbari deep seaport, industry insiders said. The deep seaport, part of the Moheshkhali-Matarbari Integrated Infrastructure Development...

KATHMANDU : Nepal's former chief justice Sushila Karki was sworn in Friday as the country's prime minister to lead a six-month transition to elections, after deadly anti-corruption protests ousted the government. The previous prime minister quit Tuesday as parliament was...

DHAKA : A meeting of the National Consensus Commission was held at the State Guest House Jamuna today with Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus in the chair. The two-hour meeting focused on discussing the proposals put forward by the Consensus...

DHAKA : The Advisory Council in a meeting decided to form an independent investigation service for the Bangladesh Police. Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus chaired the meeting held at his office  in the city Tejgaon area, said Chief Adviser’s Press...

JAHANGIRNAGAR UNIVERSITY : The long-awaited elections to the Jahangirnagar University Central Students' Union (JUCSU) and hall unions began on schedule at 9 am today. Voting will continue without interruption from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm at 21 centres, comprising 224...

DHAKA :  Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) A M M Nasir Uddin has said that expatriate Bangladeshis possessing National Identity Cards (smart cards) will be able to exercise their voting rights through postal ballots in the forthcoming Jatiya Sangsad (JS)...