Nurul Huda
The Treaty of Lisbon, which comes into force today has laid the foundation for a more democratic, efficient and transparent European Union (EU), allowing it to better tackle the challenges ahead.The Treaty provides EU with a permanent President of the European Council and a High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy that will [...]

ওসামা বিন লাদেনকে নাগালে পেয়েও যে মার্কিন বাহিনী ধরতে পারেনি তার জন্যে তৎকালীন বুশ প্রশাসনকে দায়ী করা হয়েছে নতুন এক রিপোর্টে৻ [Read more]

রাশিয়াতে একটি এক্সপ্রেস ট্রেন দুর্ঘটনা সম্ভাব্য সন্ত্রাসবাদী কর্মকান্ড হতে পারে বলে কর্তৃপক্ষ ধারণা করছে, এবং সেই অনুযায়ী তার তদন্তও শুরু হয়েছে৻ [Read more]

One person was killed and nine injured in clashes between two factions of main opposition BNP in Pabna’s Ishwardi upazila, over forming the party’s local committee. [Read more]

One person was killed and nine injured in clashes between two factions of main opposition BNP in Pabna’s Ishwardi upazila, over forming the party’s local committee. [Read more]

Staff Reporter
The holy Eid-ul-Azha, the second largest religious festival of the Muslims, will be celebrated across the country on Saturday with due solemnity, religious fervour and spirit of sacrifice.Hundreds of thousands of people living in the major cities including the capital city of Dhaka have already started moving out for their ancestral homes to join [...]

পঞ্চাশ জন আলোকচিত্রীর ১৫০টি ছবি নিয়ে সাজানো হয় আলোকচিত্র প্রদর্শনী৷ অধিকাংশ ছবির বিষয় হলো বন্যা, ঘূর্ণিঝড়, নদী দূষণ, বায়ু ও পানি দূষণ, নদী ভাঙ্গন, গাছ কাটা, পাহাড় কাটা ইত্যাদি৷ [Read more]

   Following a slide in the country’s export earnings in the first quarter, the finance minister, AMA Muhith, made the announcement, in an apparent bid to raise the confidence level of the exporters. [Read more]

Transparency International in its latest report on corruption perception index has rated Bangladesh as improving its position this year from that of last year. Corruption among ministers is not as widespread as before. Yet corrupt practices continue to determine the order of the day. It is heard that some Parliament committee members show more courage [...]

UNB, Dhaka
Consumers under the Rural Electrification Board (REB) have to pay at least a 3 percent extra charge for electricity usages from next month as the government authorities decided on the power-price hike.Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) has decided to increase the rate for the rural electricity users. BERC chairman Syed Yusuf Hossain at a [...]