Rafiqul Islam Azad
Leading economists, educationists, health and environment experts and development planners have identified the uncontrolled growth of population as the number one problem in achieving the country’s Millennium Development Goals (MDGs).Talking to The New Nation, they warned that all the development achievements would be gobbled up due to the increased population and the real [...]

News agencies
Besides Bangladesh, five other countries, three from Africa and two from Asia received the UN Millennium Development Goal (MDG) Awards for their significant achievements towards attaining the goal.In September 2000, world leaders endorsed the Millennium Declaration, a commitment [...]

Special Correspondent
The tragic death of two siblings at Sadarghat terminal on Sunday morning manifested how unsafe is the main river port of the country in absence of strict enforcement of rules and negligence of the authorities [...]

BSS, Dhaka
The International Crimes Tribunal resumes its function today after nearly a month as it was stalled due to some infrastructure work of the Tribunal Bhaban. Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) leader Delawar Hossain Sayeedi alias Delu, a suspected perpetrator of crimes against humanity during the War of Liberation of 1971, would be produced before the tribunal as [...]

BSS, Dhaka
The government sponsored high-powered committee on Monday suggested to withdraw another 173 cases including seven cases filed by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) considering those as politically motivated. Chaired by State Minister for Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Advocate Quamrul Islam, the 22nd meeting of the committee was held at the conference room of the [...]

Talha Bin Habib
Because of the recent shut down of some units and insufficient supply of gas to different power plants following the government decision to divert gas supply to fertilizer factories may further deteriorate the power situation in the country, sources said. The dwellers of the capital have passed their Eid celebration holidays without [...]

Mostafa Kamal Majumder
As the special committee of the heavily Awami League dominated Parliament on constitutional amendment examines proposals to incorporate new provisions in the fundamental law of the land to, what the AL leaders say, tune it to the 1972 Constitution and restore secularism, it would be of interest to see what the party’s thoughts [...]

Staff Reporter
A bloody clash between the supporters of Awami League and BNP took place at the John F Kennedy (JFK) International Airport in New York in the USA on Sunday wounding at least 10, says News World of New York. The clash occurred centering the New York visit of Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina [...]

Azzizur Rahaman
Hundreds of city cleaners and sweepers employed by Dhaka City Corporation (DCC) as well as by private service sectors are working in a risky atmospheres and expected to be infected as they have been working without proper safety components.The cleaners face the risk of pneumonia, allergies, diarrhoea or food poisoning due to [...]

bdnews24.com, Dhaka
The government will build a separate railway bridge beside the Bangabandhu (Jamuna) Bridge to ease pressure on its structure.At the same time, another bridge will be built over the river linking Phulchhari and Bahadurabad Ghat to ease the burden of traffic.Communications Minister Syed Abul Hossain announced this plan to save the bridge in a [...]