Dhaka April 15, 2026, 7:15 am
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina here today opened the boring works of her government’s ambitious tunnel project under the Karnaphuli River saying she expects Bangladesh to be a “world wonder” with its spectacular development.
The 10th anniversary of the atrocious carnage at Pilkhana BDR Headquarters in the capital is being observed on Monday.
A five-member probe committee has been formed to investigate the ‘attempt to hijack’ an aircraft of Biman Bangladesh Airlines.
He said a committee has been formed to look into the matter of using substitute in vehicles instead of cylinder gas.
To mark the day, different organisations and political parties placed wreaths at the portrait of architect of independent Bangladesh Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in front of Bangabandhu Museum here.
The nominations were finalised at a meeting of the AL Local Government Nomination Board held at Ganabhaban here this afternoon.
“I hope that those who earlier opposed to relocate their chemical warehouses from (crammed) old Dhaka will not hesitate after the tragedy,” she told newsmen after visiting the wounded fire patients at National Institute of Bu
The 3.5 kilometres long four-lane tunnel, the first in the country, will be built at a cost of Taka 9,880 crore to make Chattogram ‘One City Two Towns’, modelled on east and west Shanghai of China, they said.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina today expressed her firm conviction that no evil force would be able to destroy Bengali culture and language in future as the people of Bangladesh turned around to live as a dignified nation.
The nation today observed Amar Ekushey andthe International Mother Language Day in a befitting manner, paying richtributes to the language martyrs.
Authorities today wrapped up the rescue campaign as the toll in the inferno in the old part of Dhaka stood at 68 people while it tore through crumbling densely packed buildings.
Speaker Dr Shirin Sharmin Chaudhury administered the oath
Chairman and Managing Director of Lulu Group Yusuff Ali and Founder and Chairman of NMC Group Dr B R Shetty expressed their keenness during a courtesy call on Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at her hotel suite on Tuesday
The flight departed Abu Dhabi International Airport for Dhaka around 12:45am on Wednesday
Noting that media, democracy and development are interlinked, he said each of the three key components will be dysfunctional without others, and the mass media can help institutionalize the democracy
The crown prince delivered the assurance during a meeting with the prime minister at his Royal Palace
DMP in a coordination meeting has decided to take some measures for peaceful and smooth celebration of the day with its commissioner Md Asaduzzaman Mia presiding.
“The decision has been taken after consultation with the religious affairs minister, home minister and senior leaders of Tablig Jamaat,” State Minister for Youth and Sports Jahid Ahsan Rasel told the news agency.
She joined the exhibition at the invitation of Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, Vice-President and Prime Minister of the UAE and Ruler of Dubai.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina witnesses signing of documents
