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Better governance, prioritise battle against graft

Zero tolerance to corruption, quality implementation of the mega infrastructure projects and lower cost of business should be the priority of the new government in the New Year, top industry leaders said on Monday.After the "unprecedented" election victory in the Sunday's polls, people's expectations from the Awami League-led government has...

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BNP itself responsible for polls debacle: PM

Awami League President and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina held on Monday BNP responsible for its debacle in the national election, reports UNB."BNP got only seven seats in the election only because of them. There's no fault from our part," she said while talking to foreign election observers and media at...

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Happy New Year 2019

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Adieu 2018, welcome 2019

The nation bade adieu to the year 2018 forgetting all odds and sorrows of the past and welcoming 2019 with new hopes at midnight on Monday through different programmes along with the global community, reports BSS.Jubilant people, particularly the youngsters, joined different New Year programmes when the clock striked 12...

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14 more PCBs earn operating profits

The Financial Express (FE) has managed to collect operating profits of 14 more private commercial banks (PCBs), out of a total of 40.Earlier on Saturday, the FE published the unaudited operating profits 11 PCBs in the just-concluded calendar year of 2018. Most of the banks, excepting a few, maintained their...

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BNP rejects results, demands fresh polls

The Bangladesh Nation-alist Party (BNP) has rejected the results of the eleventh parliamentary election and demanded fresh polls under a neutral government."I must say it categorically, we are rejecting the results of the just-concluded 11th parliamentary election," the party's Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir told the media on Monday.Mr...

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New cabinet likely to take oath Jan 05

The Election Commission on Monday announced the results of 298 seats of the 11th parliamentary polls held on Sunday. It showed that the Awami League-led grand alliance won 288 out of 298 seats.Of them, the AL gained 259 seats while Jatiya Party led by HM Ershad clinched 20, Workers Party...

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No scope for fresh poll: CEC

Chief election commissioner (CEC) KM Nurul Huda on Monday ruled out the possibility of holding the just-held general elections afresh, saying it is an "acceptable" one. "We would not hold fresh elections. There is no scope for doing it again," he said.He made the remarks while responding to questions of...

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Textbook festival today

The textbook festival, marking the distribution of free textbooks among school and madrasah students, will be celebrated across the country today (Tuesday). Education Minister Nurul Islam Nahid will distribute books at Azimpur Government Girls' School and College field around 9:30am. Primary and Mass Education Minister Mostafizur Rahman Fizar will inaugurate...

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Prayer Timings-(1-1-2019)

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