Hasina must step down, dissolve parliament: Fakhrul

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday said their stance is clear that no election will be held under Sheikh Hasina government and she has to resign and dissolve parliament before polls."She has to hand over power to a caretaker government. That neutral government will hold a free

BNP does politics of killings: Quader

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader Saturday said BNP does politics of killings as the party founder Ziaur Rahman was involved with Bangabandhu killing and his son Tarique Rahman masterminded the gruesome August 21 massacre.“Even Pakistanis didn’t dare to kill Bangabandhu but killer Khondaker Mostaq did so and Ziaur

FBCCI against IMF loan if dignity compromised

Federation of Bangladesh Chamber of Commerce and Industry (FBCCI) President Md. Jasim Uddin has said, Bangladesh does not need to borrow money from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) if the country's dignity is sacrificed. He also opposed hiking the current lending interest rate. Jasim said this while speaking at 'ERF's

Improve livelihood through cooperatives: PM urges youths

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Saturday urged the country's youths to come forward to boost agricultural production and improve livelihood of the rural people through cooperatives. "We think cooperatives are absolutely essential for our agricultural production, life and livelihood of people as cooperatives create enormous scopes for us in a

Banglalink becomes telecom partner of ICPC world Final

Banglalink has signed an agreement with Bangladesh Computer Council (BCC) to be the Telecommunications Partner of the 45th International Collegiate Programming Contest (ICPC)World Final in Dhaka, a press release said Saturday. Under this agreement, Banglalink will provide the guests of the event with connectivity and digital facilities. Rubaiyat A Tanzeen,

BII to give $50m climate loan to Pubali Bank

British International Investment (BII) has announced a $50 million loan to Pubali Bank Limited, a press release said Saturday. The loan facility will help to increase climate-related lending and boost climate mitigation projects across Bangladesh. This green loan from BII will primarily be used for projects in the renewable energy,