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Cabinet approves Road Transport Act 2018 with maximum sentence

The cabinet has given its final approval to a draft of the Road Transport Act 2018 that raises the maximum sentence for deaths from road accidents. If ‘intention’ is proved in a road accident, it will be prosecuted under section 302 which means the death sentence. If the driver is responsible for a death, they will be prosecuted und...

Zia was involved in Bangabandhu murder: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has strongly postulated slain president Ziaur Rahman’s involvement in the August 15, 1975 carnage and expressed her deep sorrow for being unable to expose him to justice. “Zia’s consequence was inevitable (for the murder) and it’s my regret that I couldn’t hold his trial for the (August...

Govt has a plan for a ring-road around Dhaka: HPM Sheikh Hasina

Unveiling her plans to develop the city’s commuting system, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said her government has a plan to construct an elevated ring-road around Dhaka. “The ring-road will completely be an elevated one to make ease movement of the commuters,” she said while inaugurating North U-loop of Hatirjeel Project at...

HPM Sheikh Hasina for educated manpower to continue country's development

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has put emphasis on building educated manpower to keep up the success of Bangladesh’s graduation to a developing country as well as establish a hunger- and poverty-free Bangladesh. “I think that building educated manpower is very much necessary to continue the achievement of Bangladesh’s elevation ...

Bangladesh donates medicines worth $2.36 million to Bhutan

The government has provided Bhutan a total of 258 types of medicines worth $2.36 million as donation. Health Minister Mohammed Nasim handed over some of the medicines to the Bhutanese Ambassador to Bangladesh at the Secretariat on Monday. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina during her Bhutan visit in 2017, pledged to provide medicine for Bhutan Trust...