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Bangladesh’s extreme poverty reduced to 12.9 percent: World Bank

  Bangladesh has the potential to end extreme poverty by 2030 if it takes firm steps to make growth more inclusive to benefit all Bangladeshis, according to the World Bank (WB).

Cabinet approves ‘The District Council Ordinance, 2016’

  The cabinet approved "The District Council (Amendment) Ordinance, 2016" in the form of a law allowing incumbent administrators to contest the district council polls after resignation.

Pakistan’s views carry no matter for Bangladesh: HPM Sheikh Hasina

  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said Pakistan's views carry no matter for Bangladesh as we are doing our tasks including the trial of the war criminals.

HPM Sheikh Hasina launches Smart Card

  The country has set up another milestone in its journey towards "Digital Bangladesh" as the Election Commission (EC) today launched distribution of much-awaited machine-readable smart national identity (NID) cards among 10 crore citizens, replacing the existing paper-laminated cards.

Govt. to confiscate assets of killers of Bangabandhu and war criminals, JS adopts resolution

  The Jatiya Sangsad on Thursday unanimously adopted a private member's resolution to confiscate all movable and immovable assets of the convicted killers of the Father of the Nation and the war criminals.