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AL govt established rule of law: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said Awami League government has established the rule of law in the country, bringing it out of the culture of lawlessness.She made these remarks when the newly elected leaders of Bangladesh Supreme Court Bar Association paid a courtesy call on her at her offic...

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‘Electricity supply will be normal within 2 weeks’

Mentioning that everybody across the country is suffering due to the ongoing load shedding, State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid today expressed optimism that the supply of electricity will be normal within the next two weeks. "People of the country are suffe...

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Plant trees to protect country from climate change

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Monday called upon the countrymen to plant trees to protect Bangladesh from the adverse impacts of climate changes."I would like to urge all to protect the environment of Bangladesh because it is our duty to protect our country from the adverse impact of climate ...

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Bangladesh exports fish to over 50 countries

Fisheries and Livestock Minister SM Rezaul Karim on Monday said Bangladesh is now exporting fish and fish-made products to over 50 countries across the world.He said this while responding to a query made by M Mamunur Rashid Kiron of Noakhali-3 at the question-answer session tabled in the Jatiya Sang...

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One dengue patient dies, 101 hospitalised in 24 hrs

One dengue patient died and 101 patients were admitted to hospitals in the country during the past 24 hours till 8 am Monday."A total of 87 dengue patients were hospitalised in Dhaka city and 14 were admitted to the hospitals outside Dhaka during the last 24 hours," a press release of the ...

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Plastic waste turns into tiles first time in Bangladesh

A small entrepreneur in Kamrangichar area in Dhaka has made cost effective pavement tiles for the first time in Bangladesh by recycling alarmingly increased plastic waste, one of the factors of environmental degradation. "I have already produced 1000 pieces of tiles by recycling plastic wa...

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Bangabandhu Award for Wildlife Conservation distributed

The Bangabandhu Award for Wildlife Conservation, National Environment Award and Prime Minister's National Award for Plantation were distributed at a function in Dhaka on Monday.The opening ceremony of the World Environment Day and Environment Fair 2023 and National Tree Planting Campaign and Nat...

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Tough action against polythene producers

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister Md Shahab Uddin on Monday said the government is taking strict action against producers of plastic and polythene, which are harmful to humans and the environment. "Mobile courts are being conducted against production, transportation, marketin...

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Hasan for collective efforts to protect environment

Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud on Monday said everyone’s collective efforts is needed to protect the country from the adverse impacts of climate change.“Conservation of the environment, nature and forests are needed to protect next generation. Otherwise, we will be...

Business

General point to point inflation rate reaches 9.94% in May

The general point to point inflation rate in May increased as it reached 9.94 percentage points up from 9.24 percentage points in April mainly because of the slight rise in food and non-food inflation.According to the monthly consumer price (CPI) index of the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics (BBS), t...

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Price fall in large-cap drives stocks down

Country's both the bourses, Dhaka Stock Exchange (DSE) and Chittagong Stock Exchange (CSE) - on Monday plunged due to mainly price fall in large-cap securities.The DSEX, the benchmark index of the top bourse in Bangladesh, lost 9.84 points, or 0.15 per cent, to 6,356.30. The DS30, the blue-chip ...

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Tea industry now on a strong position: Tipu

Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi on Sunday urged all to work unitedly to make a global branding of Bangladesh's tea through development and flourish of the tea industry.The Commerce Minister said this while addressing a function as the chief guest marking the observance of 3rd National Tea Day and ...

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Fugitive convict held after 13 years

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-13 and RAB-1 in a joint raid arrested a fugitive convict sentenced to life term for raping a teenage girl of Lalmonirhat from Dhaka on Sunday after 13 years of the court's verdict. "The arrested man is Md. Mojnu Mian, 54, of village Chinipara in Sadar upazi...

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2 held with 196 bottles of phensedyl in Rangpur

Rapid Action Battalion (RAB)-13 arrested two alleged drug traders with 196 bottles of phensedyl from the Rangpur-Kakina road under Gangachara upazila of the district today."On a tip off, an operational team of RAB-13 conducted a raid there and arrested the two presumed drug traders with the phe...

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Around 40,000 slum shanties enjoy sanitation facilities in Rajshahi

More than 40,000 less-income and slum households have been enjoying sanitation facilities amid commissioning of 11,000 hygienic latrines in the metropolis for the last couple of years.   Similarly, they are getting facilities of safe drinking water from 2,350 tubewells installed in the mar...

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Govt able to implement proposed budget: PM

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday said that her government will be able to implement the Taka 761,785-crore national budget for fiscal year 2023-24 as they have shown their capacity earlier."We've placed the biggest size of national budget in the history of the country and we are deter...

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Tk 97,873 cr agri subsidy provided in last 13 years

Agriculture Minister Dr M Abdur Razzaque on Sunday said that the government has provided over Taka 97 thousand 873 crore subsidy for the agriculture sector in the last thirteen years.The minister said this while responding to a query made by ruling party lawmaker Nurrunnabi Chowdhury of Bhola-3 at t...

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PM opens Chilahati Express

 Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday inaugurated a new passenger train - Chilahati Express, which will run on the Chilahati-Dhaka-Chilahati route.The Premier launched the operation of the train by blowing a whistle and waving a flag at a ceremony held at Chilahati Railway Station in Nilphama...

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Mannan for strong capital market to develop economy

Planning Minister MA Mannan on Sunday laid emphasis on strong capital market to develop the country's economy. "Money is needed for a developed economy. Capital markets can be a source of that financing," he said while speaking as the chief guest at a post-budget discussion at the...

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Intellectual property crucial to sustain post-LDC challenge

State Minister for foreign affairs Md Shahrair Alam on Sunday said the implication of the intellectual property (IP) bears immense importance as Bangladesh strives for LDC graduation in 2026.“To sustain the challenges of post-LDC era, it is critical to provide targeted support for SMEs, with a...