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The Election Commission (EC) on Wednesday removed the Awami League's poll symbol 'Boat' from its website.EC Secretariat System Manager Engineer Md Rafiqul Haque told BSS that the symbol 'Boat' has been removed as per the directive of the authorities concerned.The National Citizen...
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs and Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Employment Adviser Professor Dr Asif Nazrul has said the interim government will ensure globally acceptable trials of the July massacre. “We want to set an example by conducting trials that will be acceptable...
World Bank Vice President for South Asia, Johannes Zutt, concluded his first official visit to Bangladesh on Wednesday, reaffirming the World Bank's continued commitment to help the country address its development priorities and to support the people of Bangladesh.Zutt met with Chief Adviser of ...
City
Liberation War Affairs Adviser Faruk E Azam on Wednesday said that the government is committed to rehabilitating the families of those injured and killed during the July uprising with the highest dignity.He made the remarks at an event marking the inauguration of street memory stamps at Bahaddarhat ...
Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter has said the issue of legitimate rights of the female domestic workers is integral part of the country’s women’s struggle. The adviser said this while addressing a discussion titled “Rights of the Domestic Workers and their C...
BNP Standing Committee Member Dr Abdul Moin Khan on Wednesday said the people of Bangladesh are pious, but not religiously blind."The people of Bangladesh are pious, but they are not religiously blind. You cannot impose one's opinion on others forcibly," he said. Moin Khan w...
Business & Commerce
The National Board of Revenue (NBR) has selected some 15,494 income tax cases for audit through random selection method apparently aiming to check tax evasion.In order to ensure complete transparency in the method of selecting income tax returns for audit, the NBR has started the process of selectin...
Canada has expressed keen interest in expanding sustainable trade and investment ties with Bangladesh, as part of its commitment to fostering inclusive growth across the Indo-Pacific region.Weldon Epp, Assistant Deputy Minister (ADM) for the Indo-Pacific at Global Affairs Canada, is currently on his...
National,Politics
Mourning Day is being observed across the country today on the occasion of ‘July Martyrs’ Day.Marking the day, the national flag remains at half-mast in all government, semi-government and autonomous institutions and educational institutions of Bangladesh, including all government and pr...
Md Mahfuj Alam was one of those who led the July movement from the front and coordinated it from behind to take it to the zenith of success on August 5, 2024 toppling the Awami League regime. He worked to keep the movement alive despite the massive killings and mass arrests by the Awami L...
Bangladesh has sought to further deepen its cooperation with Nepal in trade, energy, agriculture, education, and tourism as part of Dhaka's commitment to advancing ties with the Himalayan nation.This was highlighted when Bangladesh Ambassador to Nepal Md Shafiqur Rahman called on Nepal's For...
The government today approved a proposal for procuring one cargo LNG from the spot market through following international quotation method to meet the growing demand for the country.The approval came from the 27th meeting of the Advisers Council Committee on Government Purchase in this year held on ...
Art& Culture
Two new institutes -- Institute of Biotechnology and the Institute of Environmental Science and Disaster Management -- have officially launched at Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU). Vice-Chancellor of the university Professor Dr. AK Fazlul Haque Bhuiyan announced the inauguration of the ...
Religious Affairs Adviser Dr AFM Khalid Hossain has said that congenial atmosphere and beautiful learning environment could be brought back to the education system if we can make the campus free from criminalization.“There is no party politics in the educational institutions across the world,&...
Health experts unanimously stated that raising awareness among the public will be the crucial means of reducing mortalities caused by non-communicable diseases (NCD), particularly hypertension and diabetes to a great extent. The government has opened NCD corner at ...
Japan has extended its support to expanding low-cost eye care services for underprivileged communities in Gaibandha and adjoining districts, aiming to strengthen the region's healthcare system and improve the quality of life for vulnerable people.This support came while representatives of the Ja...
Vice-chancellor (VC) of Begum Rokeya University, Rangpur (BRUR) Professor Dr Md Showkat Ali has said that martyred Abu Sayed dedicated his life for truth and justice. “The ideals of martyred Abu Sayed will inspire our young generation to move forward on the path of fairness, reason and hu...
The Information and Broadcasting Ministry has undertaken a unique initiative to preserve the memory of the July Uprising across the country, including major events in Dhaka, Chattogram, and Rangpur.The ministry has begun collecting the experiences of the general public through "Notes on July&qu...
Archbishop Kevin S. Randall, the Apostolic Nuncio (Ambassador of the Holy See), met Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus at the State Guest House Jamuna in Dhaka on Tuesday.During the meeting, Archbishop Randall extended an invitation to Professor Yunus for an inter-religious dialogue programme sc...
National Consensus Commission Vice-chairman Professor Ali Riaz on Tuesday said that as all political parties are in agreement on the existing constitutional provision regarding the caretaker government, they have collectively decided to pursue a referendum should any future amendments to the system ...
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