National,Sports
Bangladeshi swimmers who won medals at the World Long Distance Swimming Competition 2026 in Murshidabad, India, were honoured at a reception in Dhaka on Thursday.The medal-winning swimmers -- Bangladesh Army's Faisal Ahmed, who won gold; Bangladesh Navy's Sonia Akter and Palash Chowdhury, wh...
Business & Commerce
AdZoic, an AI-powered programmatic ad-buying platform, has been officially launched, marking a new chapter in the country's advertising market and digital marketing landscape.The platform's official launch was announced on Thursday night (September 10) at a hotel in the capital's Banani ...
Healthcare,City
Around 5.5 percent of Bangladeshi youth aged 18 to 24 are currently using emerging tobacco and nicotine products such as e-cigarettes, heated tobacco products (HTPs) and nicotine pouches, while 28.1 percent have used at least one of these products at some point in their lives, according to a new stu...
Healthcare
Stakeholders have called for making all public transport in Bangladesh 100 percent tobacco- and smoke-free to protect passengers and transport workers from the harmful effects of secondhand smoke.They also urged authorities to ensure the display of legally mandated “No Tobacco Use and No Smoki...
Nearly 71 percent of all deaths in Bangladesh are attributable to non-communicable diseases (NCDs), including cardiovascular diseases, stroke, and cancer, with tobacco and nicotine products among the major contributing factors. Without strong legislation and effective enforcement, achieving the Sust...
City
Young people can play a decisive role in ending Bangladesh’s blood shortage if they donate blood regularly, Dhaka University Vice-Chancellor Prof Dr ABM Obaidul Islam said on Tuesday.“About 28 percent of our total population is young. These young people can completely eliminate the count...
Reducing the burden of non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Bangladesh will not be possible without effective tobacco control, Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md Sakhawat Hossain said on Monday.Around 71 percent of all deaths in Bangladesh are caused by NCDs, with tobacco use being one of t...
Sports
Bangladesh has no shortage of sporting talent, but the country's sports sector is failing to develop properly because talent is not being matched with adequate opportunities, Bangladesh Olympic Association (BOA) Vice President and Bangladesh Mohila Krira Parishad President Barrister Sarwat Siraj...
City,Art& Culture
The launch of ‘Swargabhumi Bangla’, a new book by journalist and researcher Mohammed Mahmuduzzaman, Associate Fellow of the Royal Historical Society (UK), was held at the IDEB Bhaban in Kakrail, Dhaka. The book explores the glorious and positive aspects of Bengal’s history, heritag...
National
The Bangladesh Standards and Testing Institution (BSTI) has made digital data entry into the Digital Fortification Quality Traceability Plus (DFQT+) system mandatory for all edible oil refineries in the country under its updated licensing conditions.The decision was announced at the DFQT+ System Use...
As part of a capacity-building initiative to ensure a sustainable smoke-free public transport system, a total of 768 public transport drivers have been trained under the initiative of the Bangladesh Road Transport Authority (BRTA) with the support of Dhaka Ahsania Mission.According to a press releas...
Crime, Law and Order Situation
The Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has arrested an alleged professional drug dealer with Tk2,49,574 in cash and narcotics in Dhaka's Hatirjheel area, RAB said on Sunday.The arrested man was identified as Moazzem Hossain Maruf, 33, son of Nur Hossain Khan, from Runshi in Bakerganj, Barishal.A team ...
Election
Local government elections at city corporations, municipalities, zila parishads, upazila parishads and union parishads will be completed within the current fiscal year, State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam said on Monday.“We will complete five ...
Country, Districts
Speakers at a function on Tuesday said that a section of people of Kalihati in Tangail wanted to remove the name of Rabeya Siraj, wife of the late Shahjahan Siraj, the reader of the Declaration of Independence and one of the organizers of the Liberation War of Bangladesh, from Rabeya Siraj High Scho...
The prevalence of hypertension and other non-communicable diseases (NCDs) among Bangladesh’s young population is increasing at an alarming rate. Effective programs and sustainable financing are urgently needed to address this growing crisis. Speakers highlighted this critical concern on Tuesda...
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today said the beneficiaries of fascism remained active in the state, politics, governance and administration, and out to destabilise the country’s power and energy sector by spreading misleading information and creating confusion. “Those who are benefi...
Six more children died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Thursday, raising the country's combined total of confirmed and suspected measles-related deaths to 860 this year, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS).All six of the latest fatalities wer...
The Department of Jute has announced plans to declare all of its offices 100 percent tobacco-free in line with the Smoking and Tobacco Products Usage (Control) Act, 2005, as amended in 2026, to protect public health and prevent exposure to second-hand smoke.The announcement was made by Syed Md Nurul...
City,MISCELLANEOUS
Stakeholders on Tuesday underscored the need to strengthen disability-inclusive local governance, improve access to public services and ensure greater participation of persons with disabilities in development planning at a district-level discussion meeting held in Dhaka.The meeting, held at the conf...
Infrastructure, Development
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday stressed the need for integrated urban planning to address the challenges of rapid urbanisation and ensure sustainable water management.During a meeting with water management experts, the Prime Minister assured them of government support in tackling the count...
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