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Shaheed Dr Milon Day-2024 was observed across the country on Wednesday, commemorating the 34th martyrdom anniversary of Dr Shamsul Alam Khan Milon who was killed during the 90s’ anti-autocratic movement.Different socio-cultural and political organisations as well as professional bodies arrange...
BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia visited the US Embassy in the capital on Wednesday for her US visa application. She then gave her fingerprints there. She also paid a courtesy call to the acting US ambassador.At that time, Khaleda Zia was accompanied by her private secretary ABM Abdus Sattar, BNP s...
The Ministry of Education has ordered an immediate stop to hill cutting during the implementation of the ‘Further Development of Comilla University’ project. The ministry also directed for replanting trees in the affected areas and submitting a report on environmental compliance dur...
National,Back Page
A man allegedly stabbed his sister to death and injured his brother in Khilgaon area in the capital on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased was identified as Rumi Akter, 34. Her brother Md Babul, 53, was injured in the incident. He was receiving treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital with st...
Foreign adviser Md Touhid Hossain has called upon world leaders for fostering dialogue, leveraging AI responsibly, and ensuring justice, equality, and sustainability for all civilizations.He made the call when addressed the 10th Global Forum of the United Nations Alliance of Civilizations (UNAOC) Gr...
Country’s fisheries and livestock sector was badly affected by the floods in August as the accumulated loss of the sector stood at Taka 2,327 crore.“The devastating floods during the month of August caused a huge loss in agriculture and also in the fisheries and livestock across the coun...
Four dengue patients died while 888 were admitted to different hospitals in the country during the past 24 hours till this morning."During the period, 50 dengue patients were hospitalised in Barishal division, 80 in Chattogram, 239 in Dhaka division, 188 in Dhaka North city while 105 in Dhaka S...
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Ehsanul Haque Jasim, a writer and researcher who is also a senior reporter of the national English Daily Bangladesh Post, has received the ‘DRU Literary Award-2024’ in the essay category.Dhaka Reporters Unity (DRU) arranged the award giving ceremony at its auditorium in the capital on We...
Students of International University of Business Agriculture and Technology (IUBAT) have called for stopping the promotion of smoking and drug use through artists in films, dramas and web series.The students made the call during a campaign programme held at Uttara in the capital on Tuesday (November...
Despite the legal prohibition of child labour, over 3.5 million children in Bangladesh are engaged in various forms of labour. Among them, around 10.68 lakh are involved in hazardous work.This information was revealed during a dialogue titled “Media's Role in Increasing Mass Awareness to E...
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Information and Broadcasting Adviser Nahid Islam has called on the media and journalists to offer constructive criticism to help the government improve its performance. Such feedback would be valuable for refining government policies, he said. Urging the media to play responsible role in resist...
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has received another complaint of genocide and crimes against humanity over Hefazat-e-Islam’s protest at Shapla Chattar in the city’s Motijheel area in 2013 against more than 50 people including ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina.The other promine...
Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday ordered an investigation into the killing of a lawyer in the port city of Chattogram. The chief adviser also condemned the murder and ordered appropriate legal course, said a statement issued by the chief adviser's press wing. Dr Yunus ...
The High Court on Tuesday stayed a lease agreement for allocating 8001 acres of forest land and 2,712 acres of ecologically critical area (ECA) at Sonadia island in Cox's Bazar.The agreement was signed on May 27, 2017 between Cox's Bazar district administration and Bangladesh Economic Zone A...
The Ministry of Public Administration has appointed four additional secretaries as divisional commissioners in a major change in the public administration.A notification was issued in this regard on Tuesday signed by the ministry's Deputy Secretary Aminul Islam.Md Ziauddin and Khan Md Reza-Un-Na...
Officials of Dhaka Wildlife Management and Nature Conservation Division recovered three acres of forest land in Gazipur's Sadar upazila on Tuesday.Sharmin Akhter, divisional forest officer, told media, “We have conducted a drive under the supervision of Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Ha...
France has urged the interim government of Bangladesh to prioritize restoring cultural heritage, following the destruction of historical artifacts in Mymensingh. French Ambassador Marie Masdupuy emphasized this during her visit to the city on European Art House Cinema Day, observed on Friday.The eve...
Education Adviser Dr Wahiduddin Mahmud on Monday said the interim government is ready to accept if students have any logical demands, but no unjustified demand will at all be entertained.“From my side I have urged the students to come up with their demands, the just demands will be fulfilled a...
At least 35 people were injured during clashes among the students of three colleges in the capital’s Demra-Jatrabari area on Monday. Witnesses said that the clashes erupted around noon when several hundred students of Kabi Nazrul Government College and Government Shaheed Suhrawardy Colleg...
Six platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel have been deployed in Jatrabari-Demra area to maintain law and order.It was confirmed in a shortmessage of the BGB.Against the backdrop of the clashes among the students of different colleges in Jatrabari-Demra area, the BGB personnel were depl...
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