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Upon directives from Syeda Rizwana Hasan, adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change; the authorities concerned on Tuesday evicted some structures developed illegally on Gulshan Lake to free them from encroachment.Rajdhani Unnayan Kartripakkha (RAJUK) and the Department of Env...
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Despite multi-phased measures taken by the government and its different agencies to bring normalcy in the country's garments sector, the actual situation in the apparel sector is something else.There are many RMG factories are still shut and protests by the workers of different factories still c...
As part of their ongoing sit-in programme, jobseekers seeking to raise the age limit to enter government jobs began a hunger strike on Monday evening. They began the hunger strike programme at Shahbagh in the capital by wearing shrouds.Earlier, the jobseekers staged a sit-in protest at Shahbag...
Expatriate Bangladeshis sent around $1,532.66 million remittances during the first 19 days of October in the fiscal 2024-25.Of this, remittances through state-owned and specialised banks accounted for $478.98 million, while private banks received $1,049.66 million. In comparison, remittances in the ...
Country’s most highways and roads have become death traps for the travellers with deadly accidents occurring almost on a regular basis.The trend in road crash death is becoming alarming across the country as a total of 105,338 people were killed and 149,847 were injured in 60,980 road accident...
BNP standing committee member Hafizuddin Ahmed on Monday said the discussions surrounding ousted prime minister Sheikh Hasina's resignation represent a new dimension of conspiracy, asserting that her fleeing the country in the face of public anger is clear proof of her resignation from the post ...
National,Back Page
BNP Standing Committee member Dr AZM Zahid Hossain on Monday called upon the interim government to swiftly create a favourable environment for the elections to facilitate the transfer of power to elected representatives.“In our 31-point proposal, we have detailed the reforms we seek. To implem...
The government has cancelled the contractual appointments of three ambassadors posted in the United States, Russia and the United Arab Emirates (UAE).The Public Administration Ministry issued an order cancelling their appointments (remaining tenure) on Monday.The envoys are Bangladesh Ambassador to ...
The High Court on Monday granted anticipatory bail to human rights activist and Supreme Court lawyer ZI Khan Panna in a case filed for attempting to kill a student during the student-led movement on July 19.The HC bench of Justice AKM Asaduzzaman and Justice Syed Enayet Hossain granted the bail till...
Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Adviser Md Nahid Islam on Monday said that several projects will be completed during the interim government's tenure. At the same time, the wastage of project implementation money should be prevented."A number of projects will be complete...
Mohakhali Bus Terminal Road Transport Owners Association has said that there is no more extortion at Mohakhali Bus Terminal in the capital.Samity President Mohammad Abul Kalam came up with the disclosure at a press conference held at Mohakhali Bus Tarminal on Monday.He said, "After August 5, th...
Syeda Rizwana Hasan, adviser to the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change and Ministry of Water Resources; has emphasised Bangladesh's active participation in COP29, ensuring that climate-vulnerable nations are at the forefront of global climate action. Bangladesh looks forward...
A specialist committee has been formed to ensure the protection of elephants in the Korean EPZ area of Chattogram, under the initiative of Syeda Rizwana Hasan, adviser of the Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change. This committee will submit a report to the ministry within the next ...
A three-day International Flight Safety Seminar, jointly organised by the Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) and the Civil Aviation Authority of Bangladesh (CAAB), kicked off on Monday at Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel in Dhaka.Chief of Naval Staff, Admiral M Nazmul Hassan, inaugurated the seminar as the Chief...
Business & Commerce
In accordance with the directives of the Ministry of Commerce for market monitoring in maintaining reasonable prices, a task force conducted an operation at the kitchen markets in the city’s Jatrabari, area on Monday.The operation was led by Executive Magistrate Omar Faruk from the Dhaka Distr...
Speakers at a dialogue on Monday said advanced technologies can significantly boost productivity, improve quality control, and lower operational costs, ensuring that Bangladesh’s RMG sector maintains its competitive edge internationally. They said embracing automation allows the industry ...
Industry Adviser Adilur Rahman Khan on Sunday said the government will take all-out move to further enhance investment, employment opportunity and safeguarding the local industries for ensuring overall growth. Adilur was exchanging views with a delegation of Bangladesh Chamber of Industr...
In a daring daylight heist, a gang of muggers snatched Tk 10.75 lakh in cash by stopping an office vehicle in Mohammadpur on Sunday morning, officials reported.The vehicle belonged to a distributor of Nestlé products, police said.Hafizur Rahman, inspector (investigation) at Mohammadpur Police...
Entertainment & Glomour
The play “Julekha’s Life” reveals the struggles faced by garment workers in Bangladesh. Julekha, the central character, lives with her disabled child in a small rented room. She faces a lack of proper toilets, cooking gas, and worries about her child’s safety, education, and ...
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