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Rooftop gardening is steadily gaining popularity across Khulna, emerging as a widespread trend among city residents.Enthusiastic home owners have transformed thousands of rooftops across the industrial city into vibrant gardens. These rooftop spaces are now adorned with various local and foreign flo...
Mango plucking festival for the current season kicked off in the district Thursday with harvesting of local mango varieties.The mango harvesting season in Rajshahi formally begins with the collection of the ‘Guti’ variety in accordance with the 'Mango Calendar' announced by...
A total of 13,800 volunteers have been kept ready at the coastal regions as the meteorological department in a recent bulletin warned that squally weather may affect the maritime ports, North Bay and adjoining coastal areas of the country."A total of 13,800 volunteers have been kept ready to fa...
National,Back Page
Fact-checking platform BanglaFact, operated by the Press Institute of Bangladesh (PIB), has identified that an old report on resignation of Professor Dr Muhammad Yunus from Grameen Bank in 2011 is being circulated on social media platforms as resignation from the post of chief adviser of the interim...
City
Scout leaders at a multipurpose workshop on Ftiday called for strengthening scout training programmes to enhance their skills and instill a spirit of knowledge, perseverance, and human qualities. They viewed this at the district scouts' multipurpose workshop arranged for all eight Upazila S...
World
Israel's premier said Friday his pick for the next domestic intelligence chief should be appointed "as soon as possible" but would have no hand in an ongoing investigation into his associates.Benjamin Netanyahu's decision to tap army Major General David Zini to lead the Shin Bet --...
National
The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) has brought amendment to its rules of procedure, narrating the method of trying an organization under the act.ICT prosecutor Gazi Monawar Hossain Tamim told BSS that the provision of trying and punishing an organization was brought earlier by amending the ICT ...
There is no possibility of dissolving the National Board of Revenue (NBR) right at this moment since it is very much time consuming to implement the recently promulgated “Revenue Policy and Revenue Management Ordnance 2025” after necessary amendments.“Under the current circumstance...
National,Front Page
The government has issued gazette of the Cyber Security Ordinance, 2025, to identify, prevent, suppress, and subsequently to try the crimes committed in cyberspace for ensuring cyber security.Confirming the matter to BSS, Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Ministry spokesperson Dr Md Rezaul Kari...
The voters list in Chattogram district has seen an increase of over three lakh voters.Talking to BSS, District Election Officer Bashir Ahmed said that after the update, the total number of voters in the district will be about 68.5 lakh. According to the updated voter list of the Election Commission,...
The interim government has decided to take a set of measures that include forming short, mid and long-term plans to check air pollution in Dhaka and its surrounding areas.The decision was taken in the second meeting of the taskforce formed to formulate work plans and execute programmes to check air ...
Environment, Forest and Climate Change Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan has said sustainable development cannot be achieved by greenwashing projects or treating environmental protocols as routine exercises. "We must build systems that respect public participation, access to information, and acc...
Trading Corporation of Bangladesh (TCB) started selling of essential commodities on Thursday through trucks at five places in Netrakona district town to ensure benefits for low-income groups.Deputy Commissioner Banani Biswas inaugurated the programme at the town's Moktarpara ground. On the first...
National,Politics,Country
The interim vice-chancellor (VC) of Khulna University of Engineering and Technology (KUET) Professor Dr Md Hazrat Ali resigned on Thursday amid teachers' protest.KUET Registrar Engineer Md Anisur Rahman Bhuiyan confirmed that Dr. Ali submitted his resignation letter to the Ministry of Education ...
Business
The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has appointed Seong-Wook Kim as its Chief Partnership Officer. He will lead the bank's resource mobilization and strategic engagement efforts under the Office of the President.In this new role, Kim will guide ADB's partnerships with the internation...
National,Business
Executive Chairman of the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) and Bangladesh Export Processing Zones Authority (BEZA) Chowdhury Ashik Mahmud Bin Harun said the government is committed to transparency and reform for ensuring a stable and investor-friendly environment in the country.&ld...
Commerce Adviser Sk. Bashir Uddin on Wednesday said that the government would extend support in preserving the rawhides of the sacrificial animals during the upcoming Holy Eid-ul-Azha until a fair price is ensured.“The orphans have the rights on the rawhides of the sacrificial animals and we h...
Media workers can play a crucial role in ensuring the rights of citizens as well as establishing transparency and accountability in government activities through proper utilisation of the Right to Information (RTI) Act. The observation came at a views-exchange meeting on 'Right to Informati...
A financing loan agreement for "Construction of Five Climate Resilient Bridges in Mymensingh Division, Bangladesh" amounting to US$241.30 million was signed today during the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) Group annual meeting held at Algiers, Algeria. The agreement was signed between the ...
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