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51 Covid cases in 24 hrs

Bangladesh recorded 51 new infections in 24 hours till 8am Sunday taking the total number of people infected to 1,952,326.In the meantime, the country registered no death from Covid-19 yet again. The total number of deaths remains at 29,124, according to a press release issued by the Directorate Gen...

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Stop DJ parties, bullying at edn instts in guise of rag day

The High Court has directed the authorities concerned to take necessary steps for stopping DJ parties, nude dances, bullying and obscenity in the name of rag day at all educational institutions, including universities, in the country in 30 days.The HC bench of Justice Md Mozibur Rahman Miah and Just...

City

‘We Act For Kids Foundation Bangladesh’ celebrates 50 years of BD-France friendship

‘We Act For Kids Foundation Bangladesh’ on Saturday arranged a cultural show at Mirpur in the capital to celebrate the 50 years of friendship between Bangladesh and France. Guilaume Audren de Kerdrel, Charge d’affaires and acting Ambassador of France in Bangladesh attended the...

City

DUET observes Mujibnagar Day

Historic Mujibnagar Day was observed in Dhaka University of Engineering and Technology (DUET) with various programs and due dignity on Sunday.On the occasion of the day, teachers, students, officials and staff of the university laid wreaths at the portrait of the Father of the Nation at the main gat...

Business

We must get ready to meet challenges of graduation from LDC: Tipu

We must be prepared to face the challenges of LDC and utmost importance should be given to the issue. For this, the government as well as the private sectors have to come forward, said Commerce Minister Tipu Munshi.“Bangladesh will graduate LDC in 2026. This is good news for us on the one hand...

Business

VAT exemption for compressor, refrigerator mfg recommended

The sector concerned recommend that the VAT (Value Added Tax) exemption facility given to domestic compressor and refrigerator manufacturing industry should be uphold for the greater interest of the local electronics and technology industry. They also opined for extending the policy support req...

Business

Janata Bank gets 11 new general managers

Eleven Deputy General Managers at Janata Bank have recently been promoted to the rank of General Manager.The information was provided in a press release of the bank sent to the media on Sunday.Md Abdul Matin has been promoted from the audit and inspection department of the head office and has joined...

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Move to farm rapid-ripe paddy in Haors

Agriculture Minister Dr Abdur Razzaque said Haor farmers must cultivate rapidly-ripening variety of paddy to avert any sort of risk like flash floods.“Haor produces 12 lakh to 14 lakh tonnes of paddy, which is very helpful for food security in the country. Due to early floods several times it ...

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Daily Covid infections cross 50 after two weeks

Bangladesh recorded 51 new infections in 24 hours till 8am Saturday taking the total number of people infected to 1,952,275.Earlier, on April 4, 61 Covid cases were reported by the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Since then, the number of cases had been below 50.In the meantime, the c...

National,Health,Front Page

Overall diarrhoea cases decline

The number of diarrheal cases in the capital has started decreasing and the number of patients admitted to the International Centre for Diarrhoeal Disease Research, Bangladesh (icddr,b) also declined. The number of patients admitted to the hospital daily has come down to less than a thousand, which ...

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WB report proves poverty rise claim fabricated: Hasan

Referring to the World Bank report, Information Minister Dr Hassan Mahmood said, "The World Bank's report proves that some so-called research and social organizations in the country have published fabricated, purposeful reports on poverty during the pandemic with the aim of misleading the p...

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District-based budget formulation demanded

Young Power in Social Action (YPSA), an organization for sustainable development, has demanded the formulation of a district-based budget to bring development in every district of the country. The demand was made at a workshop on "Public Participation in Budgeting and Local Needs Assessment&quo...

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Work underway to supply safe, nutritious food to consumers: Sadhan

Agricultural production has increased many times during the tenure of the present government due to the farmer friendly policy and now work is underway to reach consumers with safe and nutritious food, said Food Minister Sadhan Chandra Majumder.“Farmers’ capacity to produce paddy, fish, ...

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Sheikh Hasina working for betterment of the farmers: Farooque

Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's instruction was to take care of the farmers. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, daughter of Bangabandhu, is working for the development of the country and for the betterment of the farmers, said State Minister for Water Resources Ministry Zahid...

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DNCC opens 7 parks as New Year gifts for urban residents

Seven parks and open fields have been opened in Dhaka North City Corporation area as New Year's gifts for the city dwellers. The parks are for the people and the people need to take care of it. DNCC Mayor Md Atiqul Islam made the comment at the inauguration ceremony of seven parks and field...

Business

Manpower export posts 220 pc growth during Jan-Mar period

As the corona situation marked an overall improvement with economies of labour-importing countries started picking up gradually, the manpower export during the January-March period of the current calendar year posted 220 per cent growth over the same period of the previous year, according to data of...

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Brinjal, other veg prices still high

The prices of vegetables and other essential commodities have gone up in the market during the week in Ramadan. Along with eggplants, beans and cucumber, prices of other vegetables have also remained high over the week. The situation has been observed after visiting a good number of kitchen mar...

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No Covid death since March 15

Bangladesh registered no death from Covid-19 yet again in 24 hours till 8am Friday. The total number of deaths remains at 29,124.The country recorded 27 new infections in the meantime taking the total number of people infected to 1,952,224, according to a press release issued by the Directorate...

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Gas at abandoned well brings relief

New gas has been found in an abandoned well at ‘Saldanadi gas field’ in Brahmanbaria district. Bangladesh Petroleum Exploration and Production Company Limited-Bapex discovered the new gas layer during workover of the well.Currently, gas is being extracted daily from the well on an experi...

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Advance bus ticket sale for Eid begins

Advance bus ticket sales for home-goers ahead Eid-ul-Fitr started on Friday morning. Advance sale of tickets for April 26 to May 1 has started on bus counters in different terminals of the capital including Gabtali, Shyamoli and Kalyanpur. However, the counters were not as crowded as expec...