National
Research and advocacy organization PROGGA (Knowledge for Progress) and the Anti-Tobacco Media Alliance (ATMA) have welcomed the government’s approval of the 'Smoking and Tobacco Products Usage (Control) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025' at the Advisory Council meeting. The two organizations...
National,Healthcare
Dhaka Ahsania Mission has extended its sincere appreciation and gratitude to the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh for approving the Smoking and Tobacco Products Usage (Control) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025, terming it a historic and timely step towards protecting public health....
The Advisory Council on Wednesday approved the Smoking and Tobacco Products Usage (Control) (Amendment) Ordinance, 2025, aiming to further strengthen tobacco control measures and reduce tobacco-related deaths and diseases across the country.The ordinance was proposed by the Health Services Division ...
National,City
Speakers at a national dialogue on Tuesday stressed the urgent need to make social protection programmes disability-inclusive in the context of increasing disaster and climate risks, calling for policy reforms, dedicated budgets and stronger coordination among government agencies.The national dialog...
World Meditation Day was observed on Sunday morning at the National Press Club premises in the capital, highlighting the importance of mental wellbeing and inner peace.With the message that mental pollution, like environmental pollution, causes suffering for individuals and society alike, the event ...
National,Politics
The Election Commission has formally invited international observers and foreign media to monitor the upcoming 13th Parliamentary Election and national referendum, scheduled for February 12, 2026.In a notice issued on Thursday, the Commission emphasized its commitment to holding a "free, fair, ...
Election Commission (EC) Senior Secretary Akhtar Ahmed has said the European Union (EU) will deploy a large election observation mission to Bangladesh to monitor the 13th National Parliamentary Election and the referendum.He stated that EU Ambassador to Bangladesh Michael Miller has informed the com...
City
Naripokkho on Monday held an inception meeting for its UN Women-supported project titled “Women Political Empowerment Project”, aimed at enhancing women’s leadership capacity and ensuring their inclusive participation in public life from grassroots to national levels.The meeting to...
Bangladesh has emerged as the first and only country in Asia to classify cigarette filters as single-use plastic (SUP), marking a significant milestone in fulfilling global tobacco control commitments under the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC).The achievement and the need for swift...
The Defence Journalists’ Association of Bangladesh (DJAB) has expressed deep shock and sorrow over the martyrdom of six Bangladeshi peacekeepers in a terrorist drone attack at the Kadugli Logistics Base under the United Nations peacekeeping mission in the Abyei area of Sudan.In a condolence st...
National,Bank & Insurance
The Executive Board of the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD), at its 146th session held on 9-10 December 2025, approved US$51.4 million in financing as IFAD’s contribution to the US$211.7 million project in Bangladesh. This new investment will enhance climate resilience, s...
A new Highway Police Box has been inaugurated in the Kanchan Bridge area to strengthen road safety and improve traffic management on the busy Gazipur–Dhaka Highway. Superintendent of Police (SP) Mohammad Rahmat Ullah of the Gazipur Region Highway Police formally opened the facility during an e...
Country, Districts
Civil society leaders, climate advocates and political party representatives in Bagerhat have called for strong, specific commitments on coastal climate challenges to be included in party manifestos for the upcoming 13th National Parliamentary Election.The call came during a citizen dialogue held on...
Healthcare
To protect non-smokers from the harmful effects of secondhand smoke, the Department of Environment and all its subordinate offices have been declared 100% smoke-free. From now on, all activities of the department will be conducted by following the national guidelines on tobacco control and maintaini...
Women from diverse professional backgrounds have called for the immediate passage of the proposed amendments to the tobacco control law to protect women’s health.The demand was made on Tuesday at a discussion meeting marking Begum Rokeya Day 2025.The event was jointly organised by the Banglade...
Healthcare,City
Tobacco is the leading cause of preventable deaths in Bangladesh. Every day, 357 people and over 130,000 annually lose their lives due to tobacco-related illnesses (Tobacco Atlas 2025). To prevent these premature deaths, the existing Tobacco Control Act must be amended.On Monday, 8 December 2025, th...
National,Culture & Entertainment
'United '92', an organisation of the SSC 1992 batches of the country, held a reunion at the auditorium of the Krishibid Instituiton of Bangladesh (KIB) in the capital recently (Novermer 29).Around 600 members of the organisation from across the country participated in the programme which...
Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party (VDP) has completed its nine-day humanitarian support operation for residents affected by the devastating fire at Karail slum. The assistance centre, set up at the T&T playground in Gulshan, wrapped up its activities on Saturday with the distributi...
Director General of Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party (VDP) Major General Abdul Motaleb Sazzad Mahmud has said that children with special needs are one of the country’s future strengths.“Only collective support from society can help unlock their innate potential,” he added...
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