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In response to the alarming rise in dengue cases, the interim government has finalised the draft of a comprehensive National Dengue Prevention and Control Strategy for the period of 2024-2030. As dengue infections continue to surge, this strategic plan aims to curb the spread of the vector-born...
Chief Adviser(CA) Muhammad Yunus on Monday reached Azerbaijan's capital Baku on a four-day state visit to attend the global climate summit "Conference of Parties-29 (COP-29)"."A flight of Biman Bangladesh Airlines carrying the chief adviser and his entourage members departed Hazra...
Chief Adviser to the interim government Prof Muhammad Yunus has redistributed portfolios of seven advisers, hours after three new faces were inducted into the advisory council, according to a gazette notification issued by the Cabinet Division at early hours of Monday. Sheikh Bashir Uddin has b...
Bangladesh Bank (BB) Governor Ahsan H Mansur said Bangladesh is ramping up efforts to retrieve funds siphoned out of the country, with officials from the World Bank, the United States, and the United Kingdom scheduled to visit Dhaka this week for critical discussions.“We are actively pursuing ...
The Police Headquarters (PHQ) has asked the police personnel at the field levels to go tough against any sort of terrorism, extortion and mugging."Take tougher legal action against terrorism, extortion and snatching," Md Akram Hossain, Additional Inspector General (crime and operations) to...
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Workers five readymade garment (RMG) under TNZ Apparels Limited Group went on further protest blocking off the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Maleker bari area of Gazipur on Monday afternoon, just an hour after they had called off their protest, demanding unpaid wages for two months, that started three...
The photo of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman has been removed from the Darbar Hall of Bangabhaban, the presidential residence in Bangladesh.Mahfuj Alam, the newly appointed adviser of the interim government, shared this update on his verified Facebook page on Monday.In his post, Mahfuj Alam wrote,...
The government has canceled the allocation of 700 acres of forest land previously allotted to the Ministry of Public Administration for establishing Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Academy of Public Administration.The cancellation came following the request of Environment Adviser Syeda Rizwana Hasan ...
The government has initiated rice imports to secure the country's food supply in response to significant losses in the Aman rice crop due to recent flooding. New Food Adviser Ali Imam Majumdar confirmed the decision on Monday, announcing steps to counter crop losses and stabilise the market...
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Adviser to the Ministry of Food Ali Imam Majumdar on Monday said that our goal is to increase food stock.He said this at a view exchange meeting with officials of the Ministry of Food in the conference room of the Secretariat on Monday.At the beginning of the programme, the Food Adviser paid tribute...
Army Chief General Waker-Uz-Zaman was inducted into the “Hall of Fame” as the 7th Army Chief at the Bangladesh Military Academy (BMA) in Bhatiari, Chattogram, on Monday.With this induction, General Waker-Uz-Zaman’s outstanding working life, portrait and other necessary information ...
Hundreds of workers from two factories under the Crony Group in Narayanganj’s BSCIC Industrial Area blocked the Dhaka-Munshiganj regional road on Monday, demanding unpaid wages. The protest, which began around 10:30 am, caused major traffic disruptions and continued well into the afternoo...
Business & Commerce
The Egyptian Ambassador, Omar Mohie Eldin Ahmed Fahmy during a discussion with the Bangladesh Investment Development Authority (BIDA) Executive Chairman Chowdhury Ashiq Mahmud Bin Harun on Monday pointed out that the $160 million Egyptian investments in the petrochemical and cotton industries i...
Hundreds of readymade garment (RMG) workers on Sunday kept the Dhaka-Mymensingh highway in Gazipur blocked for over 30 hours from Saturday morning over their dues causing 20-kilometre long tailback and sufferings to people.The road blockades by the workers of TNZ Apparels Limited prolonged traffic c...
The Appellate Division of the Supreme Court is scheduled for today (Monday) for the ruling on whether BNP Chairperson Khaleda Zia can appeal for a reversal of her jail sentence in the Zia Orphanage Trust corruption case.A three-member bench led by Appellate Division Justice Md Ashfaqul Islam on Sund...
A tense situation was prevailing in the capital on Sunday as ousted Awami League announced its plan to hold a programme on Bangabandhu Avenue, marking Shaheed Noor Hossain Day.After the fall of Sheikh Hasina-led government on August 5 amid mass upsurge, for the first time, AL tried to hold the progr...
The council of advisers of interim government expanded again with three more taking oath as advisers on Sunday.The new advisers are Mahfuj Alam, special assistant to the chief adviser Prof Muhammad Yunus, businessman Sheikh Bashir Uddin and noted filmmaker Mostofa Sarwar Farooki.President Mohammed S...
The 29th Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP29) will kick off in Baku, the capital city of Azerbaijan, today (November 11) under the Presidency of Azerbaijan.Dr. Sultan Ahmed Al Jaber, President COP 28; will deliver the welcome speech at the opening ceremo...
Professor Dr Asif Nazrul, interim government’s adviser for the Ministry of Law and Parliamentary Affairs; has announced that the government will issue a red notice through Interpol to bring all the fugitives, including Sheikh Hasina, to trial.He said this while talking to journalists after ins...
Speakers at a discussion on Sunday called for formation of an alliance among the country’s leftist political parties to have their strong and effective participation in the next national election.They made the call while speaking at the discussion titled "The Role and Responsibilities of ...
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