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Reduced Hajj package announced for 2024 Hajj

Hajj Agencies Association of Bangladesh (HAAB) has announced two Hajj packages under private management and reduced the cost of performing the ritual by at least Tk 83200 compared to that of last year.The cost of the first package (normal) has been estimated at Tk 589800. The cost of the second pack...

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AL front bodies start selling vegetables at fair prices in city

Awami Jubo League, Awami Swechchhasebak League and Bangladesh Chhatra League, three front organizations of Bangladesh Awami League, have started selling vegetables to common people at fair prices in the capital.As per the the unique initiative, the organisations buy vegetables directly from farmers ...

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BTRC revokes licenses of 48 ISPs

Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) has canceled the licenses of 48 internet service providers (ISPs), declaring their operations illegal. The decision, outlined in an emergency notification published on the BTRC website on Tuesday, mandates the affected ISPs to surrender ...

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World Diabetes Day observed

The World Diabetes Day-2023 was observed in the country as elsewhere in the globe on Tuesday (November 14) in a befitting manner to make the people aware about the disease. This year’s theme of the day is ‘Diabetes: know your risk, know your response’.Different organisations o...

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Insulin pump clinic launched for the first time in Bangladesh

An Insulin Pump Clinic has been launched for the time in Bangladesh in order to make a significant impact on the lives of people living with Type-1 diabetes population. The Evercare Hospital launched the insulin pump clinic on Monday (November 13). The inauguration ceremony was held at the audi...

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Emphasis laid on special attention to mental wellbeing of adolescents

Speakers at a roundtable discussion have said that mental health is not just about not having a mental disorder. It is important to pay attention to the mental well-being of everyone, especially adolescents. They also said, during adolescence, people go through a lot of changes—physically...

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Experts for joint effort to boost entrepreneurial ecosystem

Experts at an event on Tuesday emphasized the importance of collaborative efforts in enhancing the entrepreneurial support ecosystem within Bangladesh and urged everyone to come together, fostering innovation and ensuring long-term sustainability. The event titled '16th annual Global Entrep...

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Mostafa Quamrus Sobhan made Honorary Consul of Uruguay in Bangladesh

Renowned industrialist Mostafa Quamrus Sobhan has been appointed as the Honorary Consul of Uruguay in Bangladesh.The Chief of Protocol of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Nayem Uddin Ahmed, formally handed over the Letter of Exequatur, issued by the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Dr. AK Abdul Momen, t...

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Dhaka to Cox’s Bazar rail fares fixed

The recently inaugurated rail route from Dhaka to Cox's Bazar is set to commence its commercial operations on December 1. The train fare for this route has been officially released by Bangladesh Railway. The finalized list shows that the minimum fare fixed is Tk 125 from Dhaka to Cox&r...

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An extraordinary initiative on murder of Father of the Nation

State Minister for Culture KM Khalid has said that the drama 'Neta Je Rate Nihato Holen’ (The night when the leader was killed) composed on the murder of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is an extraordinary initiative. Such brutal murder did not occur in any othe...

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Information Commission fines municipal secretary under RTI Act

The Information Commission Bangladesh on Monday (November 13) fined the secretary of a municipality under the Right to Information (RTI) Act for not providing information. The commission fined Tk. 3,000 to secretary of Arani municipality of Rajshahi as the official did not provide information s...

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IDCOL funded rooftop solar project starts at Walton Hi-Tech Industries

Infrastructure Development Company Limited (IDCOL), the leading entity in private sector renewable energy and infrastructure financing in Bangladesh, financed a 3.3 MWp Rooftop Solar project of Walton Hi-Tech Industries PLC. The project's inauguration ceremony took place at Walton's cut...

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‘BNP-Jamaat conducts arson attack in the name of blockade’

Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud has said that BNP-Jamaat is conducting arson attacks in the name of countrywide blockade. “BNP has spent 15 years dreaming of going to power in an undemocratic way boycotting elections and none knows how many more years will pass,&rdqu...

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Sugarcane crushing begins in NBSM

The crushing of sugarcane for the 2023-2024 fiscal year starts at the North Bengal Sugar Mills (NBSM) at Lalpur under Natore district by throwing sugarcanes into the Cane career. The sugarcane crushing programme began on Friday. This is the 91st sugarcane-crushing operation of the NBSM.Presided...

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It is time to boycott Israel by all nations: Momen

Foreign Minister Dr Abdul Momen has said it istime to boycott Israel and its products by all nations and faiths,particularly Muslim Ummah and people of honor and human dignity. "This butchery must stop and stop forever," he said while speaking at the 8th Extraordinary Islamic Summit i...

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Non-stop energy supply a major challenge

State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Nasrul Hamid said that uninterrupted supply of energy has been a major challenge to transforming the country into a developed, high income nation by 2041."So, we need ensure the highest utilisation of our own mineral resources in this regar...

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Online system to ensure electoral transparency: CEC

Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Kazi Habibul Awal on Sunday said the introduction of online system will ensure electoral transparency and make the process easy and fair.He said this while inaugurating the 'Online Nomination Submission System (ONSS)' and 'Smart Election Management App&#...

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Sculpture of 7 Bir Sreshtho built in Dhaka Cantonment

 Chief of Army Staff General S M Shafiuddin Ahmed on Sunday inaugurated the sculpture of seven Bir Sreshtho titled "Amra Tomader Bhulbo Na" built in memory of the great heroes of the Bengali nation, considered as a symbol of the glory, sacrifice and bravery of the nation, at Matikata ...

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Sand Boa smuggled from Nepal rescued by WCCU

The Wildlife Crime Control Unit (WCCU) of Forest Department rescued a snake called ‘Rough-Tailed Sand Boa’, locally called Balubora, from Azimpur in Dhaka city.On secret information, a team of WCCU rescued the snake on Friday (November 9, 2023). Nargis Sultana Liza, a wildlife inspector ...

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No sale of lose fuel without OC’s clearance: DMP

The owners of fuel stations in the capital city Dhaka have been asked not to sell loose fuel without clearance from the Officer-in-Charge (OC) of the police stations concerned. In this regard, Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) Commissioner Md Habibur Rahman on Saturday issued a ten-point notifica...