Fakhrul outlines action plan for Dhaka
Local Government, Rural Development (LGRD) and Co-operatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday outlined in Parliament a comprehensive action plan for Dhaka North City...
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Call for effective tobacco tax and price increase in the upcoming budget
The Economic Reporters’ Forum has called for effective taxation and price increases on Tobacco products in the upcoming national budget for fiscal year 2026–27 to...
NCP held a human chain in Toronto, Canada
A human chain was held at the initiative of National Citizen Party-NCP Canada’s Diaspora Alliance. The human chain was held in Toronto’s Dentonia Park on...
Customs official Bullet killed by robber gang: RAB
Customs official Bullet Bairagi whose body was recovered from Cumilla on Saturday morning was killed after falling victim to an organised robber gang, the Rapid...
Govt committed to ensuring media freedom, Swapon tells US envoy
Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon today said the incumbent government is committed to ensuring media freedom. At the same time, he said, it...
Govt wants to take legal aid services to people’s doorsteps: Asaduzzaman
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman today said the present government wants to take legal aid services to the doorsteps of people. “Legal...
PM opens Ulashi canal re-excavation programme linked to his father’s memory
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman launched the re-excavation programme of the Ulashi ‘Zia Khal (canal)’ at Sharsha upazila here this morning. He formally inaugurated the re-excavation...
Fatal lightning strikes claim 14 nationwide
Fourteen people have been killed in lightning strikes across seven districts of the country on Sunday. The fatalities were reported from Gaibandha (five), Sirajganj (two),...
Rain brings sudden respite to city
The skies above Dhaka turned a dramatic shade of pewter on Sunday afternoon as dense rain clouds rolled in without warning, bringing with them strong...