Govt to support rain-hit haor farmers for three months: PM Tarique
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Wednesday told Parliament that the government will provide assistance for the next three months to farmers affected by ongoing heavy...
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Youth demand effective taxation on tobacco products to protect public health
A youth-led health advocacy group has urged the government to introduce stronger taxation and price hikes on tobacco products in the upcoming national budget for...
Trump reviews Iran plan on Strait of Hormuz, unhappy over delayed nuclear talks
US President Donald Trump is reviewing a proposal from Iran aimed at ending its conflict with Israel, reopening the Strait of Hormuz and postponing nuclear...
Electoral reform an ongoing process in every country: EU EOM chief observer
Chief observer of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) Ivars Ijabs on Tuesday said the work of improving and refining electoral process remains...
No alternative to ensuring justice for all to consolidate democratic journey: PM
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on Tuesday said his government has taken steps to ensure access to justice for all, especially the financially disadvantaged, stressing that...
Maritime ports advised to hoist cautionary signal No. 3
he maritime ports of Chattogram, Cox’s Bazar, Mongla and Payra have been advised to hoist local cautionary signal number three due to a steep pressure...
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...