No more single-use plastics at Bangladesh Secretariat as ban takes effect from Sunday
NN ONLINE: The government will enforce a complete ban on single-use plastics inside the Bangladesh Secretariat from Sunday, marking a major step toward reducing...
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Islami Bank officials block Dhaka-Ctg highway, triggers traffic gridlock
NN ONLINE: Several hundred officials of Islami Bank blocked Dhaka–Chattogram Highway in Sitakunda on Saturday, to press home their 6-point demand including reinstatement of...
Those spending crores to be MPs want business, not people’s welfare: Hasnat Abdullah
NN ONLINE: National Citizen Party (NCP) Chief Organizer (Southern region) Hasnat Abdullah today said the people who spend hundreds of crores of taka to...
Jamaat to field candidates in all 300 seats
Staff Reporter : Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami has completed preparations to contest the upcoming national elections in all 300 parliamentary constituencies, the party’s Secretary General and former...
BNP to finalize single candidate
Staff Reporter : BNP Standing Committee Member Salahuddin Ahmed said on Friday that the party will soon finalize and approve a single candidate for each...
22-day ban on hilsa fishing begins tonight
Staff Reporter : The government has imposed a 22-day ban on hilsa fishing across all rivers and marine waters of Bangladesh, starting from midnight on...
July uprising victims to receive grants up to Tk5 lakh, low-interest loans
Staff reporter : The Ministry of Social Welfare has revised its long-running rehabilitation scheme to extend direct financial support and rehabilitation facilities to individuals injured...
Miscreants set fire to bus in Mirpur Firing shot, forcing passengers off
Staff Reporter : In the capital’s Mirpur, miscreants set fire to a passenger bus of Alif Paribahan. The incident took place around 7:15 am on...
Northern Bangladesh’s flatlands tea industry faces crisis
Staff reporter : The flatlands tea industry in northern Bangladesh is confronting a severe crisis, with recent data highlighting a sharp decline in both production...
Jamaat, allies roll out new movement ahead of Feb polls
Abu Jakir : Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, along with five other Islamist and like-minded parties, has announced a new series of joint programmes to press home their...
Idle land cruisers, harriers find new life in govt fleet
Staff Report : The government has decided to transfer 30 luxury vehicles, originally imported duty-free by members of the dissolved 12th National Parliament, to the...
Durga Puja concludes with immersion of idols
News Desk : The five-day Sharadiya Durga Puja, the largest religious festival of the Hindu community, concluded on Thursday with the immersion of Goddess Durga’s...