6 lakh kids to get Vitamin A Plus under DSCC on June 18
UNB, Dhaka : A total of six lakh children will be fed Vitamin A Plus capsules at 1,827 centres of Dhaka South City Corporation (DSCC)...
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9 banks waived off Tk 8,405 cr in loan interest in 2022
UNB, Sangsad Bhaban : Finance Minister AHM Mustafa Kamal on Sunday said six state-owned and three specialised banks waived off Tk 8,405 crore in loan...
Bill placed in JS to double bank depositors’ compensation
UNB, Sangsad Bhaban : The Bank Deposit Insurance Bill (Amendment) 2023 was placed in Parliament on Sunday, aiming to double the amount of compensation of...
Govt reduces soybean oil price by Tk 10 per litre
UNB, Dhaka : The government today decided to reduce the price of edible oil, considering the price reduction in the international market, Senior Secretary to...
All set to hold Barishal City Corporation polls tomorrow, EVM reaches at 126 centres
UNB, Barishal : A total of 1500 Electronic Voting Machines (EVM) and other election materials reached 126 polling stations ahead of the Barishal City Corporation...
2 dead in Gazipur as truck runs over three-wheeler
UNB, Gazipur : Two people were dead and another was injured as a truck ran over a CNG-run auto-rickshaw on Mawna-Kaliakair road in Kaliakair upazila...
Death toll from Narayanganj oil tanker blast rises to 3
UNB, Dhaka : The death toll from an oil tanker blast in Narayanganj’s Shitalakkhya river last week rose to three after another worker succumbed to...
Heavy rains in northwest Pakistan leave 25 dead, 145 injured
AP, PESHAWAR : Heavy rains swept through Pakistan’s northwest on Saturday, causing several houses to collapse and leaving at least 25 people dead and 145...
Promote local sports in a bigger way: PM
UNB, Dhaka : Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Friday stressed the need for promoting local sports in a bigger way to enhance engagement of the...
408 deaths in 491 road accidents in May
UNB, Dhaka : In May, there were 491 road accidents in the country, leaving 408 people dead and 631 injured. Of the deceased, 67 were...
LNG Supply: Italy interested in long-term agreement with Bangladesh, says envoy
UNB, Dhaka : Italian Ambassador to Bangladesh Enrico Nunziata has said his country is interested in a long-term agreement with Bangladesh to supply LNG though...
Central bank to announce new monetary policy soon with focus on macroeconomic stability
UNB, Dhaka : Bangladesh Bank will announce a new monetary policy this month, where measures for the single exchange rate of US dollar and market-based...