No plan for ‘Operation Clean Heart’-style drive
Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed has said the government has no plan to launch a special operation like the past “Operation Clean Heart,” although law enforcement...
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Shafiqur urges stern punishment for Mishti
Opposition Leader and Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Dr Shafiqur Rahman on Thursday said organisational action alone was not enough over the attack on the RADDA MCH-FP Centre...
Dengue claims 249 lives this year
Dengue claimed four more lives in the country in the 24 hours till Thursday morning, while 1,978 patients were admitted to hospitals across the country,...
LPG shortage disrupts life in Madhukhali
A shortage of liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) has caused fresh hardship for vehicle owners, drivers and households in Madhukhali of Faridpur, with several filling stations...
Major boost for BPC to meet fuel import costs
The government has provided a loan of Tk 4,500 crore to Bangladesh Petroleum Corporation (BPC) to meet the cost of importing petroleum products and related...
BD receive share of record earnings from World Cup football
FIFA President Gianni Infantino has agreed in principle to a proposal to distribute a portion of the record revenue generated from the World Cup (WC)...
Dhaka among cities with poor ozone air
Dhaka was among major cities where ozone pollution reached “extremely poor” levels this year, alongside New Delhi, China’s Chongqing and Pakistan’s Lahore, as heatwaves, wildfires...
Jamaat wants orderly hawker trade
Jamaat-e-Islami amir and opposition leader Shafiqur Rahman has called for a sustainable and coordinated approach to the street-hawker issue, urging the government to provide designated...
Tk 506cr bill for 235 units; GM suspended
Mohitul Islam, general manager (GM) of Magura Palli Bidyut Samity, has been suspended temporarily after a bill of Tk 506,83,11,593 (about Tk 506.83 crore) was...
US exits Iraq after 20 years, opening for Iran
US forces are set to pull out from their last bases in Iraq by Wednesday, a departure celebrated as a victory by Iran and its...
Biman plans major fleet expansion
Bangladesh is seeking to strengthen its position in the aviation industry by expanding the national carrier’s fleet, increasing its share of the country’s growing air...
Tk 600cr fails to boost power output
Bangladesh’s worsening fuel supply crisis is hampering electricity generation, with furnace oil-based power plants failing to deliver their targeted output despite a Tk 600 crore...