Tobacco-related losses hit Tk 87,000cr yearly
Bangladesh incurs nearly Tk 87,000 crore in annual losses from tobacco-related health complications and environmental damage, a figure that far surpasses the revenue earned from...
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Measles claims 2 more lives
Two more children died from suspected measles in Bangladesh in a single 24-hour period, health authorities said on Saturday, as the country’s worsening outbreak showed...
Bangladesh, Brazil eye strategic partnership, deeper cooperation
Bangladesh and Brazil have expressed strong interest in elevating bilateral relations to a strategic partnership as the two Global South nations seek to deepen cooperation...
PM joins roadside rally in Cumilla on way to Chandpur
Prime Minister Tarique Rahman joined a roadside rally at Lakshmipur Bazar ground in Barura upazila of Cumilla on Saturday while travelling to Chandpur on his...
Half a century of water denial
Fifty-one years ago today, hundreds of thousands of people marched through the dust of Rajshahi toward the Farakka Barrage, led by the renowned peasant leader...
Teesta master plan must act now Jamaat Ameer
Opposition leader in parliament and Jamaat-e-Islami Ameer Shafiqur Rahman has called for the immediate implementation of the long-delayed Teesta Master Plan, saying the people of...
Xi, Trump hold private meeting in Beijing
Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump held a private meeting on Friday at Zhongnanhai, the central leadership compound in Beijing, ahead of...
Dhaka inks energy MoU with US
Bangladesh and the United States have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to enhance strategic cooperation in the energy sector, aimed at securing Bangladesh’s long-term...
Storm wreaks havoc in UP, kills over 100
More than 100 people were killed after a powerful storm swept through India’s northern state of Uttar Pradesh (UP), bringing heavy rain, hail and widespread...
EC moves for local polls with unified code of conduct
The Election Commission is preparing a comprehensive roadmap for upcoming local government elections, with plans to introduce a uniform code of conduct for all five...
Minister calls for zero tolerance on waste of money
Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Wednesday directed officials to implement ongoing development projects under the Local Government Division...
Khalilur joins race for presidency of 81st UN Assembly
Foreign Minister, Khalilur Rahman, has taken part in an informal interactive dialogue as part of the election process for the presidency of the 81st session...