Saudi airports disrupt 126 Dhaka flights
Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabian airports have hampered travel for 19,377 passengers from Dhaka with the revocation or suspension of 126 flights over nine days....
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‘Family card prog to dent poverty rate by 5pc’
Rashed Al Mahmud Titumir, the Prime Minister’s Advisor on Finance and Planning, has stated that the government’s ‘Family Card’ program will reduce the poverty rate...
WFP cuts aid to 500,000 Palestinians
The UN World Food Programme has said funding shortages are forcing major cuts to its aid programme in Gaza, leaving about 500,000 people without monthly...
3 women held with UNO’s car driver
In Shariatpur, local people detained a driver and three women after the driver went to a rented house in the upazila nirbahi officer’s (UNO) official...
4 more dengue deaths take toll to 352
Four more people died of dengue and 1,851 patients were hospitalised across Bangladesh in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Monday, taking the country’s death...
Govt to drill 150 gas wells to boost supply
The government is planning to drill 150 gas wells and set up three to four new liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminals to increase gas supply,...
Diamond World MD Agarwala nabbed
Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s Detective Branch has apprehended Managing Director of Diamond World Dilip Kumar Agarwala. DB chief Shafiqul Islam said Dilip was arrested in the...
October sees 103 dengue deaths across country
Dengue claimed 103 lives in the first 18 days of October across the country with six more people dying from the mosquito-borne disease in the...
Colossal plastic demon installed in Cox’s Bazar
A colossal demon-shaped sculpture is situated on the sand dunes of the Cox’s Bazar sea beach which was made entirely from discarded plastic bottles under...
Cabinet nods Secretariat relocation
The Cabinet has approved a proposal to relocate the Bangladesh Secretariat to Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in the capital. A new Secretariat complex will be constructed on...
Book Fair to begin on 7 January
Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2027 was scheduled to begin on 7 January next year. The month-long event will continue until Feb 6. This year’s fair...