20pc Kurigram people suffer from malnutrition: UN
News Desk : As many as 20% of households in Kurigram suffer from malnutrition and food insecurity, says a UN report. The information was revealed...
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Daily Star executive editor, wife walk to jail
Court Correspondent : A Dhaka court on Wednesday sent The Daily Star Executive Editor Syed Ashfaqul Haque and his wife Tania Khondoker to the jail...
UNSC members urge a halt to airstrikes in Myanmar
Reuters : Nine members of the United Nations Security Council condemned “indiscriminate” airstrikes by Myanmar’s military against civilians before an envoy briefed the council Monday...
US rolls out visa restriction on foreigners
AP : The Biden administration announced Monday it is rolling out a new policy that will allow it to impose visa restrictions on foreign individuals...
Save people from air pollution: HC
Court Correspondent : The High Court on Tuesday directed the government to introduce alert system for issuing urgent cautionary message in order to save people...
UP polls to be held in 4 phases
Staff Reporter : The Election Commission on Tuesday announced that the upazila parishad elections will be held in four phases. The first phase of voting...
Currency trade amounts to Tk 100cr a day
UNB : Anti-Corruption Commission Secretary Mahbub Hossain on Tuesday said that the banking sector is being deprived of foreign currency equivalent to approximately Tk 100...
VANDALISM ON CJ'S RESIDENCE: Fakhrul, Khasru seek bail
Court Correspondent : BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir and Standing Committee member Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury sought bail on Tuesday in a case...
Pvt sector foreign loan stands at $25.80b
Staff Reporter : The private sector short-term foreign loans in the country sharply declined in 2023 putting further stress on the country’s financial account. According...
State sugar mills produce merely 2pc: Aim to produce 33,000 tonnes
Staff Reporter : State-run sugar mills in the country are aiming to produce only 33,000 tonnes of sugar in the current fiscal year of 2023-24,...