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Slain customs officer’s wife search for answers
As the coffin of assistant revenue officer Bullet Bairagi arrived at his ancestral home in Gopalganj’s Tungipara, his wife Urmi Hira did not join the...
EU observer to submit final election report on Tuesday
Chief Observer of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) Ivars Ijabs will present the mission’s final report on Tuesday containing 19 recommendations aimed...
‘Jamaat never thinks rationally’ LGRD Minister
Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister and BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Saturday sharply criticized Jamaat-e-Islami, saying the party “never thinks...
Govt to include all pry students in mid-day meal prog
Prime Minister’s Adviser on Education and Primary and Mass Education Mahdi Amin on Saturday announced that the government plans to gradually include all primary school...
Nahid warns BNP of ‘another mass uprising’
Nahid Islam, convener of the National Citizen Party (NCP) and Opposition Chief Whip in Parliament, on Saturday warned the ruling BNP that continued obstruction of...
BNP leader Abdul Quddus dies at 76
Md Abdul Quddus, a member of the BNP chairperson’s advisory council and a freedom fighter, has passed away at the age of 76. He breathed...
100,000 tonnes of crude oil to reach Ctg Port on May 5
An oil tanker carrying 100,000 tonnes of crude oil from Saudi Arabia is expected to reach the outer anchorage of Chattogram Port on May 5...
Measles toll rises to 251
At least 251 children have died from measles and measles-like symptoms in Bangladesh since 15 March, according to official data from the Directorate General of...
Govt shifting away from patronage-based economy
Finance Minister Amir Khosru Mahmud Chowdhury on Saturday said the government is working to move the country away from a patronage-based economic system that has...
Shanghai’s blueprint for urban transformation
The transformation of Shanghai from a poverty-stricken port city into a vast, ultra-modern metropolis stands as one of the most striking urban success stories of...