‘Govt’s goal is qualitative connectivity’
Posts, Telecommunications, and Information Technology Minister Fakir Mahbub Anam stated that Bangladesh’s primary goal now is not merely connection, but quality and meaningful connectivity. He...
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Govt links education with jobs, digital and life skills Literacy Rate Rises to 77.9pc
Bangladesh’s literacy rate among people aged seven and above has risen to 77.9 per cent, with the government stepping up efforts to bring out-of-school children,...
3 killed in city incidents
A young man named Mehedi Hasan (25) was killed by miscreants in a stabbing incident in the Shah Ali police station area of Mirpur in...
Gas supply to return normalcy by next few days
The government has taken prompt initiatives and made alternative arrangements for liquefied natural gas (LNG) imports to address the ongoing disruption in gas supply to...
Tk 4,000cr loss annually for illegal EV charging
The government is losing around Tk4,000 crore in annual revenue due to illegal electricity use for charging battery-powered autorickshaws, Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed told the...
India teams search for Delhi building collapse
Indian rescue teams searched the rubble of a building collapse in New Delhi on Monday, a day after the five-story block crashed down killing at...
NCC set to implement Tk 1695cr project
Narayanganj City Corporation (NCC) is set to implement a major Tk 1,694.76 crore project to address the city’s long-standing water crisis. Under the Narayanganj Green...
Aziz Khan drops off Forbes list
Muhammad Aziz Khan, a businessman of Bangladeshi origin and chairman of Summit Group, has been dropped off Forbes’ list of Singapore’s 50 richest people after...
Tk 2,000cr fund faces shrimp sector hurdles
Bangladesh’s once-lucrative shrimp export industry is struggling to survive despite a new Tk 2,000 crore special fund launched by Bangladesh Bank to revive the frozen...
‘UP poll schedule to be announced this month’
The Election Commission is set to announce the schedule for the upcoming Union Parishad (UP) elections within this month, Election Commissioner Anwarul Islam Sarkar said....
‘Disappearance probe faces sabotage fears’
Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) Md Aminul Islam has urged the families of victims of enforced disappearance to remain alert, warning that...
3 prisoners die at DMCH in a day
Three inmates of Dhaka Central Prison in Keraniganj died while receiving treatment at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) on Sunday. The deceased were identified as...