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Metro network expansion gains momentum
The government is pressing ahead with the expansion of Dhaka’s metro rail system, advancing construction and planning work on five new Mass Rapid Transit (MRT)...
Nationwide programmes to mark Nazrul year
The government has decided to organise three-day programmes across all 64 districts and 74 remote upazilas from June 18 to mark the inauguration of the...
Measles death toll climbs to 652 in BD
Four more children have died with symptoms consistent with measles in the 24 hours ending at 8:00am on Sunday, bringing the combined number of confirmed...
Dhaka’s air quality remains ‘moderate’
Bangladesh’s capital Dhaka ranked 22nd among cities with the worst air quality on Sunday morning at 9:15 am, recording an Air Quality Index (AQI) score...
DMP files 1,831 cases for traffic rule violations
The Traffic Division of the Dhaka Metropolitan Police (DMP) has filed 1,831 cases for traffic rule violations in different parts of the capital. The drives...
‘Research on Ziaur Rahman remains inadequate’
Local Government Minister and BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday said research on the life, work and political philosophy of Shaheed President...
Govt calls for coordinated action against irrational antibiotic use
State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Sultan Salauddin Tuku on Sunday emphasises the need for coordinated efforts to curb the irrational use of antibiotics in...
‘Family card programme a milestone in social safety net’
Social Welfare Minister Abu Zafar Md. Zahid Hossain on Sunday said that in the Jatiya Sangsad that the government’s Family Card Programme has emerged as...
