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ATMA, PROGGA urge NBR to support tobacco law amendment
Staff Reporter : Tobacco use claims at least 442 lives each day in Bangladesh. The longer it takes for the government to amend tobacco control...
Govt prioritises for lightning safety
BSS : Disaster Management and Relief Adviser Faruk E AzamBir Pratik has said the government has attached priority on an ‘early warning system’ to make...
Conspectus: Maldivian defence force calls on naval chief
City Desk : Visiting Chief of Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF) Major General Ibrahim Hilmy paid a courtesy call on Bangladesh Navy Chief Admiral M...
United call to shield children from violence, abuse
Staff Reporter : Government and non-government representatives have called for a united social effort to prevent violence and exploitation against children, stressing that the country’s...
5.9 magnitude earthquake jolts Dhaka, other parts of country
A 5.9 magnitude earthquake jolted Dhaka and some other parts of Bangladesh on Sunday afternoon. The tremor was felt around 5:14 pm and it lasted...
Police arrests wife’s murderer
City Desk: Police have arrested a man for allegedly killing his wife following a domestic dispute in Joypurhat’s Sadar Upazila. The arrestee, 52-year-old Jahir Uddin,...
VC among 14 injured in BU clash over football match
City Desk: A clash has ensued between students of two departments at Barishal University over a football match. The incident occurred around 7pm on Friday...
VC among 14 injured in BU clash over football match
City Desk: A clash has ensued between students of two departments at Barishal University over a football match. The incident occurred around 7pm on Friday...
Hasnat urges students to pursue their dreams
City Desk: National Citizen Party (NCP) Chief Organizer (Southern region) Hasnat Abdullah yesterday urged students to pursue their own dreams rather than follow the expectations...
‘Land issues in CHT should be resolved’
City Desk: Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT) Affairs Adviser Supradip Chakma on Saturday called for resolving longstanding land-related issues in the CHT through inclusive dialogue among...
Farida cautions indiscriminate use of antibiotics in livestock
City Desk : Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter on Saturday called upon all concerned to stop the indiscriminate use of antibiotics in livestock, warning...