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DSCC to build playground at cleared drug den site within a month
A playground will be built within a month on a site cleared after the eviction of an illegal settlement in Dhaka’s Faridabad area, Dhaka South...
Private teachers’ nationalisation inevitable, says state minister
State Minister for Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Mir Shahe Alam on Thursday expressed solidarity with the demand for nationalisation of teachers and employees...
Four more die with measles-like symptoms, toll reaches 1,144
Four children died with measles-like symptoms in the 24 hours until 8:00am on Thursday, raising Bangladesh’s combined confirmed and suspected measles-related death toll to 1,144...
BD, UN join hands to support migrant reintegration
The government and the United Nations have launched a 30-month Joint Programme to help Bangladeshi migrants and returnees rebuild their lives with dignity and access...
Minister calls for legal action on humanitarian, tech risks
Law, Justice and Parliamentary Affairs Minister Md Asaduzzaman has urged the international community to move beyond political commitments and establish genuine global burden-sharing to address...
Anee calls for greater surface water use in textile sector
Water Resources Minister Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anee on Thursday urged the textile industry to reduce its dependence on groundwater and adopt alternative water sources to conserve...
Tariqul Omar new BRTC Chairman
The government has appointed Meer Ahemed Tariqul Omar, additional secretary to the Ministry of Shipping, as the new chairman of Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC)....
Eye care to reach remote areas under $130m govt plan
The government will invest $130 million over the next five years to improve eye health and expand eye care services to people in every district...
Ansar-VDP Development Bank officers receive special training
Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Force Director General and Ansar-VDP Development Bank Board Chairman Major General Abdul Motaleb Sazzad Mahmood conducted a special class for...
‘Elderly people’s experience is a national asset’
Social Welfare Minister Professor Dr AZM Zahid Hossain on Wednesday has called for creating opportunities to use the wisdom, experience and professional skills of elderly...
US supports measles-rubella vaccination of 3.4m Children
The United States is supporting Bangladesh’s national measles-rubella catch-up vaccination campaign through UNICEF to protect 3.4 million children aged six to 59 months amid the...