Tobacco kills over 1.61 lakh people annually
City Desk : More than 1.61 lakh people die each year in Bangladesh due to tobacco related diseases while over four lakh suffer from disabilities...
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BD not fully ready for graduation LDC: Farida
City Desk : Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter today said that although Bangladesh is on the path to graduating from a Least Developed Country...
Dr Khalilur discusses Rohingya issue with Malaysian envoy
BSS : National Security Adviser and High Representative on the Rohingya Issue Dr Khalilur Rahman met ASEAN Chair’s Special Envoy on Myanmar, Othman Hashim, on...
BADC to host monthly public hearings
Staff Reporter : The Bangladesh Agricultural Development Corporation (BADC) has introduced regular public hearings aimed at making its services to stakeholders more efficient, accessible and...
Writer Jatin Sarker dies at 89
City Desk : Jatin Sarker, a progressive left-wing intellectual, Independence Award-winning writer, and teacher, has died at the age of 89. He passed away while...
Rains likely in Dhaka, 7 other divisions: BMD
City Desk : Bangladesh Meteorological Department (BMD) has forecast light to moderate rain in all divisions, including Dhaka, in the next 24 hours commencing 9am...
One more death reported
City Desk : One more death was reported from dengue in 24 hours till Wednesday morning, raising the fatalities from the mosquito-borne disease in Bangladesh...
Dhaka strongly raises irregular migrant issues with KL
UNB : In an effort to address migrants issues effectively, Bangladesh has strongly raised the issue of ‘undocumented or irregular” Bangladeshi migrants with Malaysia’s highest...
Abantika Case Amman indicted, Din Islam acquitted
JnU Correspondent : Police have filed a charge sheet recently naming Jagannath University (JnU) law student Raihan Siddiqui Amman as the prime accused in connection...
Automated land system could reduce public sufferings
City Desk : Land Adviser Ali Imam Majumdar yesterday said automated land system could help reduction of public sufferings drastically, pointing out that the land...
Publishers call to fix rates for 2026 BoiMela
City Desk : Concerns are growing among Bangladesh’s writers and publishers over the fate of the Amar Ekushey Book Fair 2026, with many fearing that...
Thoughts and planning need to bring positive changes: Info Secretary
City Desk : Mahbuba Farzana, Secretary of the Ministry of Information and Broadcasting, stated that in order to make promotional activities effective, public relations officers...