‘Cotton cultivation key to reducing yarn imports’
Cotton cultivation must be expanded to reduce dependence on imported yarn, Additional Deputy Commissioner (Education and ICT) Saiful Islam Kamal said while distributing agricultural inputs...
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BRRI gets new Director General
Dr Md Rafiqul Islam agricultural scientist, joined Bangladesh Rice Research Institute (BRRI) as its Director General (Routine Charge) on Wednesday. He was appointed to the...
Minister reaffirms govt’s commitment to religious freedom
Fisheries, Livestock and Agriculture Minister Mohammed Amin Ur Rashid has said the current government is firmly committed to protecting the religious freedom of every citizen...
5 injured in Bagerhat as court plaster collapsed
At least five judicial aspirants were injured when a section of plaster from the balcony of the Bagerhat District and Sessions Judge Court building collapsed...
BNP leader murdered in Kishoreganj
Mitamoin upazila BNP president Jahidul Alam Jahangir (60) was hacked to death while he was returning home in Mithamoin area on Wednesday night. Local BNP...
July martyrs’ sacrifices to be remembered: Tuku
The government is ensuring justice through proper investigations conducted under due legal process and that the sacrifices of the martyrs of the July movement will...
Tribute paid to July martyrs in Nilphamari
Tributes were paid to the martyrs of the July Movement in Nilphamari on the occasion of July Martyrs’ Day 2026 on Thursday. The district administration...
July Martyrs’ Day 2026 observed in Mymensingh
July Martyrs’ Day 2026 was observed with due dignity in Mymensingh on Thursday. To mark the day, Mymensingh District Administration organised a discussion meeting at...
Bamboo footbridge disrupts life in Hossainpur villages
Thousands of residents of several villages in Kishoreganj’s Hossainpur upazila have been risking their lives for more than five decades after independence as they have...