Battery-Operated Rickshaws: A New Crisis in the Power Sector
THE uncontrolled and unplanned increase of five to six million battery-operated rickshaws, combined with the excessive use of electric stoves in households, has placed the...
Today’s Newspaper
North Korea tests 2 submarine missiles: Media
North Korea has test-fired two types of submarine-launched strategic cruise missiles in the sea off its east coast, state media KCNA reports. The test-fire on...
2 Bangladeshis executed in KSA
Saudi Arabia has executed two Bangladeshi nationals in the Makkah region after a court convicted them of committing what authorities described as an “immoral act”...
Govt targets modern, profitable postal services
The government is working to transform the Postal Department into a modern, people-friendly and profitable institution, Posts, Telecommunications and Information Technology Minister Faqir Mahbub Anam...
‘Govt takes tough measures to restore Barnoi River’
The government is taking strict measures to restore the Barnoi River, which flows through Rajshahi and Natore districts, by freeing it from encroachment and pollution...
10 die as dengue toll reaches 331
Dengue claimed 10 more lives across Bangladesh in the 24 hours to 8:00am on Thursday, October 15, while 1,943 patients were hospitalised with the mosquito-borne...
Govt introduces automated system for doctors’ transfers
The government has introduced an automated system for transferring and posting doctors to improve transparency and eliminate bias in the health sector, Health and Family...
30 students, teacher killed in Peshawar tragedy
At least 31 people, including 30 students and a female teacher, were killed when a school roof collapsed in the provincial capital’s Afridi Abad area...
‘Disability is not a burden’
Social Welfare and Women and Children Affairs Minister Prof Dr AZM Zahid Hossain on Thursday said the government was taking active initiatives to improve the...
