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Social mangrove afforestation comes as boon for coastal people
Gulam Rabbani : Mangrove trees are being planted along the river banks of the Satkhira coastal areas for the past few years to protect the...
Passengers easily get train tickets at online platform
Staff Reporter : After the Eid ul Fitr, the authorities of the Bangladesh Railway have sold cent percent of the rail tickets through an online...
Hajj pilgrimage starts in Saudi Arabia, with 2 million expected after lifting of COVID measures
AP, Saudi Arabia : Some 2 million Muslim pilgrims officially began the annual Hajj pilgrimage on Monday, making their way out of Mecca after circling...
Thousands of North Koreans march in anti-US rallies as country marks Korean War anniversary
AP, South Korea : Tens of thousands of North Koreans marched in anti-U.S. rallies in the nation’s capital over the weekend, pledging “merciless” revenge against...
Tk 2,000 min tax for TIN holders won’t be imposed; Finance Bill 2023 passed in parliament
UNB, Sangsad Bhaban : Finance Bill 2023 was passed on Sunday, dropping the much-debated proposed provision for Tk 2,000 for every TIN holder during submission...
Eid-ul-Azha: Trade via Cumilla’s Bibir Bazar land port to remain suspended for 6 days
UNB, Cumilla : Export-import activities between Bangladesh and India via the Bibir Bazar land port will remain suspended for six days, on the occasion of...
Dengue death toll rises to 45 with 3 new deaths
News Desk : Three more dengue patients died, and 399 more were hospitalised with the infection in the last 24 hours until Sunday morning. With...
TIB reveals institutionalised corruption at Holy Family Red Crescent Hospital
UNB, Dhaka : Institutionalised corruption, including monopolistic power, political influence, irregularities, and mismanagement, have led to a decline in the quality of medical care and...
ADB provides $400 million to construct Chattogram-Cox’s Bazar railways
UNB, Dhaka : The Asian Development Bank (ADB) and the government of Bangladesh on Sunday signed a loan agreement for $400 million to build a...
Airstrike hits busy market in opposition-held northwestern Syria and kills at least 9 people
AP, JISR AL-SHUGHUR : An airstrike early Sunday over a busy vegetable market in northwestern Syria killed at least nine people, activists and local first...