Dhaka: Fisheries and Livestock Adviser Farida Akhter today emphasized that the government is steadfast in its decision against importing meat or eggs, citing the potential spread of infectious zoonotic diseases across the country.
According to Bang…
Khulna: The government plans to lease closed jute mills to the private sector to facilitate their reopening, announced Sk Bashir Uddin, Adviser to the Ministry of Textiles and Jute. This initiative aims to rejuvenate the jute industry and create emplo…
Dhaka: Some bones were found at the demolished building at Dhanmondi-32 here today. ‘The CID’s crime scene unit has collected evidences from the Dhanmondi-32’s residence . . . Some bones were found in the derbies,’ spokesman of the Criminal Investigat…
Dhaka: The underground Metrorail services are expected to be launched in 2028 as construction works progress with the aim of reducing the capital’s traffic jams, officials stated today. ‘Works are underway in full swing to construct the mostly undergr…
Rajshahi: Home Adviser to the interim government, Lieutenant General (retd) Jahangir Alam Chowdhury, declared today that the ongoing ‘Operation Devil Hunt’ will persist until society is purged of its so-called devils. “No kingpin and their cohorts wil…
Dhaka: Bangladesh Bank (BB) will continue its ‘tight’ approach in the monetary policy statement (MPS) for the second half (H2) of the fiscal year 2024-25 (FY25), anticipating a reduction in the general inflation rate to 7-8 percent by June this year. …
Dhaka: Former Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) Justice Mohammad Abdur Rouf will be buried at his family graveyard in Mymensingh today after the third and final Namaz-e-Janaza. Earlier, his second Namaz-e-Janaza was held at National Eidgah after Zuhr …
Dhaka: The interim government has initiated a program to provide financial assistance to those injured and the families of martyrs from the July uprising. Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus inaugurated the program by distributing cheques to the fa…
Dhaka: A committee of the Shipping Ministry today recommended the closure of six non-profitable and inactive ports under the Bangladesh Land Ports Authority. The decision was made after a thorough discussion held at the ministry’s conference room, whe…