December 10, 2025

CA Urges UNOs to Make Upcoming Polls ‘Historic and Memorable’

Dhaka: Calling the upcoming national polls a historic opportunity to build a new Bangladesh in the post-mass uprising context, Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus asked the Upazila Nirbahi Officers (UNOs) to make the elections ‘historic and memorab…

Department of Environment Declares All Offices 100% Smoke-Free

Dhaka: The Department of Environment (DoE) and its subsidiary offices have been officially declared 100% smoke-free zones, a significant move aimed at shielding non-smokers from the detrimental effects of passive smoke. This initiative will see all de…

Sumaiya Islam Honored with Franco-German Human Rights Award

Dhaka: Human rights defender and Executive Director of Bangladesh Nari Sramik Kendra (BNSK), Sumaiya Islam, has been awarded the 2025 Franco-German Award for Human Rights and the Rule of Law. She received this accolade in recognition of her persistent…

Skills, Technology Key to Modernizing Postal Department: Taiyeb

Rajshahi: Chief Adviser’s Special Assistant for Posts, Telecom and ICT Faiz Ahmad Taiyeb emphasized the significance of honesty, skills, and technological competence among newly recruited officials as pivotal to the modernization of the Postal Departm…

Two Children Drown in Kurigram Pond

Kurigram: Two minor boys drowned in a pond near their house at Jadurchar Notungram village under Roumari upazila of the district on Wednesday morning. The deceased were identified as Shahbab Mondal, 3, son of Shahjahan Mondal of Dhanarchar Notungram, …