Dhaka: A court here today placed former director general (DG) of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI), Lt Gen (retd) Sheikh Mamun Khaled, on a one-day remand in a case lodged over the killing of BNP activist Makbul in 2022. Dhaka Addi…
Dhaka: Classes of first-year undergraduate students of the 2025-26 academic session at Dhaka University (DU) began today. The commencement of classes was marked by several orientation programs across different departments under the Faculty of Science,…
Dhaka: The second phase of the special measles vaccination campaign began today. The programme will continue from 9 am to 5 pm on all days except weekends, during which over 12 lakh children will be vaccinated in the capital Dhaka and across four city…
Dhaka: State Minister for Foreign Affairs Shama Obaed Islam today emphasized the importance of strengthening Bangladesh’s collaboration with the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) to improve humanitarian response a…
Rangpur: The Department of Agricultural Extension (DAE) has set an ambitious target of producing 55,753 tonnes of ginger on 3,895 hectares of land in the Rangpur agricultural region during the current Kharif-1 season. DAE officials at its Rangpur regi…
Dhaka: Commerce Minister Khandker Abdul Muktadir today said that the government has not yet made any decision to increase the price of edible oil, emphasizing that the top priority is to prevent price hikes amidst global instability. “Our first priori…
Dhaka: Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon, MP, has called for a concerted effort to ensure that expatriates send remittances through formal banking channels, highlighting the critical role of remittances in bolstering the nationa…
Madaripur: Prime Minister’s Office (PMO) Spokesperson Mahdi Amin today said that Malaysia’s labour market would soon reopen for Bangladeshi workers. He disclosed this while briefing journalists at the Bangladesh Secretariat here on his and Expatriates…
Dhaka: The main social festival of the ethnic communities of the Chattogram Hill Tracts-‘Bijhu, Bishu, Bihu, Baisuk, Sangrai, Shangraing, Thanggren, Sangkran, Changkran, and Pata’-was celebrated in a festive atmosphere at Dhaka University (DU) today. …
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