Dhaka: Leaders of the Buddhist community today exchanged greetings with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on the occasion of Buddha Purnima this morning at the Cabinet Division in Bangladesh Secretariat here. Additional Press Secretary to the Prime Minist…
Dhaka: Bangladesh and the European Union (EU) today stressed strengthening existing ties and expanding multidimensional cooperation during a meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office in Tejgaon. The discussion was held when Managing Director for Asia and…
Chattogram: Chattogram Metropolitan Police (CMP) has arrested four persons in two separate operations, seizing a large quantity of arms and ammunition. The arrestees were identified as Nuruddin, Hasan, Deepak, and Tapas. CMP Deputy Commissioner Amirul…
Dhaka: There was no power shortfall in the country on Tuesday and Wednesday (April 28 and 29), according to the Power Division. In a message issued today, the Power Division under the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral Resources stated that the cou…
Cumilla: Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) has seized a large consignment of Indian sarees and three-piece garments worth over Taka 1.14 crore during an anti-smuggling drive in Cumilla’s Chauddagram upazila. The drive was conducted in the border-adjacent …
Dhaka: Water Resources Minister Md. Shahid Uddin Chowdhury Anee today informed the Jatiya Sangsad that the government has taken a plan to excavate and re-excavate some 20,000 kilometers of canals across the country over the next five years.
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Dhaka: Prime Minister and Leader of the House Tarique Rahman has set an example of maintaining discipline and parliamentary norms during the session of the Jatiya Sangsad (JS). During the JS sitting today, the Prime Minister chose to sit in the third …
Dhaka: Two separate bills were passed in the Jatiya Sangsad today aiming to make amendments to remove the maximum age limit for the posts of Chairman and Commissioner of Bangladesh Securities and Exchange Commission (BSEC) and Chairman and Member of I…
Rajshahi: Integrated efforts of all the government and non-government organisations concerned can be the crucial means of ensuring access to safe water for vulnerable communities in the Barind tract. Experts and community people came up with the remar…