Dhaka: Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Hossain today said no one involved in the deaths of six newborns at Ad-din Hospital would be spared, assuring strict legal action against those responsible. ‘The accused often gain legal ad…
Khulna: A tigress rescued from a poacher’s snare in the Sundarbans and treated for five months at the Wildlife Management and Nature Conservation Department’s rehabilitation centre in Khulna has fully recovered, but experts remain divided over its rel…
Dhaka: A meeting on the Dhaka-Narayanganj-Demra (DND) Embankment was held today with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman in the chair to find solutions to the long-standing water-logging problem in the embankment area. The meeting took place at the Prime Mi…
Dhaka: Bangladesh Energy Regulatory Commission (BERC) today withdrew its order to increase electricity tariff for residential customers using up to 75 units. The decision comes as a relief to many residents who had been facing the prospect of higher e…
Dhaka: Biman Bangladesh Airlines today dismissed allegations circulating on social media that luggage belonging to around 150 Hajj pilgrims was cut open and valuables stolen, saying an internal investigation found no evidence to support the claim.
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Dhaka: The University Grants Commission of Bangladesh (UGC) and UN Women Bangladesh have agreed to launch joint initiatives to prevent sexual and gender-based violence in higher education institutions, focusing on five selected public and private univ…
Dhaka: US Ambassador to Bangladesh Brent T. Christensen today paid a courtesy call on Water Resources Minister Md. Shahiduddin Chowdhury Anee at his ministry office here. During the meeting, the two sides discussed various issues of mutual interest be…
Dhaka: Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon has sought Australian cooperation in utilizing their knowledge, experience, and technological expertise in forming a strong and independent media commission and in preventing misuse of AI…
Dhaka: Information and Broadcasting Minister Zahir Uddin Swapon has sought Australian cooperation in utilizing their knowledge, experience, and technological expertise in forming a strong and independent media commission and in preventing misuse of AI…