Dhaka: Food Minister Afroza Khanam today underscored the need for raising public awareness and increasing food testing capacity to ensure food safety. “Ensuring food safety is not the sole responsibility of the government; all stakeholders must work t…
Dhaka: Environmental scientists are encouraging rooftop gardening and vertical gardening on building walls to reduce the urban heat island effect in the capital. They said everyone should come forward to promote rooftop gardens in urban areas to reduc…
Barishal: Rows of betel nut trees lining homesteads, courtyards, ponds, and village roads are a familiar sight across rural Barishal. Once grown mainly for household consumption, betel nut cultivation has gradually emerged as an important source of ad…
Dhaka: State Minister for Health Dr. MA Muhit today announced that the government has decided to overhaul the country’s urban health system. ‘Given the reality of the country’s rapid urbanisation, it is quite impossible to build a sustainable national…
Dhaka: Chinese Ambassador to Bangladesh Yao Wen has paid a courtesy call on BNP Acting Secretary General Advocate Ruhul Kabir Rizvi at 11 am today at the BNP Chairman’s office in Gulshan in the city.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the Chi…
Dhaka: Police have arrested a former Awami League (AL) lawmaker from Pabna-2 constituency, Khandaker Md Azizul Haque Arzu, in the Lalmatia area of the capital. The arrest occurred on Monday night in front of Mina Bazar in Lalmatia, as confirmed by the…
Dhaka: Hilsa fishing will remain banned across the country for 22 days from October 8 to 29 to ensure safe breeding of the national fish during its peak spawning season. The decision was taken at a meeting of the National Taskforce Committee on Hilsa …
Dhaka: State Minister for Primary and Mass Education Bobby Hajjaj today announced a significant shift in the government’s approach to distributing scholarships and stipends in primary education. The focus will now be on an “equity-based” system, prior…
Rangpur: A motorcyclist was killed in a collision between a motorcycle and a truck at Pratap Jaysen Darar Par village under Pirgachha police station in the district this morning. The deceased was identified as Hamidul Islam, 15, son of Md Atiar Rahman…