Thakurgaon:A total of 21 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) have been deployed in the Thakurgaon-1 constituency to ensure a peaceful by-election scheduled for October 29. Colonel Md Suruj Mia, the BGB sector commander in Thakurgaon, announced t…
Chittagong:Microplastics (MPs) have been detected in all commercially dried seafood samples examined from four coastal regions of Bangladesh, with abundance ranging from 0.25 to 1.30 MPs per gram of dry weight, according to a latest study.
According…
Dhaka:BNP Central Executive Committee member Eliza Zaman has officially submitted her nomination papers for the by-election to reserved women’s seat No. 23 in the 13th Jatiya Sangsad. The submission was confirmed by Md Moin Uddin Khan, the returning o…
Dhaka:Hearings on complaints filed with the Information Commission are set to resume on November 16 after a hiatus of nearly two years. A total of 920 complaints have been lodged with the Commission during this period, as mentioned in a press release….
Dhaka:Inspector General of Police (IGP) Md Ali Hossain Fakir stated that police might resort to crossfire if permitted by the government, should it become necessary to maintain law and order and curb crimes. He made these comments during the inaugurat…
Dhaka:All offices of the Bangladesh Food Safety Authority (BFSA) have been declared 100% tobacco- and smoke-free to protect non-smokers from the harmful effects of secondhand smoke.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the authority will now cond…
Dhaka:President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Monday met with school students at Bangabhaban for the first time under a newly introduced policy, encouraging them to become well-educated and responsible citizens to lead the country in the future.
Ac…
Dhaka:President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir has urged the Bangladesh Accreditation Council (BAC) to enhance its efforts in ensuring the quality of higher education in the country to meet international standards.
According to United News of Banglades…
Tokyo:Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has reached out to Japan for assistance in establishing a Technological Village and Innovation City in Bangladesh, while also seeking expanded collaboration in agricultural modernization, agro-processing, and light …