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DHAKA, Information Minister and Awami League Publicity and Publication Secretary Dr Hasan Mahmud today called for building united resistance against river encroachment and pollution.We have to save our rivers from the grasp of the influential clique. ...

JOYPURHAT, Procurement of Boro paddy and rice has been started in all the five upazilas of the district today with the main thrust of facilitating the farmers towards getting fair price of the newly harvested food grain.Office sources said the governm...

CHATTOGRAM, The authorities concerned here today seized five tonnes of Jatka (banned Hilsha fish fry) from a fishing trawler on the Karnaphuli River in Fisherighat area.Members of Coast Guard along with the district administration and Fisheriesofficia...

DHAKA, Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) would host the second public hearing to know the experiences and complaints on quality of services directly from the clients of telecom operators.The public hearing will be held on June ...

DHAKA, Owners of garment factories agreed to pay Eidfestival allowance and salary of the month of May to the apparel workers byMay 30 and June 2.It was decided in the 42nd meeting of the crisis management core committeewith state minister for labour a...

GENEVA, Switzerland, To underline the parliamentary commitment to Universal Health Coverage (UHC), the InterParliamentary Union (IPU) is preparing a resolution on achieving UHC by 2030: the role of parliament in ensuring the right to health.The IPU is...

DHAKA, Information Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud today called for following the ideology of Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in establishing peace and equity in society.He was addressing 'Bangabandhu Peace Award2019' giving ceremony a...

RANGPUR, The district administration organised an Iftar party and discussion highlighting importance of the holy month of Ramadan at Rangpur Circuit House in the city on Wednesday evening.Divisional Commissioner Muhammad Joynul Bari attended the discu...

DHAKA, Nomination papers have been collected for five persons, including BNP Chairperson Begum Khaleda Zia, from the party for the bypolls of Bogura6 parliament to be held on June 24 next.The seat has fallen vacant as MPelect BNP Secretary General Mir...

DHAKA, Different political and socioculturalorganizations will celebrate tomorrow the 46 years of Father of the NationBangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman's receiving the JulioCurie award throughholding various programmes in the capital and elsewhere in ...