Dhaka: Power, Energy, and Mineral Resources Minister Iqbal Hasan Mahmud Tuku announced a target to generate 5,000 megawatts (MW) of electricity from solar power over the next five years. He stated that as an initial step towards this goal, all Deputy …
Jashore: A total of 249 examinees remained absent in the Secondary School Certificate (SSC) examination in the Bangladesh and Global Studies subject under the Jashore Education Board today. The examination was held peacefully in a copying-free environ…
Hajiganj: Carpeting work on nearly five kilometres of the Laokora Muktijoddha Road in Hajiganj upazila of Chandpur has remained stalled for around 18 months due to alleged negligence by the contractor, causing severe hardship for thousands of resident…
Dhaka: Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) Md Nurul Islam on Tuesday submitted the audit reports for the 2021-22 fiscal year to Prime Minister Tarique Rahman. The reports were placed at the Prime Minister’s Office at the Secretariat in the afternoon…
Natore: An alleged fraud suspect has been apprehended with a foreign-made revolver, ammunition, sharp weapons, mobile phones, and SIM cards during a police operation in Lalpur upazila of Natore. The arrest occurred around 2pm, and the suspect has been…
Dhaka: Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today expressed hope that efforts would be made to hold all local-level elections within the next one year. ‘We said it before and we are saying it again …
Dhaka: The renowned University of Canberra (UC) has expressed interest in establishing a branch campus in Bangladesh under the supervision of the Bangladesh Army. An eight-member high-level delegation of the university made the proposal during a court…
Dhaka: The Department of Jute has collected fines amounting to Tk 45,81,970 through drives conducted across the country in the first nine months of the current fiscal year for violating the jute packaging law. During the same period, a total of 655 mo…
Dhaka: A two-day workshop aimed at enhancing journalists’ capacity to monitor government reforms, track electoral commitments, and apply modern fact-checking methods was held in Dhaka. The workshop, titled ‘Election Commitments, Reforms and Fact-check…