Dhaka: Power outages will not cease immediately but are set to ease considerably from next week, Energy Minister Iqbal Hassan Mahmood said Monday. ‘Current load shedding stands at 1,200 to 1,500 megawatts. From next week the figure should drop to 800 …
Dhaka: A prominent civil society platform has called for immediately curbing the spread of online misinformation in Bangladesh, warning that the unchecked flow of false narratives poses a grave threat to national unity and security.
According to Uni…
Dhaka: Five children have died from measles and measles-like symptoms in the country in the last 24 hours till 8:00 am on Monday, according to the Directorate General of Health Services (DGHS). Of the deaths reported, one was confirmed as measles-rela…
Hathazari: Detective Branch (DB) of police arrested a top terrorist in Hathazari upazila of the district. The arrestee has been identified as Mona, 35, said Police Superintendent Mohammad Nazir Ahmed Khan during a press briefing at his office this aft…
Dhaka: The ‘Expansion and Modernization of the Central Drug Addiction Treatment Centre’ project has achieved 65 percent physical progress and 43.76 percent financial completion, officials said. The progress was discussed at a recent Project Implementa…
Dhaka: Ensuring access to justice for all, particularly the poor and vulnerable, remains a key government priority, with the Directorate of Bangladesh Legal Aid continuing to expand free legal assistance across the country.
According to Bangladesh S…
Dhaka: Security measures have been strengthened in all eight airports across the country, including Hazrat Shahjalal International Airport, following alerts over possible militant attacks on key installations. Chairman of the Civil Aviation Authority …
Cumilla: Customs official Bullet Bairagi, whose body was recovered from Cumilla on Saturday morning, was killed after falling victim to an organised robber gang, the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) has said.
According to United News of Bangladesh, the …
Narayanganj: Families of the victims of the Narayanganj seven murder case formed a human chain on Monday, demanding swift execution of the verdict. The programme was held around 11am on the Dhaka-Chattogram highway at Mouchak bus stand in Siddhirganj,…