Dhaka: Road Transport and Bridges Minister Shaikh Rabiul Alam today informed Parliament that under the Master Plan 2040 by ADB, a total of 496.50 kilometres (km) of highways will be upgraded into 6-lane and 102 km to 8-lane by the year 2040. The minis…
Dhaka: President Mohammed Shahabuddin today paid rich tributes to A K Fazlul Huq, popularly known as Sher-e-Bangla, on the occasion of his 64th death anniversary to be observed tomorrow. In a message, the President expressed deep respect to the memory…
Dhaka: Raja Md Abdul Hai has been appointed as the new chairman of the Non-Government Teachers’ Registration and Certification Authority (NTRCA). In this regard, the Ministry of Public Administration issued a notification today.
According to Banglad…
Dhaka: BNP Senior Joint Secretary General and the Prime Minister’s Political Adviser Ruhul Kabir Rizvi today asserted that any attempts to erase the history and spirit of the Liberation War from the people’s minds will never be successful. He emphasiz…
Jamalpur: Police in a drive arrested five drug peddlers along with 2.5 kilogram hemp in Jamalpur Municipality area yesterday afternoon. The arrested individuals have been identified as Md Al Amin, 30, from Ganganagor village in Kumilla district; Md Ma…
Dhaka: National Board of Revenue (NBR) Chairman Md Abdur Rahman Khan today said they are planning to introduce a QR code system on packaged goods to curb value-added tax (VAT) evasion and enhance tax compliance across the retail market. ‘The system wo…
Rajshahi: A meeting of the Divisional Coordination Committee convened today in the conference room of the Divisional Director of Health to assess the progress and address the shortcomings of the ongoing Measles-Rubella vaccination campaign in Rajshahi…
Dhaka: The government has initiated a strategy to resume operations of closed state-owned jute mills by transitioning them to private management via leasing, as announced by Textiles and Jute Minister Khandakar Abdul Muktadir in the Jatiya Sangsad.
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Dhaka: Former Deputy Minister of Education and lawmaker of Manikganj-4 constituency Golam Sarwar Milon has died at his residence this morning. He was 69. He is survived by his wife, a son, a daughter, and a large number of well-wishers.
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