Dhaka: Ambassador of France to Bangladesh Jean-Marc Séré-Charlet on Sunday met Local Government, Rural Development and Cooperatives (LGRD) Minister Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir, focusing on AFD-supported flagship initiatives, including the Gandharbpur …
Dhaka: The government has announced a new closing time for shops and shopping malls across the country, allowing them to operate until 7 pm instead of the previous 6 pm. State Minister for Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Anindya Islam Amit shared …
Chattogram: A court here has sentenced five individuals to death and acquitted ten others over killing Chattogram College student Fasiur Rahman Shaon 18 years ago. Besides, the court imposed a fine of Tk 25,000 on each of the convicts.
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Rajshahi: A special lecture series was organized by the Institute of English and Other Languages (IEOL) at Rajshahi University (RU). The second session of the series, titled “Delinking English: Decoloniality vis- -vis Power and Pedagogy,” was held tod…
Khulna: A total of 56 more children, showing symptoms consistent with measles, were admitted to hospitals across 10 districts of Khulna division in the 24 hours till Saturday afternoon. During this period, two children died in Kushtia Medical College …
Bagerhat: A citizen dialogue was held under the Coastal City Climate Resilient Project to facilitate the development of three key infrastructures in Bagerhat Municipality-the bus terminal, a new market, and a municipal park. The dialogue took place at…
Dhaka: Finance and Planning Minister Amir Khasru Mahmud Chowdhury today observed that Bangladesh’s current readiness for Least Developed Country (LDC) graduation is incomplete, necessitating a strategic three-year window. “A realistic transition requi…
Dhaka: Leaders of the Protestant Church today exchanged greetings with Prime Minister Tarique Rahman on the occasion of Easter Sunday. They met the Prime Minister at his Cabinet Division office in the Bangladesh Secretariat at 11:45 am.
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Jhenaidah: A man and his nephew died after being electrocuted in Maheshpur upazila of Jhenaidah on Sunday. The deceased were identified as Rafiqul Sarkar, 50, and his nephew Nur Alam, 35. Rafiqul was the son of the late Jamshed Sarkar of Baganmath vil…