Dhaka: Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment Minister Ariful Haque Choudhury informed Parliament today that over 1.5 crore expatriate Bangladeshis are currently residing in 176 countries across the globe. “Currently, more than 15 million Bangla…
Dhaka: To ensure proper treatment for workers injured in the recent fire in Kadamtoli, Keraniganj, and to support their families, Labour and Employment Minister Ariful Haque Choudhury provided special financial assistance. The minister handed over che…
Dhaka: A total of 42,710 litres of fuel were seized during nationwide drives conducted to curb illegal hoarding and ensure a stable fuel supply. The information was disclosed today in a press release issued by the Ministry of Power, Energy and Mineral…
Keraniganj: Rescue operations at the site of the devastating fire in the Kadamtali Gol Chattar area of Keraniganj have officially been declared over at 6:00 pm today, following hours of intensive efforts by emergency responders. The blaze, which broke…
Rajshahi: A special three-week measles vaccination campaign has begun in five districts under Rajshahi division. The programme was inaugurated in 10 upazilas of Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj, Naogaon, Pabna, and Natore with priority given to areas that ar…
Dhaka: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today attended a doa mahfil seeking eternal peace for the soul of Dilara Hafiz, wife of Jatiya Sangsad Speaker Major (Retd) Hafiz Uddin Ahmed, Bir Bikram.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, the doa mahfil…
Dhaka: A court here today placed former Director of the DGFI, sacked Lieutenant Colonel Md Afzal Naser, on a three-day remand in a case lodged over the killing of BNP activist Makbul in 2022. Dhaka Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate Md Sefatulla…
Dhaka: Inflow of remittances witnessed a year-on-year growth of 425.3 percent, reaching US$339 million in the first four days of April, according to the latest data of Bangladesh Bank (BB) issued here today. Last year, during the same period, the coun…
Rumor scanner: An independent fact-checking organisation has confirmed that a viral photo showing a person spending the night at a petrol pump with a mosquito net was artificially generated. The organisation’s investigation revealed that the image is …