Dhaka: At least 57 children were among 487 people killed in 559 road accidents across Bangladesh in January, as reported by the Road Safety Foundation. The accidents also resulted in injuries to 1,194 people during the same period.
According to Unit…
Sylhet: Expatriates’ Welfare and Overseas Employment and Labour and Employment Minister Ariful Haque Chowdhury today expressed his commitment to serving the people diligently. ‘The people have elected me with a huge margin of votes and the Prime Minis…
Dhaka: Shairul Kabir Khan, a member of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party (BNP) media cell, has joined the Daily Shomoyer Alo as its advisory editor. The managing director of the newspaper’s owner-organisation, Amin Mohammad Group, Md Ramzanul Haque Nih…
Chapainawabganj: Train communication on the Rahanpur-Rajshahi route in Chapainawabganj, which remained suspended as four wagons of an oil-laden train derailed at Amnura Railway Junction, resumed after nine hours on Thursday.
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Dhaka: The chiefs of the three services paid a courtesy call on Prime Minister Tarique Rahman at the Secretariat on Thursday. Chief of Army Staff General Waker-Uz-Zaman, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral M Nazmul Hassan, and Chief of Air Staff Air Chief Ma…
Dhaka: Agriculture, Food, Fisheries and Livestock Minister Mohammad Amin Ur Rashid announced today that agricultural products will be exported on an industrial scale within the next year. The minister made this statement during a greeting exchange wit…
Dhaka: Education Minister A N M Ehsanul Hoque Milon announced today that the government will maintain its firm stance against the use of unfair means in examinations, aiming to elevate the quality of education and foster a meritorious nation. He expre…
Dhaka: Newly-appointed Education Minister A N M Ehsanul Haque Milon has assured that question paper leaks and cheating will not return under his tenure. Speaking at a press conference at the Ministry of Education on Wednesday, the minister stated, “Du…
Dhaka: The government will provide protein-rich food at subsidised prices to around 10 lakh low-income families across the country during the holy month of Ramadan, said State Minister for Fisheries and Livestock Sultan Salauddin Tuku on Thursday. He …