Dhaka: Mental health experts and activists on Thursday called for repealing a colonial era law that criminalises attempted suicide, at a gathering and candlelight vigil held at TSC, Dhaka University, to mark World Suicide Prevention Day. The event, th…
Dhaka: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman today began implementing the government’s decision from his own office to drop ‘Honourable’ and other honorifics before his title in official documents and communications. The Prime Minister has also started using …
Chattogram: Bangladesh Coast Guard (East Zone) has arrested two people and confiscated 35,000 kilograms of urea fertilizer that was allegedly being transported to Myanmar in the early hours of today.
According to Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha, Lieute…
Dhaka: Prime Minister’s Political Adviser and Chairman of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on the Planning Ministry, Zahir Uddin Swapon, emphasized the need for robust measures to protect young people from the growing threat posed by new tobacco p…
Rajshahi: Two new ambulances were inaugurated today at the University of Rajshahi (RU). Vice-Chancellor Professor Faridul Islam inaugurated them this afternoon on the premises of Administration Building-1 by handing over the keys of the two ambulances…
Dhaka: President Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir today called for a comprehensive overhaul of the country’s education system, aligning it with Bangladesh’s culture, heritage, employment opportunities and national needs. ‘We have to restore our education s…
Dhaka: BNP has called a meeting of its National Standing Committee, the party’s highest policymaking forum, on Saturday night at the Gulshan political office of the party’s chairman. This meeting marks a significant moment as it will be the first gath…
Bogura: District Detective Branch (DB) police have rescued 103 parakeets being transported in plastic cages inside the side compartment of a passenger bus in Bogura. The birds were later released in the presence of officials from the Forest Department…
Dhaka: Health and Family Welfare Minister Sardar Md. Sakhawat Husain announced today that a nationwide special measles vaccination campaign will commence on September 25. “From September 25, a large-scale measles vaccination campaign will be launched …