Dhaka: Customs Intelligence and Investigation Directorate has intercepted five suspicious export consignments filed by Valmont Fashions Ltd, after a physical check found none of the declared goods at the depot, even though paperwork showed exports wor…
Dhaka: Stressing the profound impact of reading, Food Minister Afroza Khanam on Monday said books are not merely objects to be read, but powerful tools that bridge the past, present, and future. “Books do not just impart knowledge; they ignite our pow…
Dhaka: Cultural Affairs Minister Nitai Roy Chowdhury announced in Parliament that the government has released a list of 554 gazetted immovable archaeological sites and is preparing to launch a project for a National Digital Cultural Repository.
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Dhaka: A youth died after being stabbed in the capital’s Shah Ali area early Monday. The deceased was identified as Mehedi Hasan, 25, son of Md Alam of Sahebganj village in Faridganj Upazila of Chandpur. He resided in Borbag area under Mirpur Police S…
Dhaka: The Cabinet today approved a proposal to provide customs duty and tax exemptions for the import of machinery and equipment required for setting up renewable solar power plants. The approval came at the 20th Cabinet meeting held at the Cabinet R…
Rajshahi: Social watchdogs and development activists at a human chain here today unequivocally urged the relevant authorities to take measures to reduce the country’s growing dependence on fossil fuels to restore clean air. They said the use of fossil…
Dhaka: Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has said literacy in the present global context is no longer confined to basic abilities in reading, writing and numeracy; rather, it now encompasses digital skills, information literacy, critical thinking, creativ…
Dhaka: A court today granted three days’ remand for two people arrested in a case filed over the attack on Prof. Dr. Md Asaduzzaman Rahman, head of the Department of Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH). The remanded ind…
Dhaka: The Opposition in Parliament on Monday proposed forming a high-level cell to find a lasting solution to the country’s ongoing power and energy crisis, offering to place its technical expert team at the government’s disposal to work jointly on t…