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Cabinet clears drafts of two acts on amended local govt acts

The Cabinet today approved in principle the draft of the Local Government (City Corporation) (Amendment) Act, 2023 keeping a provision to hold election to a city corporation within 90 days instead of 180 days before the expiry of its five-year tenure….

Box owners thank Hasan for releasing Bangabandhu biopic

Leaders of Chalachithra Pradarshak Samity today extended thanks to Information and Broadcasting Minister Dr Hasan Mahmud and his ministry for releasing the much-awaited biopic on Bangabandhu ‘Mujib- The Making of a Nation’ in country’s cinema halls.Th…

Traffic division taking steps to ease city traffic

Dhaka Metropolitan Police’s (DMP) Traffic Division is working to find the possible path to ease city traffic as the capital was witnessing an unusual traffic congestion for the last few days following the heavy rainfall and other reasons.”We are worki…

Govt is working to prepare database on climate change: secy

Environment, Forest and Climate Change Secretary Dr Farhina Ahmed today said according to the Paris Climate Agreement 2015, the government is working to prepare a complete, transparent and verifiable database for the energy, agriculture,forest and ind…

Portraits of Bangabandhu, Atish Dipankar inaugurated at CU

Murals of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman and Atish Dipankar were inaugurated at the under construction Atish Dipankar Hall on the Chattogram University (CU) campus today.CU vice-chancellor Professor Dr. Shireen Akhtar inaugurated the portraits as t…

Salman inaugurates FBCCI branch office in Gulshan

The Federation of Bangladesh Chambers of Commerceand Industry (FBCCI), the apex trade organization of the country, haslaunched its new office in the capital’s Gulshan today.Prime Minister’s Private Industry and Investment Adviser Salman F Rahmanoffici…

No scope against constitution: Quader told US team

Awami League (AL) General Secretary Obaidul Quader today said there is no scope to compromise with BNP violating the country’s constitution.He made the remark at a press briefing after a meeting with the pre-election delegation of the United States (U…